Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-02-22 | Page 3 | State Department is Again Agitated

STATE DEPARTMENT IS AGAIN AGITATED Concern Is Felt Over Reuitroduction of Anti-alien Bill in the Idaho Senate. 1 ) " Special to The Tribune. WASHINGTON", Feb. 21. The state deportment tods y conferred a sain wit It Senator Borah and expressed corn-cm over the rein t rod uci ion of tho anti-alien land iiill in th Idaho legislature. The department de-partment told tiie senator that its position posi-tion on the subject had not been changed by affidavits of W. G. Crats, X. I-.. Snell and ot hers; that it still rctrards legislation legis-lation as inimical to the Interests of the country. .Senator Borah, it Is understood, rias taken no action on the department's latest appeal, but will await "de etop-inents etop-inents in Idaho. Robert A. Foster, president of the L,ewiston and Chirks ton lrnpro ement I company, is here at the instance of the IrfTviston Ohairber of Commerce, to urqe j tiie sovernnient to eaniine several water j power sites on Snoke river near I-ewis-i ton before determining tiie location of the govern men t ultra le plant. Accompanied Accom-panied by Senator Brady. Foster conferred con-ferred with the secretary of war and was told that the department had decided to select no site within 250 miles of the I nlted States boundary. This arblira ry line will eliminate one site near Lwis-ton, Lwis-ton, but will not prev-lude others. Me told the secret pry that it is possible to develop de-velop l.OOO.OOi) horse power in the vicinity vi-cinity of Lewis ton. No definite assurance was elven Foster Fos-ter today, but both Idalio 5cnators will aid him in the effort to have the Snake river sites examined before a selection is made. A vonference committee on the acrirul-; acrirul-; tural bill agreed to Senator Bmdv's J amendment appropriating $li:,,:.ufi for a -sheep station in Idaho. j Tne. presi lent nominated I). Rulla Harris Har-ris postmaster at Suar, Idaho.