Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 13, 1922, Page 8

STATE LEGISLATURE TO FACE A MASS OF BILLS . AT MEETING JANUARY 2 (Continued from page 1) san or labor earnings, the labor ele: ment may be able to muster enough strength to secure the 34 votes need- ed for a majority in the senate of 67 members. Making of the senate rules, and organziation of the upper house, is ¢onsidéréd its most import- . "A sendte with labor génate strongly” ad- or & senate deadlobked st ‘of ‘the session; may résult hé initial steps toward ofgfinb Mgst members.of: both housesiare lopking for.:an early attack by ths wets-on :the. state .:prohibition - en- forcement act: Wet leaders believe enough yotes can be mustered to re- pedll the act, and the fight will be on conjestion that the state act is sup- ercedéd by the. Volstead act. The Volstead act had not been passed in congress when the state enforcement act ‘was ‘passed. Reports were when Thomas H. Girling, Robbinsdale, leader of the wets, withdrew from the speakership race, that some “‘deal” was on with the wet element. A big highway program to be pre- sented to the legislature holds vrob- ably the most general public inter- est. C. M. Babcock, commissioner of highways, has a definite legislative program to present, and he will urge the legislature to provide a $20,- 000,000 bond issue for the next two year period, which will enable the state to complete at least 75 per cent of the trunk highway program, withifi four years. The state high- way department cannot lay new trunk highway routes until 75 per cent of the program adopted two years ago is completed. _ Reenactment of the county - re- jmbursement law passed by the 1919 legislature, will also be asked. This was an emergency measure and went into the discard after highway am- endment No. 1 was voted by the electors: Less than half the counties in the state took advantage of the cmetgency act and it is hoped other countiés will take advantage of it, if -it is re-enacted. It would permit coutities to issue bonds up to $250,- 000 to complete construction on ttunk highways in counties affected, and they would be reimbursed by the state later. Another law contemplat- od- is one that would permit cities and villages to issue bonds to im- prove streets on trunk highway rogtes. “Equalizaton of automobile taxes, which go into the state highway fund is:also certain. Many inequalities in the state auto tax have been found sifice the law was passed by the last legislature, and even courts have hsked citizens to.be patient and a- walt revision of the law, where it was pgpven inequalities existed. ‘It {s probable that the legislature yll} be gsked to increase the occupa- tishal tax, known otherwise as the ténnage tax, from 6 per cent to 10 per cent. - " Repeal of the political conven- tion law will be also asked in this session of the legislature. Reform of registration in cities of the first class’ probably will be asked. Mea- surés. will ‘he proposed that voters in-¢ities of the: first class be per mitted to register with city clerks, avaiding registration before every state or city election. When regis- tered with the eity clerk, they would remain pgrmanently registered, un- til moved. Reform on the state parcle board to make the body hold public ses- siont the ‘same as the state pardon board holds, may be asked, as a re- salt of. recent pardle board scandals- The fteeing of a number of convicts oh ‘parole has zroused protest. A big. agricultural program is now béing framed by a special .committee appointed by W. L Nolan. Drainage legislation will undoubt- Iy take up much time in the coming sessions. Creation of a state fund for the paymetit .of wotkmen’s compensa- tion will be proposed- i Increase of taxes on real proper- ty, and reduction of taxes on person- al property may also come before the-legislature. -School aid, a state cement plant, public domuin, fish and game con- verastion, and legislation to prohib- it /drug stores selling patént medi- cifies where ‘they are not confined stri¢tly to the drug business, will be proposed. Grocers and retail mer- chants are objecting to drug stores séllifig groceries and other commo- The.” dtate - canstabulary law, pet iof xGovernor: Preus, .is admittedly dend-. It may not even be proposed: e fiire_ will be four women in the Tibtse 6f representatives, for the first th history. Miss Myrtle "Cain, fiflfléapdlin. Mrs. Mabeth: "Hurd Pape, Minneapolis, Mrs. Sue M. Piekeéy - Hough, Minneapolis “and Mrs. Hannali "'Erhard of Ottertail county were elected to the house. Regina. Saskatchewan,—As many 287,000 messages were tandle in one day over the Saskatchewan gov- ernment’s telephone long distance system. dditiep in connection ‘with their bu- i T — MicaL ShBLes = = = Lt BIG BATTLE OF WETS AND DRYS YET TO COME (Continued from page 1) legislation in itself is not sufficient. Genuine prohibition depends on two things, he said: 1—Absolute enforcement. 