The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-26

-y--~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~e~ MASSACHUSETTS,
| rageous statement when acting as
spokesman of the administration at a
meeting of Liberty loan lecturers and
his dismissal from government employ
was demanded by the indignant con-
gressmen
-E
On Wednesday the senate passed the
amendment to the espionage BILL max
ing II the most drastic anti-sedltlon
measure ever proposed in this country,
| 1t Is designed to expedite punishment
| for disloyal acts and utterances, bug
| 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 q. clause
barring from the mails publications In
the German language.
"a
| The senate had another exciting de-
bate over the conference report on the
bill for furnishing sabotage and wllful
destruction Of war material. As re-
| ported, the measure. provided that 1t
| 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
| or working conditions. Senator I'm
| derwood and others strongly criticised
any such government Endorsements of
strikes during wartime Next day the
senate rejected the conference report
| by 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.
Pa
Premier Lloyd George again has
stalxed 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 IS and 80 years, and which
furthermore extends CONSUMPTION to
Ireland. The latter feature of course
put the Irish Nationalist members In
rage at once and the premier was
warned that any attempt to enforce the
draft In Ireland would result in civil
war: that 1t would take an army to
raise a 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 mill
itary service, and that If the bin was
defeated his government would give
way to another The measure passed
its preliminary readings by a large
majority, but the press and people of
England are decidedly anxious about
It's success should il become law.
Ia
Submarine slraIings as reported by
the British admiralty showed great
falling on in number, only six vessels
being listed as lost, but both here and
abroad there Is feeling that this
presages a 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 1t that no grave apprehension
is felt for the safety of those trans
ports.
la
The Dutch have quieted down con
corning the seizure of their vessels hs
. America and Great British, but Minis
ter Phillips has left Washington fol
home. ostensihly ON account of u
! health.
| President Wilson last week com
msndeered the Clyde. Mallory, Mer
! chants and Miners and Southern
! steamship lines and turned them owe
! TO Director General McAdo0. Thi!
: added e3 eoastwise vessels to the 4
! already under government manage
ment. Three Russian ships In Pa
: ciic port also were taken over by tn,
shipping board.
, General AlIenby's forces in Palestin
ara still pushing forward north o
i Jerusalem, despite stubborn resistanc
( by the Turks, who have been re-enfor
I eed by German troops. In Berlin ther
D is = belief that the Holy City viii b
e ransptured, but this is based on falls
Z ideas of the British action In fallin
: back after cutting the railway at F.
y Salt.
v Ia
e The Liberty Loan campaign wa
r most successful during the week. low
il lead the nation. subscribing its quot
+ within four dayS.