Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-04-13

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vigorously denied by Senator Jones and
others, who contended that the public
should be told the truth and not fed on
misleading statements Of the Progress
of our war preparations.
In a follow-up speech Thursday SEN
ator Williams bluntly declared that
Senator La Toilette should be expelled
from the senate, and that Victor Berg
err Socialist candidate for the senate
from Wisconsin, should be interned.
| Mr., Williams colleagues appeared to
be startled by This, but not one OF
| them had the nerve to indorse his sug-
| gestions.
| As 10 alrplanes, II was admitted In
the senate that instead of the 10000
or $1,000 planes the aircraft board had
promised TO send 10 France by July /,
only 81 Will be shipped, according TO
the present schedule Testifying be-
fore the senate committee, Gen. Econ
| ard Wood told of the crying need for
alrplanes for the American expedi-
tonary forces now on the other side.
| Mr.. Creel's publicity committee came
In for sharp reproof for sending out
misleading captions on photographs OF
airplane construction.
On Thursday Senator 0yerman
aroused the senate by making the pos
| tive statement that German spies were
employed In the Curtiss airplane plant
at Buffalo, and that their work had de-
layed the making Of planes for months,
These spies, he said, had weakened
Joints in the planes so that they coli
Iapsed, and he exhibited one OF the
parts so tempered with 70 prove his
assertion. Mr.. 0verman advocated
that the government commander the
Curtiss plant and turn out every one
Of Its present employees.
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Following the debate I'm the senate
the shipping board issued a statement
Of its work, showing that since It
began its activities 1873 vessels have
been launched, Of which 1903 have been
completed and put into service. OF
the launchlngs, 1903 We're requisitloned
vessels and % were built for the board
on contract In new yards. Eleven of
the launchlngs were wood Quantity
production will win the war and that
is what we are getting" said Chair
man Hurley Negotiations for the
transfer OF 10000 tons Of Japanese
shipping to the United States have
been completed, and II is understood
much more will follow
The government, and Great Britain
and France as wen, continue to empha-
size the fact that the basis Of Victory
for the allied cause is an adequate sup
! ply of shipping, Cor Americas armies
must be transported TO France, food
and munitions for them and for The al
Hes must he taken over and for these
purposes ships must be provided much
faster than the German U-boats can
sink them.
The latest report Of the British adj
miralty shows an increase in the mum
Der Of larger vessels sunk by subma
rnes.
AS n spur to American activity and
enthusiasm, Premier Lloyd-George sent
to Lord Reading British ambassador.
an appeal for urgent haste in AmeFi-
can troop movements to France. This
Lord Reading read at banquet IN
his honor in New York. ut Is imp0s
slble," said the premler's cabIegram,
ITO exaggerate the Importance Of get
ting American re-enforcements across
the Atlantic in the shortest possible
time"
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In the Communicated regions Of
the country the enemy aliens and
traitors were unable ~ restrain their
10y over the German drive and n con-
sequence there we're many arrests II
IS to be hoped that at least some NJ
the sedtlonists will be severely prn-
ished but I'm view Of the mild treat-
ment given most of them the hope Is
rather faint. Americans the country
over are growing decidedly impatient
with the kid-gloye method OF handling
the spies and traitors who are caught.
The feeling that many Of them should
be stood up before wall and shot is
prevalent, and the action Of lmpulSive
patriots In certain sections makes it
plain that IT would be easy to revive
the Vigilantes Of the old days on the
Pacific coast and clean up the whole
unsavory crew. The genuine spy com
mands a certain amount of respect his
work being recognized in a certain
measure as part of warfare, but
there can be only contempt for the dis
loyal American citizen, whether he be
pacifist. |. W. W., senator or plain
civilian.