The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-01

ment to the cOnStltuLlOn OF Lne OHlleu
States providing for national prohibit
tion of the liquor traffic. The friends
| of the amendment have a large major
Iity in both hohses, SO much SO that IT
| is not likely that a member OF either
house will care to go on record against
lit. The failure of the secretary OF
state to give legal publication to the
requirements of the law providing for
| a vote on the question of amending
| the state constitution providing for
woman suffrage will necessitate the
passage of such a measure again and
| then passing it on to the next legisla-
ture.
The change OF the only military unit
provided by the constitution OF the
state into national organization, an
outgrowth of the exigencies of the war
has magnified the need Of newly or
ganized military force. The argument
Ihas been advanced that there are times
when emergencies require quick
mobilization of some military organi-
zation subject to a call to duty from
the governor. : The constitution OF the
state makes such provision as fol-
lows:
The militia of this state shall be
composed Of all able bodied male citi-
zens, between the ages Of 18 and As
years, except such as are or may here
after be exempt by the laws of the
United States, or of this state: and
shall be armed, equipped and trained,
as the general assembly may provide
by law.
The Amapa Society in Disrepute
Amana takes it's name from noun
tain or high elevation to which refer
ence is made in the 9Th verse of the
4th chapter of the Book Of Solomon.
The society was first called Ebenezer.
Int is socialistic organization occupy
ing an entire township in Iowa county
The founders of the organization all
came from Germany and the senti-
ments and traditions Of their German
ancestry have dominated, both re-
lligious and civic affairs in the colony
lever since it was founded. These peo-
tple have system peculiarly their own,
land they live apart and have no inter
Test In anything Americari-excep
making money. They levy neither
road nor school tax in their township,
but take care of these interests in the
community method which character
| ICES their method of procedure IN ev-
cry walk of life. Their schools open
| at 6 o'clock in the morning and run
luntil II o'clock. The remainder of the
lday the boys and girls are put to work
under as stern task masters as ever
drew the lash in the days Of slavery.
These children are taught nothing
american. Language, science, mathe-
matics, arts and literature are In q
foreign tongue German. They know
nothing or care nothing about the his
tory of the United States or about any
thing that pertains to the institutions
/ of free counry. During the war
these people have been disloyal to the
core. They rejoiced when the Lusi-
tania was sunk; they declared openly
and with apparent glee that Edith
Cavall was given her just deserts.
They reioiced upon receipt of the news
| OF every German victory. Nobody
knows the extent of their disloyalty
because Of the cOmpactness Of the or
ganization and the secrecy maintained.
These people live wholly unto them
selves. Such system is a menace to
our form. of government and the red
blooded Americans who occupy fertile
farms adjacent to the socialistic for
leigh group are determined that the
organization be dissolved. A bill has
already been drafted looking toward
| the resembling Of the charter under
which the organization has legal sane
tion. The bill is SO drawn as to elm
mate some other foreign organizations
which under the guise of religion have
found a footing in the state and have
been source Of disloyalty all through
the war.
County Officers Want Terms Extended.
The same bill that was passed, re-
called and then defeated by the last
Legislature, extending the term of all
county officers to four years, will be
up again at the coming session. The
county officers of the state have a COM
pact organization, and q vigorous leg
lislatiye lobby has been named and
suitably financed. Indications now ap-
pear that the bill will be similar to
that which failed of passage In the last
general assembly, except that the
terms OF sheriffs. county auditors and
clerks OF courts are to be extended to
1922, and recorders, treasurers and
coroners are to be elected In 1920 for
term of four years The county at
torney's election every two years ID by
a constitutional provision.
Some Contempt ated Legislation !.
"A more drastic blue sky law, de-
lsigned to make more secure the sell
ing OF shares in Iowa and to protect
the public from worthless securities.
An appropriation for az Temple of
Justice or a new office building for
the state.
An appropriation for the purchase
by the state of tracts on the margins
of lakes and rivers for state parks and
for the use of the public,
A teachers pension bill similar to
the one which failed OF passage two
years ago,
\ Some amendments to the present
highway law, simplifying some of its
more complex provisions.
| A law providing for the proper hous-
ling OF tenants in congested centers of
population, and compelling railway
companies to house its track laborers
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