The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-03-14
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. WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER .
, BY Congressman P. d. Norton :
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. By Congressman P. d. Norton .
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Punishment for War Obstructionists.
The House passed on Thursday, on
a roll call without a dissenting vote,
the Senate Bill to punish the willful
injury or destruction Of war materials
or of war premises or utilities used in
connection with war. It is provided
in this bill that anyone who, with in
tent to injure, interfere with or OBJ
struct the United States or any as
sociate nation in preparing for or car
rying on the war, shall be on convic-
ton, fined not more than $4,000, or
imprisoned not more than thirty years
or both such fine and Imprisonment
may be imposed. The extreme pro-
visions of the bill, which were called
for by the interference the Govern
ment has met with from spies and en-
envy sympathizers in it's war prepara-
tions, are intended to summarily put
stop to the willful injury and de-
struction of property needed to carry
on the war, and they will enable the
Government to quickly bring to JUS
tlce those who may conspire together
and seek to interfere or obstruct the
United States in its war preparations.
Opposition to War Finance Corpora
ton.
In the debate in the Senate this
week on the War Finance Corporation
Bill, Senator Harding called attention
to the fact that while the bill recites
that it is a bill "for the purpose of
financing the industries connected
with the war;" it is we'll known to
every member of Congress at the
present time every industry necessar-
lily connected with the war is financed
by the department of government
with which it operates, if any such
financing is necessary. The Shipping
Board is supplying the money to fin
ance the cutting and saving of tim
Der, the building Of ship yards, as
we'll as for the construction of ships.
The War Department and the Navy
Department have been bounteously
liberal in advancing hundreds of mil
lions of dollars to government con-
tractors and in financing industries
for the manufacture of war munitions
and war supplies. Senator Harding
contended that amendments to the
Federal Reserve Act, liberalizing the
activities and the accommodations of
the Federal Reserve Banks and the
member banks would much better take
care of the country during the war
period than this need could possibly
be provided for by the five hundred
million dollar War Finance Corpora
ton proposed to be turned over to the
guidance and direction of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, who is already
loaded down with countless RESPONSE
bilities.
Break Up of Russia Permanent.
Many close and many careful stu
dents of world history here expect
that the partition of Russia which is
now taking place, will be permanent.
Several new and distinct republics are
likely to evolve from the political and
economic chaos in which the Russian
people are struggling To what ex-
tent Germany, Austria, Turkey, Bull
garia, Sweden and Japan may be per-
manently aggrandized from Russian
territory will, as matter of course
depend upon the degree of the final
victory of the Allied Nations over
Germany and Austria
New Draft to be Soon Made.
I am led to believe, on reliable in
formation, that the next draft, which
will soon be made by the United
States, will be made for 100000 OF
100000 men, These men will not all
| be called into the service at the same
time. After the draft order is issued
about one hundred thousand men will
be called into the service each month
Actual Farm Laborers Not to be Call.
ed Into Military Service.
The Provost Marshal's office has al.
ready prepared rules and regulations
which will soon be announced, provid.
ing that under the new draft to be
made. young men subject to draft anc
registered in Glass 81" are not to be
called into the military service of the
Government as long as they are &C
tually and assiduously engaged ir
farm labor County Registration
Boards will be instructed to permit
these young men to continue at theil
farm, work if they so desire, and tt
send in their places for the military
service of the Government, young me1
on the draft list who are employed il
industries less necessary to the sue
cess Of the war than agriculture.
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