River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-05-22
SENATE APPROVES
DRASTIC ACTION
Would Deport Persons Who Vio-
lated War Boards Orders,
AIMED AT ALIEN PROFITEERs
Resolution Provides for Deportation of
Foreigners Who Renowned lnten-
ton Of Becoming Citizens and
Evaded Military Service.

Madison-The past week the upper
branch Of the state legislature adopt
ed two resolutions declaring In favor
Of deportation OF enemy aliens, includ-
Ing war profteers, who violated the
orders Of the war labor board. The
profteer amendment was Incorporated
into the Cunningham resolution by a
vote Of % to 2.
| The first OFF the two was introduced
by Senator Cunningham and the sec
| ond by Senator Conant. The Conant
resolution was presented after Sem
| ator Huber had Withdrawn a declara-
ton in favor Of liberal policy in ia
| vor Of offenders convicted under war
measures.
Under the Cunningham resolution
the following classes Of people are to
be deported:
(1) Aliens who renowned intentions
Of becoming citizens.
(2) Aliens who repudiated their dec
laration Of intention, the purpose of
such action being to evade military
| service.
(S) Offenders convicted of lending
| aid to the enemy or hfndering the gov
eminent in the conduct Of the war,
and who have been or who will be SEN
| fenced.
~ Aliens interned in this country
! or in insular possessions.
| .(5) War profiteers who refused to
obey the orders of the federal war la
| Dor board.
The exceptions are those who COM
| mitted their acts out Of pure ignorance
| Or were guided exclusively by utter
ances of nefarious demagogues."
| Both the Cunningham and Conant
resolutions were adopted. The nom
| resident high school tuition fee to be
paid by towns has been increased from
! 81 week 70 So week by final action
| in the lower house of the Wisconsin
| legislature. The Kuckuk bill provided
| for nonresident tuition fee Of 81
week. The assembly at first fixed the
weekly tuition at $3.50, but, following
committee conference, it was agreed
that the So fee should apply.
BY narrow margin, Senator
Schultz's bill to make primary and
election day legal holidays in order
that school buildings might be used as
voting headquarters was saved from
defeat in the senate. While the bill is
designed to relieve congestion of vot-
ing booths in Milwaukee, where the
facilities in the last election were In
adequate. it was opposed by Senator's
Fons and Jennings, Fons moving to in
definitely postpone it and Jennings at
tacking It on the ground that it Is not
approved by the Milwaukee common
| council. Senator Schultz said the meas
| ure would relieve the situation by MAX
ing the school buildings available in
the next election. when women voters
will for the first time vote for presi-
dent.
Senator Bird offered an amendment
limiting the bill to Milwaukee only.
Senator Jennings said that, as far as
he could learn, the only people in Mil
waukee who favored 1t are the school
kids, who will get two additional holt
days. By vote Of II to 16, the SEN
ate refused to kill the bill. 1t then
adopted the Bird amendment and en-
crossed it Is to Is, but Schultz's mo-
ton to suspend the rules to pass it
was defeated.
Senator Mulberger's bill providing
that no county bonds could be author
lied by county boards except by sub.
mission to popular vote was killed.
The Wilcox bill raising the education
al requirements Of minors applying for
work permits was advanced. The
present law REQUIRES ability to only
read and write simple sentences in the
English language and other minor edu-
catiOnal requirements. The Wilcox
bill provides that work permits may be
issued until July I, 1920, to such APP
| plicants as have passed :. sixth grade
examination, and after that seventh
grade qualifications will be required.
Ex-senator James McGilliYray of
Black River Falls addressed the SEN
ate by invitation Of the chair, paying
tribute to Wisconsin soldiers.
The senate passed the Huber bill
changing the hours during which poll
ing places will be open in towns. The
present hours are to $50. The HUI
Der bill extends the evening hour to
| 8 p. m. unless 20 petitioners ask that
the time be retained at $50 o. m. It
is claimed that this change will in
crease the vote in the primary by
many thousands.
Engross Physical Training Bill.
| The assembly engrossed the Met
calfe bill providing courses Of physi-
cal training in elementary and high
schools, and for a state supervisor of
physical education. Metcalfe said 1t
vas better to train the children than
to spend the money training mem for
military service. as trained boys in
case or necessity could be trained
more quickly as soldiers. a motion
i "a kill the hill was lost 81 "a ~ rTSI.os