The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-02-13
PREPARE FOR
EMERGENCY
IN HOUSE
PASS BILL ACCEPTING TERMS OF
NATIONAL DEFENSE ACT UN-
DER SUSPENSION OF RULES;
RE9ORGANIZE MILITIA; TO
DEPORT ALIEN SLACkERS.

any emergency, in face of the INDUS
trial unrest and other agitation, Is the
opinion of the house representatives
of the present legislature, and for that
reason the pending bill therein by
johnson of kootenai, accepting the
terms of the national defense act and
authorizing the governor to forthwith
reorganize the state militia, was
passed under suspension of the rules.
At this same time there was intro
duced memorial to congress urging
that pending legislation before that
body calling for the deportation of
aliens who waived their citizenship
during the period TO the war so that
they would not have to fight for the
country of their adoption, be adopted.
1T was held in the first instance that
the state Is now without protection,
having no regiment of National Guard
and in the second, that man who
would not fight for the country of his
adoption ought to be deported to the
country he came from.
Recommend W0mens Law
Following Il heated debate the house
amended and recommended for pas
slge the measure that provides women
engaged in Industries and occupations
OF various kinds III this state shall not
work longer than eight hours per day
nor for longer than six days per week
i'll any one week. The measure was
amended removing the proviso clause
which exempted women engaged in the
orchards, and the prior portion Of the
bill was amended to include women
engaged in canneIieS, AS it reads now
il applies to all mechanical and mer
camille establishments, canning fac
tories, launderies, hotels and restau-
rants, telephone and telegraph offices
express or transportation companies
The two women members of the
house Loyalty defended the measure
aud made strong pleas for II, claim.
ing women are entitled to the same
consideration AS men, and should be
protected from overwork and long
hours. Robins Bingham, led the
attack against il. He claSsed the bill
as one of the worst laws ever attempt
ed to be put on the statute books, and
claimed it placed women on the same
level with the foreign laborer. He
warned members of the house they
would live to see the day when they
regretted the passage of the measure
Representative Kent and others stood
solidly behind the women members in
support of the bill
A number of important bills were
introduced, including two that call fol
over $1,OO0,000 to go toward the i'm.
proyement of the roads of the state
and II second that would create count
of small claims.
Strike at Alien SlacEers
Alien slackers will be deported i'll
stead of given jobs that men who en-
listed In the service are entitled to il
congress passes legislation urged b,
the house, through Il memorial intro
duced today. 1t says in part:
whereas, During the great war tn,
action of certain aliens in surrenderins
their papers for the purpose of claim
ing exemption from military service
and of other alien residents of tn,
country who claimed exemption from
military service on the grounds of non
citizenship was such as to brand then
as undesirable residents of this coun
try; and
Whereas, Many of these sam,
aliens, after having evaded the duties
of citizenship, are now seeking il
benefits and are continuing to hol,
positions which should be open to re
turned soldiers sailors and marines
aud
Whereas, Congress is considering
bill to restrict Immigration. we, YOU
memorialists, respectfully petition. tina
congress enact the necessary laws t,
deport all aliens who claimed exemp
ton from military service on tn
grounds of non-citizenship"
Defeat Camas Annexation
The proposed Camas Blaine annexa
ton bill. No. ~, by La Vale, met wit
Il more disastrous defeat that tn
bingham Bonneville measure did o
Friday, for 1t was defeated after
short debate by n vote of II to s Ii
Vale urged the house to give the bi
its support, principally because
would give the residents in that com
ty n chance TO reach their county sea
with much less Inconvenience than
HOW the ease. The measure propose
that a strip of Blaine county be al
nexed to Camas. RepreSentativ
Adamson fought the measure, claim
ing that Camas county was entitle
TO an opportunity to recuperate, havin
been operated on twice by recent legi
latureS, and part of its territory take
away
Want State Protection
The Weiser Commercial club sui
mitted petition and resolution
the house urging that legislation
enacted to give the state Supervisio
over warehouses and packing plant
50 that the future fruit growers ma
secure reasonable return on the
fruit crops. 1t is alleged therein the
are being and have been deprived
such return by INSCRIPTIONS fru
dealers because of the manner
which they have handled the war
houses and packing plants. 1t is hel
10 be within the power of the legisl,
ture and governor TO prevent this
Approve Caribou County
The senate amendments To I'll
house Caribou county division bin il
Guiding an enabling act were a.
cepted In hurry when they wei
reported and approved 50 that thi
the third county division bill SO ia
TO pass the house this session, goes
the pDvaruor for his Sipnatura I'M,