The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-19


h front aud has returned 10 instruct
them Italy. which Is believed to be
line trenches In France
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alton against attacks. while Russia
agrees TO deliver 20 RoumanIa the sur
plus OF grain IN Bessarabla.
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Teut0nic diplomats seem to be the
stupldest on earth, and seldom have
they been more stupid than in their
latest ''peace offensive This was
launched by Count Cxernln. the Aus
TRAN premier aud usual catspaw for
Germany In such matters. II appaF-
emily was designed 20 separate the
United States from the allies. for the
count undertook 60 show that Frances
claim 20 Alsace.I.orralne was the only
real obstacle In the way of peace, He
said Premier clemenceau had inquired
through nm intermediary whether Aus
trla- Hungary was ready 70 negotiate
and on what terms To this Glenn
enceau replies merely: "cEernln lies"
| The Austrian leader said nice things
about President Wilson's peace aims.
but declared his country would not beg
| for peace but would enforce II by NOR
al right and physical strength.
The Teutonic leaders are blind u
they cannot see that neither America
nor the entente allies win for q mo-
ment consider peace settlement that
leaves their military power unbrcken
or that does not carry, as q prerequis-
tie, the evacuation by Germany OF the
invaded territory she now holds. Only
a few days ago President Wilson. In
letter 10 American Methodists. reiter-
nted his determination 10 carry on the
war until the German power IL crushed.
Ia
With a rush that promised 10 carry
all before II, the Third Liberty loan
campaign started Saturday. In every
town and hamlet In the country the
event was celebrated with parades.
snIutes and speeches and the enthnsi.
assn was such that the success OF the
$4,000. 100000 loan cannot be question
ed. Helping 10 make II success, with
money and with work. has been 60
tabilshed as a test Of patriotism. and
few will care 10 eynde the test Most
appropriately. the opening OF the cam
paign colncided with the FIRST annlver-
sary Of Americas entrance into the
war aud Saturday was made a day Of
remembrance aud action that win not
, soon be forgotten.
70
. Warned by their constituents that
. intolerance Of pro uermanism II - In
creaslng that II win soon take the form
OF lynch law. the members Of the SEN
ate have awakened. and on Tuesday
! three separate measures were intro
/ duced providing for dealing more dras-
!. tieaily with disloyalty. One would
i greatly enlarge the scope Of the es-
| pIonnge act and increase the severity
! OF the punlshments provided; the sec.
2 ond would bar from the malls any pub.
! licatlon printed IN an enemy allen
? language: the third calls for the dis.
misSnl Of any government employee
who unwarrantsbly crlticiEes the gov
J. eminent or makes disloyal utteranceS.
D The governors Of the stHtes, at the
. hrst session of their conference on
3 Amerlcanlzatlon Of aliens also were
) reused 20 speech aud action concern
o ing the prevalence 81 disloyHlty. Res
olutIons calling on congress 20 provide
e for the enforced naturalization Of all
}. aliens Of draft age and 10 suppress al
. German language newspapers for the
9 period ~ the war were introduced and
. probably would have been adopted u
> Secretary 81 the Interior Lane had
q not interviewed with plea against bit
o terness and for a campaign Of educn
> ton. Many ~ the governors did no.
K like this. and next day they resumed
e their demands that the government
u deal more draKiicaily with disloyai
n lsts. spies and the German Language
a press
l. In CollinsviIle. IT.. a man o. Ger
= man birth. who was accused Of max
{ Ing ssdItiOug remarks, was hanged b'
u an eKnspcrated mob and In many oih
10 er places pro-Gnrmuns were roughly
le handled.
z. -
e. In the Wisconsin, senatorial election
4. in which Congressman Lenroot WAi
u elected the Germans u the state do
4 NOT show up any too veil, FOR The!
IN yay. the Indicted Socialist. Berger. 4
-e stveahle vote. especially Ia Milwaukc'
Is and othcT German regions. Also MI
.. wuukec reelected rs Socialist mayor
re There may be nothing against sues
,e men ~ Socialists. hut the very nam'
now smacks Of trea son,
d Chicago dld better than Wisconsin
or for in its aldrrmanic election ever
20 Socialist aud ant-wsF eandidats pc
q. defeat