Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-05-23
WOULD DEPORT
CERTAIN ALIENS
Senate Approves Drastic Action
Against Profiteers and Other
Offenders.
ARMY SLACKERS ALSO HIT
Resolution Adopted by Upper House
Provides for Deportation of Alien
Enemies Who Violated Orders
of War Labor Board.

MadiSOn.-Two resolutions have been
adopted by the upper house Of the
legislature which favor the deporta-
ftiOn of enemy aliens. The measures
include also the war profiteers who
violated the orders of the war board.
BY a vote of &c to 2 the proiteers
amendment was incorporated into the
Cunningham resolution.
The first of the two was introduced
by Senator Cunningham and the sec
Ond by Senator Conant. The Conant
resolution was presented after Sen
ator Huber had withdrawn a declara-
ton in favor of a liberal policy in fa-
vor Of offenders convicted under war
measures.
Under the Cunningham resolution
the following classes of people are to
be deported:
az Aliens who renounced Intentions
of becoming citizens.
(2) Aliens who repudiated their dec
laration of intention, the purpose of
such action being to evade military
service.
(3) Offenders convicted of lending
aid to the enemy or hindering the gov
ernment in the conduct of the war,
and who have been or who will be SEN
tenced.
"a Aliens interned In this country
or in insular possessions.
90 War profteers who refused to
obey the orders of the federal war la
Dor board.
The exceptions are those who COM
United their acts out of pure ignorance
or were guided exclusively by utter
ances Of hazardous 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 a week to 81 a week by final action
in the lower house of the Wisconsin
legislature. The Kuckuk bill provided
for a nonresident tuition fee of 50 a
week The assembly ct first fixed the
weekly tuition at $1.50, but, following
committee conference, it was agreed
that the So fee should apply.
By a narrow margin Senator
iSchultz'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 Senators
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 maxi
ting the school buildings available in
the next session, when M 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
lwaukee who favored it are the school
kids, who will get two additional holt
days. By a vote of Is ia 16 the SEN
ate refused to kill the bill. 1t then
adopted the Bird amendment and en-
crossed it 18 to 10, but Schultz's mo-
tion to suspend the rules to pass it
was defeated.
Senator Mulberger's bill providing
What no county bonds should be author
ized by county boards except by sub
mission to popular vote vas 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 il the
English language and other minor edu-
cational requirements. The Wilcox
bill provides that work permits may be
ISSUED until July 1, 1920, to such ap-
plicants as have passed a 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
q 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 8 to $50. The HUI
Der bill extends the evening hour to
3 p. m. unless 20 petitioners ask that
the time be retained at $50 p. m. 1t
is claimed that this change will in
grease the vote in the primary by
many thousands.
In Memory of Former Governor.