The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-21
MEN AND GUNS ARE
NECESSARY TO GET
SUPPLY OF SPRUCE
Senator Chamberlain Tells What
Is Needed 10 Combat /. w. W.
obstruotionists Should Com.
mandeer All Lumber.

Washington. Mnrch %. Activitic.
.u the west of tho Industrial Worker.
.i the World was cited by Chnirn,us.
Chamberlain of IN, senate militia ,
Committee today as making sc--lti
llage 81 tho administration hill riv.
frE ia" government authority io ruut.
fa udccr timber and 10 conduct io..
EIur operations.
Opening debate ON the measure sen.
a'ur Chamberlain declared % might
become necessary tu send soldiers Boz.
.u the spruce districts
Not until men with guns are avrt
lt clu We get the necessary Spruce.
ho said The l. W W. will not 1ri..
mo nto work In tho forests
Scnatorr King OF Utah, Hardvick of
Georgia, and Reed of Missouri. object.
od 60 a clause in the bin authorizing
the president o. act through uuS
agency designated by him. senators
llardwiclS and King opposed creation
uf "a new agency and Senator Reed
insisted that government timber opor-
Hfiuns should be eos civilian and not
military authority.
senator King attacked the T. ". "
as "a menace 90 the people Too
much sympathy has been shown be-.
tween representatives of the govern
mout and tho organization. he de-
ciarcd. adding that the report of the
presidents mediation commission ON
The d~epurtatiuns in Arizona. was "a
pu1si-lustificauou The l. " ". he
declared, had been "coddled too much
hy certain sympathizors in the labor
department"
senator Frelinghuyseu of N,w Jcr-
aoy said IN his opinion bad manage
urut ON the part of the aircraft pro
ductluu board was responsible, for tho
lu,h of spruce.
Testimony before the senate mill
fnry committee, Senator KinE replied
u1d showed inefficiency ON the part
eft tho aircraft board.
There h. o the slightest doubt of
ineffiCiency of the government opcr-
atlous iu connection with lumber for
airplanes intcrjected Senator Town
send OF Michigan. declaring reasons
advocated IA behalf of the hin were
'camouflaEe.
No action was taken, because the
unexpected debate used up the time
Chairman Chamberlain announced he
would call it up again at the first
opportunity,
senator Junrs Of Washington. said
that ao FAR as the lu,aber people OF
'hc Pacific coast are concerned such
Legislation a. his was unnecessary tor
thyy are glad Co let the government
have what timber is needed.
Replying TO senator UardWick g
UI4afIpR 4u In thnfl4f Tho 3~.ra.HN.f4Hu
action IN commandments lumber
would bc limited 20 that mad, uccp-
s1ry for military PURPOSES, senator
Fletcher Of Florida said thai only
lumber needed for war requirements
would be taken.
D|euouncing T. W. " act.yifir and
espionage senator Jones characterized
reports of the } " W being crushed
QUE ns untrue.
The indications are that thcy are
likely 90 break out his spring 'r
hammer as bad, II not worse, than s-
fore" he aid, calling for drastic and
radical action.
We hear "a great heal about spies.
hc continued III newspaper reports
arc true The government Is moi doing
it, duty in getting the spies. w
ought TO catch them and treat them as
on spies are tNuted in war times
Senator Jones' referred 20 the action
- Yakima Wash, citizens in tarrip-
ami feathcrlng q local T. W W s"crc-
t1ry.
Tho people are becoming desper
ato he slid. and intend ,u take Pa
law into their own hands to suppress
trt.tpruus conduct"