The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-26
SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
AGAIN LOOMS

If the authorities at Washing
ton refuse to reverse themselves
with regard to giving Idaho fin
ancial assistance under the terms
of the defense act so national
guard companies can be armed
and equipped, the Idaho legisla-
ture will be called into extra SEES
sion in April, Governor Alexander
has announced. He will take the
matter of relief directly up with
the war department while attend
ing the conference called by Sec
rotary Franklin X. Lane April 3
to provide ways and means for
the characterization of aliens
now in this country.
Governor Alexander points out
that members of the legislature
will be informed in sufficient
time regarding the call so that
they can prepare their bills and
have them ready for introduction
and action on the day the legisla-
ture meets. He believes the solons
can conclude their deliberations
within a week.
81 have maintained peace with
in the state up to the present,
but l hardly think my powers are
broad enough to deal with cOndi-
tons as they arise from time to
Time" said Governor Alexander.
in my opinion the time has ar
rived when seditiOn and treason
must be stamped out with the
iron heel of state and national
government and forever Danish
the hydra-headed monster of dis
loyalty from the borders of our
country. The items which a spe-
cial session will be called upon
to enact will be very few and
dealing almost entirely with war
measures and the legislature no
doubt will be convened on Mon
day and conclude all the business
before it within a week. / will
lgive all the time necessary to the
members to prepare the bills so
they may be introduced and
passed without much trouble
The question of the calling Of an
extra session depends largely up
on the results of my trip to
Washington, D. c., where l am
going shortly
I. w. W.ism will be stamped
out in Idaho not by persuasion
but by the strong arm of the law
Governor Alexander proposes tC
clean out of this state those
whose hearts are full of seditioI
and disloyalty. He has dispatched
to Occur d'Alene Attorney Gen
,, eral Walters, who is to assis
, i'll the prosecution Of Secretar,
Nelson of the ST. Maries union
Lieutenant Governor Parker o
Cottonwood has been instructe
to meet the attorney general a
Spokane for conference on tn
situation. Captain Mix Of Mos
COW has been instructed to hol
= 400 national guardsmen arme
and in readiness for any emer
gency. The Boise company ha
= been ordered mustered into scr
vice Sunday.
p Nelson will be tried accord
A ing to the laws OF the state O
+ Idaho" said Governor Alexander
q "He will be given a fair and i'm
h partial trial, but none will be al
n lowed to interfere with the court
q if it takes all the men in the stat
a Of Idaho to prevnt it.
IS "I. W. WLsm will be stampe
- out not by persuasion, but by tn
e strong arm of the law. I propos
Is to clean the state of a lot
aliens whose hearts are full
T. sedition and disloyalty and II
al going to take a fine tooth CON
le to do it with this time. l gay
Is them fair warning last yea
n treated them we'll and as men al
rs human beings, citizens and res
III dents of our country. I promis'
ne them then that for the second o
r Tense there would be martial la
20 militarism and bayOnet. I'm g
to ing to keep my word to ma
y Idaho safe for every patriot
TO citizen to live in"