The Nevada County picayune., 1918-04-18
GREGORY ADVISED
 ID 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 We'll as to Politics, and More May Be Expected.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

| By AK HOH w. OONN.
 Washington. - Attorney General Gregory has been advised by his fel. low cabinet officers to enforce the es- pionage law with great deal of vigor. and to leave nothing undone to stop | German propaganda, to secure Ger man spies, and to squelch disloyalty 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 reign of lynch law. and that German sympathizers will be found adorning lamp posts or suspended from the limbs of trees.
 Men who circulate among the peo- pie, and particularly large number of officials who come in contact with people from all 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 oat 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 i or hear expressions of exultation on the part of people who have been sheltered under the Stars and Stripes l for many years, whether they be i American citizens or aliens.
 It is believed that the department 1 of justice has instructed its agents i in all parts of the country to use the utmost vigilance in suppressing dis l loyalty to this country.
 In times such as these there are 1 bound to be explosions. Several weeks ago everything was running along smoothly, and then there was the 1 Chamberlain explosion, which result 1 ed In several days of ardent debate of a more or less partisan nature. Then the country settled down and Wash l ington seemed to be very quiet, when all at once the senate blew up with a bang Senator Lodge lifted the lid and other senators followed In severe | criticism of the failure to properly put the army in fighting trim and fur nish 1t with all the implements that 1t needed.
 No doubt the last explosion was due | to the nervous condition of senators who were just then feeling very ap- | prehensive on account of the great | German drive Probably there will be similar explosions as the war pro- gresses. for 1t is not In the order of things for everybody to be satisfied with the conduct of the war.
 After man has been in the senate | for term or two. he generally has developed Into an incurable optimist or an incurable cynic--or often mixture of the two. There Is no place | like the senate chamber for breeding sarcasm and not day goes by with out some ironic references having been | made. Senator Gore of Oklahoma re- marked recently that an appropriation of s1OO.OOO for the eradication of | certain potato disease which had been included in former agricultural bills. was not part of the 19lS-19 bill as the disease had finally been stamped out.
 "Ah!" interjected Senator Gallinger. That is one of the most remarkable things that has ever been brought to my attention-that an approximation disappeared from the bill the succeed ing year"
 "l mention it." replied Gore, "as novelty without precedent and proba- ably without parallel in the future" Every person ana every organiZa- ton, in fact, the whole people, iudg. 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 to waste. By petitions. memorials, votes of organizations and other ac- tivities. congress Is besleged to make provision for harnessing the millions In water power that now run wild"
 For many years propositions have cNN" PNbb III NohBiNSS Ut tuTTy out this very idea, the utilization of the water power of the country for manu- facturing, making electric light, and using 1t for whatever Is necessary. Sometimes the senate passes a bill and sometimes the house passes a bill for utilizing water power. The two bills are never alike; in fact, the differences between the senate and house on this subject have been so pro- nounced that 1t has been impossible to enact legislation of any kind.
 Recently the administration has taken hold of the subject and a bill has been prepared by three different de- partments interested. the war depart ment the interior department. and the agricultural department. The house