Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
tBy E. G. Dougherty.l

ID L-s VI.
Special 20 Times Republican
Washington. July 2+-Drastic legis-
lation TO prevent bolshevism in the
United States is now being formed by
senate subcommittee with Senator
Sterling, of South Dakota: Senator
Eummins, OF Iowa, and Senator King,
of Utah as members. A sedition bill,
calculated TO curb red flag waivers
and anti-government agltators. is 10 be
formed out Of three bills introduced in
the senate against the radicals. One
of the provisions of the bill. which will
be weaved out of the three suggested
measures. will prohibit the exhibition
Of the red flag, and violators will be
fined 1000.
Among the other provisions of the
bill one will direct attention to the
one who advocates q change In the
present form of the United States gov
eminent. The deportation Of offenders
also is one of the penalties to be
meted out to violators.
Sterling Red Flag Provision.
Senator Sterling has suggested the
following paragraph in the bill on the
he'd flag: That the display or exhibit
ton at and meeting, gathering or par
ade. public or private, Of any red or.
black or other flag ybaner or emblem in
tended to symbolic purpose to over
throw by force or violence or by
physical injury to person or property
OF the government Of the United States
or all governments is hereby declared
unlawful, and If the violator be an
alien. re shall upon expiration of his
sentence be deported from the United
States and forever barred from re-
entering the United States or any ter
ritory under its jurisdiction"
Literature advocating force or
violence or unlawful seizure or de-
struction Of persons or property Will
be unavailable under Senator Steriings
bill. which also makes 1t proh.oitory to
import any matter. Fines OF $1,000 or
Imprisonment for five years Is the pen
atty attaching to offenders.
Interest in Kenyon Bill.
Early hearings on the bills intro
duced in the senate by Senator Ken
yon, Of Iowa, and the house by rep
resentattve Anderson, of Minnesota, to
control the packing industry, are ex-
pected by members Of congress who
are anxious to enact some federal sys-
TEN of control over the meat packing
industry. The Kenyon-Anderson bills
are intended to limit the big packers
to their single line Of business. The
measures have the approval OF the
federal trade commission.
The presentation OF these bills marks
the beginning Of fight which is ex-
pected to produce more fireworks than
any domestic issue that has been
raised in congress in years. Those
favor;ng a perfunctionary sort of fed
eral supervision of the packers are
ready with their proposed legislation.
Senator Kendrick. Of Wyoming, who
championed such bill last session,
has prepared one for presentation at
| this session.
Here are the purposes Of the Ken
yon Anderson bills:
| Ito control and regulate the
ownership and control Of licenses over
! stockyards and to accomplish a div
| estiture Of the packers interests in the
stockyards.
| ITO establish a control and &c
place a limitation upon the packers
Interests In control over industries
such as the production Of rice, break
fast foods. canned products other than
meats and the wholesale and Tet2!
merchandising of these and other pro
ducts other than meats and the whole
sale and retail merchandising of these
and other products unrelated to the
packing industry.
i ITO place the refrigerator ant
other specially equipped cars for per
ishable products on a common carrier
and,
ITO establish a permissible stor'