Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-18


rageous statement when acting rs
spokesman of the administration at q
meeting of Liberty loan lecturers, and
his dismissal from government employ
was demanded by the indignant con-
gressmen.
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On Wednesday the senate passed the
amendment to the espionage bill, max
ing ii the most drastic anti-sedition
measure ever proposed in this country.
1t is designed to expedite punishment
for dislOyal acts and utterances, but
was changed to permit of just critic
ism with good motives. Fear Of antag-
Onizing loyal citizens of German de-
scent caused the elimination of a clause
barring from the mails publications in
the German language.
The senate had another exciting de-
bate over the conference report on the
bill for Furnishing sabotage and wilful
destruction of war material. As re-
ported, the measure provided that II
should not be construed as making 1t
unlawful for employees to agree to
gether to strike or refuse to work for
the purpose of securing better wages
derwOod and others strongly criticised
any such government Endorsements of
strikes during wartime. Next day the
senate rejected the conference report
by a vote of "a to %. At the same
time Samuel Gompers was warning
congressman not to commit the devil
try and folly" of passing the proposed
law TO prohibit strikes and lOckOuts.
Too many Of the laboring men of the
country fail to recognize the fact that
when they are working for the gov
eminent on war tasks they are dOubly
working for themselves.
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Premier Lloyd George again has
staked the political existence of him
self and his cabinet on one measure,
the new man power bill which includes
the CONSUMPTION of all men between
the ages of 1S and so years. and which
furthermore extends conscriptiOn to
Ireland The Inter feature of course
put the Irish Nationalist members In
a rage at once and the premier was
warned that any attempt to enforce the
draft in Ireland would result In civil
war: that IT would take an army to
raise regiment He stood firm, how.
ever. declaring the time had come when
Ireland must be treated like the rest
OF Great Britain In the matter of MIL
itary service, and that If the bill was
defeated his government would give
way to another. The measure passed
it's preliminary readings by large
majority, but the press and people Of
England are decidedly anxious about
it's success should it>become law.
Submarine snkings as reported by
the British admiralty showed a great
falling off in number, only six vessels
being listed as lost, but both here and
abroad there Is feeling that this
presages concerted movement of the
U-boat against the transports that are
now carrying American troops to
France in great numbers. However,
the convoy system has been so per-
fected and so many warships are avail
able for II that no grave apprehension
is felt for the safety Of those trans
ports.
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The Dutch have quieted down con-
corning the seizure of their vessels by
America and Great British. but Minis
ter Phillips has left Washington for
home. ostensibly on account Of I'll
health.
President, Wilson last week com
mandeered the Clyde, Mallory. Mer-
chants and Miners and Southern
steamship lines and turned them over
to Director General McAdoo. This
added 6S coastwise vessels to the AZ
already under government manage
ment. Three Russian ships In Pa
shipping board.
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General Allenby's forces In Palestine
are sill pushing forward north OF
Jerusalem, despite stubborn resistance
by the Turks. who have been re-enfor-
'ced by German troops. in Berlin there
is a belief that the Holy City will be
recaptured, but this is based on false
ideas Of the British action In falling
back after cutting tho galway at Es-
Salt
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The Liberty Loan campaign was
most successful during the week. Iowa
lead the nation, subscribing its quota
within four days.