The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-02

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| ton to the government and TO the en-
| tire nation. During the last week sub
scrIptions came In with a rush, under
! the urging of thousands of patriotic
workers, and even the Philippines,
Panama and Cuba responded nobly.
Wednesday, by national and state proc
lamation, was celebrated everywhere
as Liberty day. Great parades were
| held In every city and smaller ones In
every town and village, and in the
army training camps the boys carried
out special programs and handed in
their dollars for the cause of freedom.
In some places the people dealt ip
their own way with certain pro-Ger-
man obstructers Of the loan, but moth
Ing was done to Mayor Bill Thompson
Of Chicago, who took no part what
ever in the city's demonstration. His
recent half-hearted conversion to open
patriotism seems to have suffered re-
| lapse.
CURLING the Traitor Press.
Postmaster General Burleson has
made public his plans for enforcing
the espionage law against seditious
publications, and gives this outline Of
what he will consider unavailable
printed waiter:
Advocating or urging treason, in
surrection, or forcible resistance to
any law of the United States.
Conveying false reports or false
statements intended to interfere with
the operations or success of the mill
tary or naval forces of the United
| States, or to promote the success of
! its enemies.
| Intended to cause INSTRUMENTATION,
disloyalty, mutlny, or refusal of duty
In the military or naval forces of the
United States
Intended TO obstruct the recruiting
or enlisting services of the United
States, to the injury of the services of
United States.
Matter the circulation or the pub
lication of which involves the violation
of any of the numerous other criminal
provisions OF the espionage act, but
which are not of special interest to
publishers.
Any matter printed in a foreign
language containing any news item,
editorial, or other printed matter re-
| speeding the government of the United
States or of any nation engaged in
the present war, its policies, internal
| relations, the state or conduct of war,
or any matter relating thereto, unless
/ ha WAtfhItuhnss an. 90 n,F
on or before offering the same for
mailing, or in any manner distributing
| 1t TO the public, has filed with the post
master at the place of publication, In
the form of an atiidayit, true and
complete translation of the entire ar
ticle containing such matter proposed
to be published.
Food Regulation In America.
The food administration last week
began the daily publication of whole
sale prices of prime commodities SO
that the housewives might know what
the retailer should ask. But the con
sumers speedily found out they could
not buy at the suggested reasonable
prices. The retailer said the whole
saler was to blame in that he was moi
coming down to the figures set by Mr.
Hoover and his aids, The licensing Of
wholesalers goes into effect on Novem
Der /. however, and thereafter il will
be easy to bring the balky ones t
terms. The National Association o.
Wholesale Grocers met in Chicago anC
pledged Itself TO the support Of the ad
ministration regardless of dlminishln.
profits, SO the outlook for the consumer
Is bright
Throughout the country general,
there Is evidenced a desire to conform
TO the regulation for one wheatless ant
|. one meatless day each week. The no
tells and restaurants are being watche,
by the agents Of the food administra
tion, but obedience to the rule in tn
! heme must depend on the patriotism o
, the individual.
Relief from the sugar shortage |
) near, for the beet sugar crop will com
: In soon, and also the authorities pei
2 SuAded Southern producers TO put o.
: the market a great amount of can
I sugar that was In storage. Now Nj
E Hoover Is turning his attention to fat
: and urges that waste in these he elm
= mated.
e The coal situation is beginning I
= struighten out and the men are goin
: hack to work. Though supplies of II
+ fuel are still very small.
: President John 7. White Of tn
: United Mine Workers has resigned /
e become adviser to Fuel Administratc
:, Garfield, ana Frank J. Hayes, who su
' ceeded him, says he has no sympath
! ! with local strikes or shutdowns.