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Show SENATE ADOPTS REPORT ON THE Stop BILL Vote Is 48 to 26 and Measure Mea-sure Is Allowed to Stand as It Came From Conference Con-ference Committee. HOUSE EXPECTED TO ACT THIS WEEK Opponents Declare Freedom Free-dom of Speech Will Be Curtailed as Result of Action of Congress. WASHINGTON, May 4. Protracted controversy in the senate over the 60-dTtion 60-dTtion bill to severely penalize disloyal dis-loyal acts and utterances and interference interfer-ence with Liberty loan sales and the army draft, ended late today In adoption adop-tion of tho conference report on the measure by a vote of 48 to 26. The house is expected to agree to the report re-port next week. Opponents of the measure who have contended that freedom of speech and the press would be curtailed, lost their fight to strike out a clause giving tho postmaster general authority to withhold with-hold mail believed to violate the espionage es-pionage laws and to restore the France amendment excepting from the law truthful statements made with good motives. mo-tives. Scope of the Measure. The bill was initiated a year ago and provides maximum penalties of twenty years' imprisonment and a $10,-000 $10,-000 fine or both for a wide variety of disloyal acts. It amends the espionage act and, with the "woman spy" bill recently passed, completes the cycle of legislation urged by the department of justice as necessary to elotne the government gov-ernment with power to deal with sedition sedi-tion and disloyalty and prevent mob violence which has resulted from the department's inability to secure convictions convic-tions of persons making disloyal utterances. utter-ances. That the legislation is unnecessary, unconstitutional, too drastic and confers too wide discretion upon administration officials have been the principal arguments argu-ments of those opposing it. The final vote today was along nonpartisan non-partisan lines, many Republicans joining join-ing a majority of the Democrats in supporting sup-porting the legislation. Two Democrats, Demo-crats, Senators Hardwick of George and Reed of Missouri, joined with twenty-four twenty-four Republicans in opposition. Vote in Detail. The vote follows: For adoption: Democrats Ashurst, Bankhead, Beckham, Chamberlain, Culberson, Fletcher, Gerry, Guion, Henderson, Hitchcock, Hollis, Jones, New Mexico; King, Kirby, Lewis, McKellar, Myers, Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pom-erene, Pom-erene, Ransdell, Saulsbury, Shafroth, Shephard, Shields, Simmons, Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland; Smith of South Carolina; Swanson, Thompson, Tillman, Trammell. Underwood, Walsh and Williams. Total, 38. Republicans Colt, Fall, Jones of Washington; Lenroot, McLean, Nelson, Poindexter, Sterling and Warren. Total, To-tal, 10. Total for 48. Against adoption: Democrats Hardwick and Reed. Total, To-tal, 2. Republicans Borah, Brandegee, Cal-der, Cal-der, Curtis, Dillingham, France, Gallin-ger, Gallin-ger, Gronne, Hale, Harding, Johnson of California; Kenyon, Knox, Lodge, McNary, New, Norris, Page, Sherman, Smoot, Sutherland, Wadsworth, Watson and Weeks. Total. 24. Total againBt 26. Apply During War. As redrafted by the conferees, the bill's penalties apply during the war to persons willfully uttering "disloyal, profane, scurrilous or abusive language about the form of the government of the United States, the constitution, the military or naval force, the flag or uniform uni-form of the United States, or anv lan- justice, however, as a burden in securing secur-ing convictions. A memorandum from the army intelligence intel-ligence bureau opposing the FTance amendment, submitted to the senate today to-day by Senator Overman, cited resort by German agents to American Htera ture in propaganda work. It said that thousands of copies of a sermon of the Rev. John " Haynes Holmes of New York, had been dropped recently by German airmen within the British lines in an effort to incite rebellion. Debate Preceding Vote. Reiterating arguments against the legislation, Senator Johnson of California, Califor-nia, opening today's discussion, said it "strikes a blow at democracy, free speech and the press," and has made' cowards of some newspaper correspondents, correspon-dents, who fear to tell the truth. The measure, he added, puts a premium on hypocrisy." Twenty years' imprisonment would face persons questioning causes of deaths at aviation training camps, Senator Sena-tor Johnson asserted, reading newspaper statements, suggesting that the death at Fort W'orth, Texas, of Lieutenant Ellis of New York, was caused by lax inspection in-spection of aircraft materials. During the discussion Senator Lodge of Massachusetts called attention to the fact that he recently read in the press of a man who ealistod and deserted from the United States army twice in succession and when finally arrested was found to have plans of government buildings in his possession. Despite the fact, Senator Lodge said, the man undoubtedly un-doubtedly was a spy, he was only ordered or-dered interned. "That's what brings lynchings," he concluded. Senator King of Utah replied he was inquiring into the case and if the facts warranted he intended introducing a resolution asking for an investigation. King Defends Gregory. The Utah senator defonded the attorney, at-torney, general in the enforcement of the espionage and other laws, but said some of his subordinates had not done as well as they might have. Senator Sherman of Illinois exhibited exhibit-ed a clipping which, he said, was taken from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of April 13, last, in which was printed an intorview with Dr. Charles II. Weins-berg, Weins-berg, , president of the Missouri state branch of the German-American alliance, alli-ance, in which he predicted Germany would break through the allied lines, would overrun Italy and would wTin tho war within six inonthB. "That ought to have been excluded from tho mails," the Ilinois senator declared, "but Postmaster General Burleson Bur-leson did not see it." "What is the policy of that paper?" asked Senator Lodge. "Independent, with Democratic proclivities, pro-clivities, was the reply. "That is not tho kind of sedition they are after," answered Senator Lorlce. Senator Sherman explained that the paper is owned by the same persons owning tho New York World. "I am astonished that a paper would permit an article of that kind to appear." ap-pear." Sonator Sherman declared, re-ferrir re-ferrir to the Post-Dispatch. "I can't think of a more damaging article than that." Senator King said, "If any American newspaperman published articles like that he ought to be put in tho penitentiary peni-tentiary and punished under the provisions pro-visions of this bill." He called attention atten-tion to the fact that there are many newspapers in the country and it would be difficult for the noHtmastor general to roaa all of them. I guage intended to bring the form of I government of the United States, the constitution, the military or naval forces, the flag or uniform of tho United States into contempt, contumely or disrepute. ' ' It also penalizes languages "intended "intend-ed to incite, provoke or encourage resistance re-sistance of the United States, or promote pro-mote the cause of its enemies," and willful display of the flag of any enemy ene-my nation. Another important provision would punish statements designed to curtail production of war necessities, or the teaching or advocacy of any of the prohibited acts in the measure, while another general and broad provision makes the penalties apply to those who, by word or act, support or favor the cause of any country with which the United States is at war, or by word or act oppose the cause of the United States therein. May Withhold Mail. Another section of the bill which was the most vigorously attacked in the senate, provides that, if the postmaster general deems any mail violative of the espionage laws as amonded by the bill, ho may withhold it from addressees. Another clause provides for dismissal nf federal employees committing any disloyal act or uttering disloyal remarks. re-marks. One of the chief controversies in the senate was over elimination by the conferees of the France amendment providing that the bill should not apply to truthful statements mado with good motives the general libel law. Senator France of Maryland, its author, au-thor, and Senator Johnson of California led the fight to retain the amendment, declaring it would preserve constitutional constitu-tional libertv nf speech and the press. 1 was opposed by tho department of |