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Show ' MAKING THE IDLE WORK Several states have enacted laws with the purpose of making ; the idle work and now Nebraska has joined with a rather drastic ; provision in the new sedition act. The states have all found great difficulties in enforcing such laws, although it is said in one or two states they had an immediate effect, many of the idle seeking work as soon as the laws were enacted without waiting for any . wore on the part of the government. The Nebraska law applies in the case of men w ho "being physically able to work and not engaged en-gaged in any useful occupation, refuse employment or remain! " habitually idle when useful employment is obtainable." The penalty pen-alty for violating the act is improsinment and a fine. How much influence such an act will have on rne chronic idle experience alone will prove, but the dispatches announce that the president is about to take action that will start these idlers to liunting jobs. It is said the gamblers, bookmakers, pool room babitues, the street corner loafers and the idle rich will all be put into the first class at the next draft and they will be gathered into the army where they will find constant work until the war -? doses. If that plan is put into operation it will have more effect ; than any of the state laws, and the press comments indicate that -it will be universally approved. . """"awoaaoassaBeeMsameseisaeosaeseBSj |