Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-11-21

case it is likely they will call strike
by December 1. Unless by that time
peace has been officially proclaimed,
such strike could be attacked by the
Injunction method under the Lever
act, in the opinion of government Off
cfals, since it would absolutely tie up
the distribution of necessities of life.
The insistent need of legislation for
the return of the railroads to their
former owners before the president
gives them up has led to talk of letting
that take precedence in the senate over
the peace treaty. This, however, is
not likely to occur. But something
must be done very soon Representa-
tive Esch's railroad bill has been made
public, and some features Of it have
aroused loud protests, in congress and
out of it. The, measure contains no
anti-strike and lockout provisions, and
a fight to introduce such clauses will
be made in the house. Other changes
that will be proposed will be to pre-
vent the railroads from perpetuating
and enlarging their ownership Of wa
ter lines. Thetus Sims of Tennessee
hopes to present a substitute bill for
government ownership of rights of way
and other physical properties of the
roads, with private operation under
lease. At any rate, he will offer an
amendment limiting railroad execu-
tives' salaries to $4,000 a year.
The prohibition situation is get
ting decidedly complicated, the de-
velopments of the week being in IA
vor Of the vets. When the Ohio vote
had been officially counted it was
found the people had defeated rati-
fcation of the federal constitutional
amendment, two and three-fourths per
cent beer, repeal of the state prohibit
ton and the Crabbe enforcement act.
If enough more of the states whose
constitutions contain the referendum
provision follow the example of Ohio
the federal amendment might be Killed.
In Louisville, KY, Federal Judge Ev-
ans, in effect, held wartime prohibi-
ton unconstitutional and enjoined the
| internal revenue collector and district
attorney from interfering with the sale
| by two distilleries of their tax-paid
| whisky. Federal Judge Brown at Prov
idence, r. l., issued an injunction re-
| straining the government officers from
enforcing the wartime prohibition act,
stead enforcement act is unconstitu-
tional, being repugnant to the prohibi-
tion amendment. In Providence the
sale of per cent beer was resumed
Immediately. Judges Carpenter and
Fitzhenry in Chicago heard arguments
in a similar case and the vets were
confident that their decision would be
the same as that of Judge Brown.
| Meanwhile Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roper is going calmly ahead
preparing the machinery for the en-
forcement of both wartime and con-
stitutional prohibition. This machin-
cry will be put in motion on Novem.
Der IT, and it's chief engineer will be
John F. Kramer of Mansfield, O., who
has been appointed national prohibi-
ton commissioner. The country has
been divided into nine districts, each
of which will have supervising agents
there will be a director for each state
and a large mobile force under the
orders of Mr.. Kramer. Wherever the
state and municipal officers fail to en-.
force the prohibition laws, the fed
eral agents will act.
Secretary of State Lansing, after be
ing told Of the Ohio vote, said the
amendment has no effect on the de
partment's proclamation Of last Janu
ary putting the country under prohibi
ton next January 16
1--WE received formal legal notice o.
the ratification by the Ohio legisla
ture," he said, through the proper
channels and from the proper officials
in Ohio. We cannot go behind this
nor can we question the legality of thu
notification we received"
The war which the government, will
the approval and backing of all goot
citizens, is waging on the redicals VIII,
infest the country continues, ant
might be said to be having excellen
results, If there were not such unac
countable delay in the deportation o
the anarchists who have been caught
Several incidents of the week ma.
well serve to speed up the proceed
ings. The most serious was at Cen
tralia, Wash, where members of tn
) 1. w. w. fired volley into an Arm
istice day parade, killing four mem
bers of the American Legion an,