2—A change in the moral psychological viewpoint.” The first -objective cannot be at- tained without greater expenditures of money than is now provided by congress, he holds. The second cbjective is a ‘matter of time and education. Proper enforcement of the dry law is a tremendous task; beset with un- told difficulties. It is being fought from without and within. Four clas- ses stand in the way. 1—The class of people who insist on having their whiskey, wine and beer at any cost. 2—The bootleggers. 3—Dishonest prohibition agents. 4—Then non-dripkers who don’t care whether prohipition is enforced or not. Haynes divides the first class into two groups—persons .of ample funds who can afford to "pay whatever prices the bootleggers charge. The second group is composed of vast numbers of persons in ‘moderate circumstances, who manufacture their own liquors. A Haynes employs approximately 1,000 prohibition agents, most of whom are allocated to specified dis- tricts. The balance compose his fly- ing squadrons, with roving commis- sions. he squadrons are used ‘to assist the regular forces at strategic points -along the coast lines nnd the Canadian and Mexican borders.. The Casualty Lists Prohibition enforcement thus far has been a bloody business Casual- ties in dry forces, both federal and local, total approximately 125 dead and more than 3,000 wounded. This estimate was made by Shermah Cun- eo, educational and. publicity direct- or for Haynes. Cuneo says he has been unable to secure data‘dn: casu- alties for baatleggers, but.he'believe/ they are cohsiderably under;the: dry toll. One of the reasons for this, he explained, is that dry -agents ‘are under strict orders to use their wea- pons only as a last resort, while the bootleggers and others of their ilk do not hesitate to 'shoot their way out of trouble. Bootleggers, like the parasites of the animal world, are the prey of still other parasites. Aside from dry agents, bootleggers are pestered.by the “high-jackers.””. A “high-jacker” business is to kers!' do and rob bootle prolific busi ed bootleggen New York A “highjacker’ pen’t avans of sriuggled points, so- that quired it is done:’ dispatceh, aq@j\flifi to the. countrysid also ‘opérate along' fast vessels: of agents, some high in the execu- tive branch, have been jailed ‘or dropped from the service. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER i 4 Dishonest dry agents are a favor- able obstacle to enforcement. Scores These men succumbed to the bribes of | bootlegers or the ml_e’ 9f easy money made out of bootlegging under the ! direction would automatically brin, cloak of office. A number of nuch‘to the notice of the Governmen cases are now on the court dockets awaiting disposition. “The prohibition law and every other law for the good of the people can only be enforced by placing men in authority who have the incli- nation, courage =nd ability to "do what the paid are sworn to do,” Hay- nes said. “However, it should remembered that as long as human nature is as it is, there cannot be 100 per cent enforcement of this or any other law. Laws that are as old as -civilization are being broken, snd will be broken to some degree as long as time lasts. In the light of this experience with other laws, one of the most remarkable successes in my judgment ever attained in the en- forcement of a new and drastic law, has been recorded in the pre- national prohibition act. also be regsonably anticipated that with the succeeding ycars, the en- forcement of this law, nationally, will improve under honest adminis- tration.” (END CHAPTER 1) HIGHWAY TOLLS WOULD BE BIG IN MINNESOTA (Continued from page 1) states, make a total of 1,750,000,- 000 motor vehicle ‘miles a year, If ‘yoad betterments are saving them ‘only one cent a mile, or a tenth of the accepted operating cost of 10 ‘cents’a mile for the average motor vehicle, their costs are being cut '$17,500,000 a year or mearly three times' the amount of motor vehicle taxes paid, it ‘concludes. A recent bulletin gave practical test figures showing that the whole ! cost, interest-included, of paving the ‘entire 7,000 - miles system: of trunk highways, could be paid for with re- sulting savings on ‘gasoline and tires in less than five years. EDUCATION OF ALIENS URGED BY SEC. DAVIS (Continued from