Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-08
Bill Accepting Terms of Nation
al Defense Act and Reor-
ganizing Militia Passed I'm
der Suspension.
STRIKE AT ALIEN SLACKERS
Congress Memoralized to Pass
Law Authorizing Their De-
portation-Amend but Ap-
prove Eight Hour Day for
Women-Many New Bills.


any emergency, in face of the indus
trial unrest and other agitation, is the
opinion of the house of representatives
of the present Legislature, and for that
reason the pending bill therein byi
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 a memorial to congress urging |
that pending legislation before that
body calling for the deportation of
aliens who waived their citizenship |
during the period of 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 a man who
would not fight for the country of his
adoption ought to be deported to the
country he came from.
RECOMMEND WOMEN'S LAW.
Following a heated debate the house
amended and recommended for pas
sage the measure that provides women
engaged in industries and occupations
of various kinds in this state shall not
work longer than eight hours per day
nor for longer than six days per week
in 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
\ H., ,,rRy
it applies to all mechanical and mer-
camille establishments, canning fac
tories, laundries, hotels and restau-
rants, telephone and telegraph offices,
express or transportation companies.
The two women members Of the
house Loyalty defended the measure
and made strong pleas for it, claim
ing women are entitled to the same
consideration as men, and should be
protected from overwork and long
hours. Robins of Bingham led the
attack against 1t. 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 for
over $1,000,O00 to go toward the i'm
provement Of the roads of the state,
and a second that would create a court
of small claims.
| STRIKE AT ALIEN SLACkERS.
! Alien slackers will be deported in
stead of given Jobs that men who en-
listed in the service are entitled to if
congress passes legislation urged by
the house through a memorial intro
duced today 1t says in part:
| Whereas, During the great war the
action of certain aliens in surrendering
their papers for the purpose Of claim
ing exemption from military service
and of other alien residents of the
country who claimed exemption from
military service on the grounds of nom
citizenship was such as to brand them
as undesirable residents of this coun
| try; and
"Whereas, Many of these same
aliens, after having evaded the duties
of citizenship, are now seeking its
benefits and are continuing to hold
positions which should be open to re-
turned soldiers, sailors and marines;
and
Whereas, Congress is considering
bill to restrict immigration, we. your
memorialists, respectfully petition, that
congress enact the necessary laws to
i al
ton from military service on the
grounds of relationship"
DEFEAT CANVAS ANNEXATION.
The proposed Camas Blaine annexa-
ton bill, No. 81, by La Vale, met with
more disastrous defeat than the
Bingham Bonneville measure did on
Friday, for 1t was defeated after
short debate by vote of Ito s. La
Vale urged the house to give the bill
it's support, principally because 1t
would give the residents in that coun-
ty chance to reach their county seat
with much less inconvenience than is
now the case. The measure proposes
that a strip of Blaine county be an
nexed to Camas. Representative
Adamson fought the measure, claim
| ing that Camas county was entitled
| to an opportunity to recuperate, having
been operated on twice by recent legis-
latures, and part of its territory taken
away.
WANT STATE PROTECTION.
| The Weiser Commercial club SUBJ
mitted a petition and resolution to
the house urging that legislation be
enacted to give the state supervision
over warehouses and packing plants
SO that the future fruit growers may
secure reasonable return on their
fruit crops. 1t Is alleged therein they
are being and have been deprived of
such a return by INSCRIPTIONS fruit
dealers because of the manner in
| uhiob tbav haya handled tho xuara