The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-11-28

ton, the center Of important activities
case II is likely they will call q strike
BY December I. Unless by that time
peace has been officially proclaimed.
such strike could be attacked by the
act, In the opinion Of government off,
Gals. since II would absolutely tie up
the distribution OF necessities OF life.
The nsistent 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 Eschs railroad bill has been made
public. and some features Of II have
aroused loud protests, in congress and
out OF It, The measure contains no
antl-strike and lockout provisions, and
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 q 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-
lives salaries to $4,000 year
The prohibition situation Is get.
ting decidedly complicated, the de-
velopinents 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-
ficaton OF the federal constitutional
amendment. two and three-fourths per
cent beer, repeal OF the state prohibit
tion and the Crabbe enforcement act.
Ii 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 prohibit
ti"n 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 ut Prov
idence, II. L.. issued an Injunction, re-
straining the government officers from
enforcing the wartime prohibition act.
and declared his belief that the Vol
stead enforcement act Is unconstitu-
uonal. being repugnant Ia the prohibi-
ton amendment. In Providence the
sale Of ! per cent heer wns resumed
immediately. Judges Carpenter and
Fitzhenry in Chicago heard arguments
In similar ease md the vets were
confident that their decision would be
the same rs that Of Judge Brown.
Meanwhile Interua Revenue Com.
missioner Roper Is going calmly ahead
preparing the machinery for the en-
foreement of both wartime and con
stitutional prohibition This machn.
cry Will he nut In motion ON Novem.
her Il, and its chief engineer will he
John r. Kramer of Mansfield. e., who
has been appointed national prohibit
tlon commissioner. The country has
been divided into nine districts, each
OF which will have supervising agents ::
there will he n director for each state.
and large mobile force under the
orders Of Mr.. Kramer Wherever the
state aud municipal officers fail To en-
force the prohibition laws. the fed
eral agents viii act.
Secretary of State Lansing. after he
ing told of the Ohio vote. said the
Republication ~ the constitutional
amendment has ma effect ON the de-
partmeni's proclamation of last Janu.
AIRY putting the country under prohibit.
tlon mex, January i0
we received formal legal notice ~
the ratification by the Ohio ieyisla.
turc.' he said. Through the proper
channels and from the proper officials
In Ohio. We cannot 60 behind this.
nor can We question the legality Of the
notification We received"
The war which the government. with
the approval and backing of all good
cttixens, II waglng on the rcdscais who
infest the country continues. and
might he said To he having excellent
results. II there were not such unac.
| eauntahle delay In the deportation Of
the anarchists who have been caught.
Several incidents ~ the week may
well serve 10 speed up the proceed
lngs. The mast serious was al Cen.
tralia, Wash. where members of the
I. W, ". tred a yoiley into an Arm
tstice day parade. killing -four mem
| bers of the American Legion aud