Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-28

tie postponsmens applause
The 9=ris Hs question being ne motion
ef rn-- =-ntlema- from HouitUn vi
Barnes that die resolve be inde tinlteit'
postponed. and a viva vnce vote being
-.,aen. lie motion failed OF passage
Mr. 3ARNES Of r-Jult1n Mr. Sp-As-
ar .1r the purpose Of getting an as
signmenr at An early late. l would ike
- take from the table House Document
An Act 20 authorize the county If An
irnscoggin % e2iarge ana rnpa.r me
COUNTY bindings al Auburn II said
COUNTY and rect new building. and
- enlarge and construct safety vaults.
The SPEAKER The motion 10 n
definitely postpone having failed Of
passage. he pending Question before
tra Hous. q he Question Of adoption -
.lla -es0lution.
NJ. ALLAN Of Portland VI speak
ar move the adout:on Of he resollI-
ton.
Mr MCRCHTE Of Cans Nj
Speaker ! want % say firsr
tlia- IN heartily in favor ~
the adoption OF resolution
conveying The intent that conceive
the gentleman from Portland. Mr.
,Iian) intends 70 convey III this resu-
luton but | 10 want ~ call the At
tent ION Of the House IN the fact :hat
| think he resolution as drawn y0ss
very far beyond The purpose stated
n The remarks Of the gentleman
from Portland fMr Allan and If he
gentleman from South Portland Mr.
Finckievl Tire gentleman from
So,t1n Portland (Mr Hinckley) read
the preamble 70 the resolution mi
then read the Anal provision for he
deportation at any alien ana ( agree
with the gentleman from South Por--
land that To rod bioo.ied citizen would
want these enemy aliens 10 stay N
this country or 10 be permitted to re-
t1r,i. n the first part II ne resOlTa.
however. the language IS Take SUCH
steps as are necessary TO bring about
proper Legislative action - prevent
any German or Austrian reServlst
or any other person who vas engaged
IN any manner IN opposition 70 the
United States ana Is allies. return
lng 20 the United States Now. Mr..
Speaker AID gentlemen Of the House.
this language will not only debar
those men who were in America and
who left America to fight against the
United States bur !. will !ebar Ger
mans WHO. II the outbreak Of .he
wa ware in any country as German
reservists and vent back 20 fight
for Germany against France Gr Rus
sia from At any time coming into this
all VINO Jeff America 10 fght against
America or even WHO left America
not 20 fight against her, but who uiti-
mate.r did fight against her. BUT I
do not think IL is proper TO debar
these men who never saw America for
Sighting N the armies IN which they
were mn.llei IA fight. For that
reason. I hope that the motion TO
adopt the resGlut.on will not prevail.
and that !: may be possible to have
the resolution recommitrsd to che
committee for re-draft;ng. 70 accoir
plisf1 all the purposes outlined in the
remarks which have been made.
Mr 1INCKLEY OF South Portland:
Mir Speaker, I am going q step
further than I went in my original
remarks. l not only feel that those
VINO were IN this country and who
were informed. but all German reser-
visits and all those who fought against
this country be prohibited from COM
ing into this country, because think
that the Germans should be put 1t
least on long term of probation.
We DO not want any OF them over
here for some years at least. We
can get along nicely without them.
hope the resolution will be passed
as presented. tApDlause.j