Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-04-24
GREGORY ADVISED
To CRUSH SPYING
ATTORNEY GENERAL INFORMED
PEOPLE ARE READY TO RE-
VlvE LYNCH LAW.
ARE TIRED OF DIsLoYkLTY
Explosions" in Senate Probably Are
Due to Nervous Condition of Sena-
tors, as Well as to Politics, and
More May Be Expected.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. - Attorney General
Gregory has been advised by his fell
low cabinet officers to enforce the es-
pionage law with a great deal of vigor,
| and to leave nothing undone to stop
German propaganda, to secure Ger
man spies, and to squelch disloyalty
wherever found. He has been told
that unless the government takes Wig
orouS action to prosecute its enemies
within it's borders, there will be
reign of lynch law, and that German
sympathizers will be found adjoining
lamp posts or suspended from the
limbs of trees.
Men who circulate among the peo-
pie, and particularly large number
Of officials who come In contact with
people from all over the country and
have sources of information from all
| sections, say that the people of this
country are very much disturbed on
| account of the signs of dlsloyalty
| which are constantly cropping out In
| different places. More particularly
was this brought out on account OF
| che success which the Germans
| achieved In the great offensive on the
western front True Americans were
sincerely depressed at that time, and
| It made them boil with anger to see
| or hear expressions of exultation on
| the part Of people who have been
| sheltered under the Stars and Stripes
for many years, whether they be
American citizens or aliens.
1t Is believed that the department
cf Justice has instructed it's agents
In all parts of the country to use the
utmost vigilance in suppressing dis
| loyalty to this country.
In times such as these there are
bound to be explosions. Several weeks
ago everything was running along
| smoothly, and then there was the
Chamberlain explosion, which result
! ed In several days of ardent debate OF
a more or less partisan nature. Then
| the country settled down and Wash
fngton seemed to be very quiet, when
| all at once the senate blew up with
| q bang. Senator Lodge lifted the lid
and other senators followed in severe
criticism of the failure to properly
put the army In fighting trim and fur
nish it with all the implem ants that
| It needed.
| No doubt the last explosion was due
| TO the nervous condition of senators
who were just then feeling very ap-
prehensive on account of the great
German drive. Probably there will be
similar explosions as the war pro-
crosses, for it Is not in the order of
things for everybody to be satisfied
| with the conduct of the war.
| After a man has been in the senate
| for term or two, he generally mas
| developed into an incurable optimist
| or an incurable cynic-or often a
mixture of the two. There is no place
/ like the senate chamber for breeding
sarcasm, and not a day goes by with
| out some ironic references having been
| made. Senator Gore of Oklahoma re-
marked recently that an appropriation
Of 100000 for the eradication of a
certain potato disease, which had been
included in former agricultural bills,
was not a part of the 1888 bill as
the disease had finally been stamped
| out.
"Ah 7! interjected Senator Gallinger
''That is one Of the most remarkable
| things that has ever been brought to
my attenton-that an appropriation
disappeared from the bill the succeed
ing year"
| 81 mention It," replied Gore, "as a
novelty without precedent and proba-
| ably without parallel In the future"
Every person and every organiza.
| ton, in fact, the whole people, judg
ing from what has been said and
written on the subject, are in fayo,
of having congress make provision TO,
utilizing the immense water power
in this country which is now going
to waste. BY petitions, memorials
votes Of organizations and other &C
| tivities. congress is besieged to make
| provision for Harvesting the millions
in water power that now run wild"
For many years propositions have
been pending in congress to carry out
| this very idea, the utilization of the
water power Of the country for manu-.
featuring, making electric light, and
using it for whatever Is necessary
Sometimes the senate passes a bill
and sometimes the house passes 9
bill for utilizing water power. The
two bills are never alike; in fact, the
differences between the senate an(
house on this subject have been so pro,
nounced that 1t has been impossible to
enact legislation of any kind.
Recently the administration has
taken hold of the subject and bill
has been prepared by three different de
| partmentS interested, the war depart