The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-19
GREGORY ADVISED
TO CRUSH SPYING
ATTORNEY GENERAL INFORMED
PEOPLE ARE READY TO RE.
WYE LYNCH LAW.
ARE TIRED OF DISLOYALTY
Explosions" In Senate Probably Are
Due to Nervous Condition Of Sena-
tors, as Well as to Politics, and
More May Be Expected.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.


Gregory has been advised by his fell
low cabinet officers to enforce the es-
pionage law with a great deal Of vigor,
and to leave nothing undone to stop
German propaganda, to secure Ger
man spies, and to sQuelch dlsloyalty
wherever found. He has been told
that unless the government takes Wig
orous action to prosecute It's enemies
within its borders, there will be a
reign of lynch law, and that German
sympathizers will be found adjoining
lamp posts or suspended from the
limbs of trees.
Men Pho circulate among the peO-
pie, and particularly o large number
Of officials who come In contact with
people from oil over the country and
have sources Of information from all
sections. say that the people of this
country are very much disturbed on
account Of the signs Of disloyalty
which are constantly cropping out In
different places. More particularly
was this brought out on account Of
the success which the Germans
achieved In the great offensive on the
western front. True Americans were
sincerely depressed at that time, and
1t made them boil with anger to see
OF hear expressions Of %exultation on
the part of people who have been
sheltered under the Stars and Stripes
for many years, whether they be
American citizens oil aliens.
1t is believed that the department
Of justice has instructed its agents
in all parts Of the country to use the
utmost vigilance In s~uppressing dis
loyalty to this country.
In times such as these there are
bound to be explosions. Several weeks
ago everything was running along
smoothly, and then there vas the
Chamberlain explosion, which result
ed In several days Of ardent debate Of
q mor or less partisan nature. Then
the country settled down and Wash
ington seemed to be very quiet, when
all at once the senate blew up with
o bang. Senator Lodge lifted the lid
and other senator's followed In severe
criticism Of the failure to properly
put the army in fighting trim and fur
nish 1t with all the implements that
II needed.
No doubt the last explosion was due
to the nervous condition Of senators
who were Just then feeling very ap-
p~rehensive on account Of the great
German drive. Probably there win be
similar explosions as the wal pro-
crosses, for It Is not In the order Of
things for everybody to be satisfied
with the conduct Of the war.
After a man has been in the senate
for a term or two, he generally has
developed into an incurable optimist
or an incurable cynic-or often a
mixture Of the two. There is no place
like the senate chamber for breeding
sarcasm, and not a day goes by with
out some ironlc references having been
made. Senator Gore of Oklahoma re-
marked recently that an appropriation
OF $4,000 for the eradication Of a
certain potato disease, which had been
included In former agricultural bills,
was not a part Of the 1918-19 bill as
the disease had finally been stamped
out.
"Ahi" intertected Senator Galirfger.
That Is q of the most remarkable
things that has ever been brought TO
my attention-that an appropriation
disappeared from the bill the succeed
Ing year"
Il mention t." replied Gore, cas- a
novelty without precedent and probs.
ably without parallel In the future
Every person and every orvanixa-
ton. In fact the whole people. tude.
Ing from what has been said and
written on the subject are In favor
Of having congress make provision for
utilizing the immense water power
In this country which Is now going
70 waste. By petitions. memorials
votes OF organizations and other &C
tfvfties. congress Il besieged to make
provision for h~arnessing the millions
In water power that now run Wild
For many pears propositions have
bss1 pepding Ia congress to carry out
thts veey idea. the pdllEatioh o. the
water power Of the country for n,anu-
facfurfng. making electric light. and
using ft for whatever is necessary.
Sometimes the senate passes q bHi
And sometnes the house passes "a
bQl fpr utilizing water power. me
two bills are never alike: In fact. the
direrences between the senate and
house 90 mis- subtect have been 90 pro-
nounced that II has been impossible 10
enact Legislation Of any kind.
Recently the administration has
taken hoaA Of the subject and q BIN
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