page 1) tion. The alien should de acquainted with ‘the Solicitude of the Govern- ment ‘as %o hig individual ~welfare; tite Government must know the alien. Th order that thete may be a. thor- ough survey of the field to be cov- ¢éred and a perfect understanding of the work to be done every alien I'should :be required to enroll for the training which the Government should undertake to give. “]'ghould strongly oppose any en- rollment if it were to be conducted as a system of eapionage. The oppon- nty of the sugiestion seem to be of fhe opinion that'such a provision of aw. would. amountto_that, but: the er been ‘advanced ‘that “tlsing the privilege of franchise w eans of police‘identification. Noi. it ever been denied that'a regis- tiol ‘of all childreninp to 14 or 16 ears to insure a complete common- 3thool education wag anything other desirable. If'we require of na. thi ledge of American history, civil gov- | ernment, civics, and so on, before ’t.hey can become of voting age why, ishould we not require as much of; those who enter the country -of their ;awn volition to participate in the: advantages of an organized stable: Republic? It is, however, true, that soch an enrollment for, educational always be | sent status of enforcement of the ' It may| ‘izéd govern! ¢ | treat lightly- institutions -of law and i ordér. Such aiiens are -as miich of .a menace to the foreign born as to | native citizens and should not be per- mitted to spread their doctrines of disregard for ' li and’ property rights. Deportation ig an adequate remedy for this evil and it should be -exercised. oy “It is not disputed that the matter of education is distinctively a func- |, tion of the States. Citizenship, how- ) | ever, is a matter of Federal concern | and, the .Constitution gives to Con- gress the right to détermine under what copditions a :foreigner = may { become ngturalizéd. The Federal 1 logical agency through which pre; tion for citi- zenship should be supetvised, an ithe Burean; of Naturalization should 3 ized. to- provide - the facil- ‘ities iby which candidates may e {8 able to meet high standards fixed to elevate the dignity of citizenship, A citizenry unjted in language, under- standing the spirit, and ambition is necassary tg the high:ideals to which | America wag dedicated by our fore- ers. This can only be accomp- ed under competent Federal di-fs rection. : “Concerning 'the ~.constitutional |s right -of Congress to require enroll- ment ‘of -aliens- the ~Unijted Sfates Supreme Courq (149 U. S. 698) 3 | said: o C % ¢‘Congress has the-right™to - prad- vide a system of registration and identification -of : any class of aliens within the country, and to take all proper means to carry-out that sys- tem. : : “And, again, the court, in the o- pinion, stated: “~‘Congress having- the right, as it may see fit, to expel, aliens of a! particular class or to -permit th to' rémain, has undoubtedly the rij to provide a system of registration:ps and identification of - the ~membe: of that class within the counfry; an to. take all proper means to carry s out the system which it provides. “ Not only have we the foregoing: | extracts from a décision 'of the U- nited States Supreme. Cou but there is really nothing new in this idea. It has already been “worke out in the United States and. wa effect as a part of the naturalization ‘lews of he United States as énacted in 1798 and reenacted in 1802. “Annual enrollment for the pur- poses ‘mentioned should be L panied by fees sufficient to cover thé | { expenses. which would be incurred 1 in furnishing thé education pre- seribed. i i ' - GOVERNORS MAY ASK FOR!% BLANKET COMBINE RIGHT (Continued from page 1) to get such a law passed by-the na-] itdenal legislature. . X : ‘Water power, ~navigation and} boundary ‘disputes, - are -the main {'problems that would' be-handled: un. ‘der such pefmission: g {Such a c#mpaign subjected - tos an attenipf « i atp adoptior; but’ will ‘be!discussed Pérheps until next.yéar's epnference i ‘the idea, Riley said. 5 specific and immediate .con that will come under the fire of the executives’ discussions, -include the ¥ { Ku Klux Klan crime waves in states, | . “state administration, budget systems, |1 ‘farm loans -and the St. Lawrence i-deep waterway to the Atlantic. " “The sessions of the governors wilt /be held in the Greenbrier, a resogt 14 otel- here. . Lo & ¢ - ‘World’s famous AL R -"‘fw‘m Even Santa Claus is stopping to dip ir;to one. Thei'é ars . many here that you won’t be able to resist. Thekind you start and can’t lay down until it is finished.. 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