Show ES PlO N AGE BILL PASSED MUCH DISCUSSED MEASURE SHORN OF PRESS CENSORSHIP PROHIBITION SECTIONS AND I a President Given Authority to Embargo Wh When n He F Finds That t the e Exports Welfare LJ i. i I Public Safety and so Require I E Washington ton A After nearly warly three Innumerable Innumerable ranging over oer weeks of debate erable problems of the war the senate by hy a vote of 77 to 6 G on April 14 passed the administration espionage of the most drastic Iras dras bill JUI pronounced one inclusive all-inclusive measures s in Amer mer American merIcan mner- mner tic Lie and amid ican con congressional Senators norah Borah France Gronn l La Ln LaFollette a Follette lollette s and Yardman nan voted against the the hill bill The nl m measure sure was immediately the sent to conference bill an espionage house hu having passed different In many n particulars the During the tIme fuel final consideration senate senale stripped the measure en entirely of provisions for Tor new newspaper censorship censor censor- ship antI and restrictions upon upon manufacture lure ture of grain Into intoxicating liquors and rejected an amendment designed to curb speculation In food products although sentiment obviously was waR overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming in favor of such legislation L I later the bills bill's principal prin prin- As completed time the senate cipal sections ns provide Authority for foi the fhe president t to em embargo embargo embargo em- em bargo exports when he lie finds that thc the public safety ty and antI welfare so require iNot i- i e. e Not in the house measure department depart depart- Au Authority for the postoffice all ment to censor malls mails and exclude matter deemed seditious anarchistic or 01 treasonable and antI making Its mailing punishable under heavy penalties Not In the time house hOlse bill hihl For punishment of oC espionage defined defined de de- IC- IC fined In hi most niost ost detailed terms including wrongful use of military information For the control of merchant vessels In American waters waters Punishment for fot e conveyance ance of falser false r reports to Interfere with m military opert oper- oper t on willful attempts t to c cause use disaffection dis lIs- affection In the military or naval forc forces forces' s' s 01 or obstruction of or recruiting For the seizure of arms antI and munitions muni and prohibition of their their l exportation Hon tion under certain conditions For penalizing conspiracies designed designe 1 to harm harin A American ll foreign relations or for the the thed d destruction of property within the United States For Increased restrictions restrictions' upon Issuance issuance issuance ance of passports with vuth penalties for their theil forgery or fal false e procurement and It For r material extension of of- to Issue se search warrants for fot Inspection of premises The clause president ent power pow pow- er to embargo exports ns retained in inthe inthe the thc bill virtually as us by admin administration officials Vigorous efforts to retain provisions for ne newspaper censorship r Ip and partial prohibition n. n to together ether with foodstuff conservation during the war culminated ed In final fuel votes otes In Itt which the senate voted 48 to 34 3 to eliminate all provision provision provision pro pro- vision for press ce censorship On behalf of Cf the administration forces Sent tor Senator Overman v 4 rl nn Jn in cl charge of of the lC lj bUl had hind moved to reinsert a modified censorship censorship censor censor- ship clause c cx f. f 0 J x I ik L L s |