Show ESPIONAGE BILL I iv mum m M PASSED BY SENATE MUCH DISCUSSED MEASURE SHORN OF PRESS CENSORSHIP AND PROHIBITION SECTIONS President Given Authority to Embargo Exports When He Finds That the Public Safety and Welfare so Require Wa Washington After After nearly three weeks of debate ranging over Innumerable Innumerable erable enable problems of the war the senate i b y q 1 vote tHe of 77 to 0 C on April 14 passed the administration e espionage l bill bill pronounced one of the most dra drastic dras- dras tic and inclusive all measures In American Amerlean Amer mer I lean ican ems congressional history Senators Borah Bomb France Gronna LIlI La LIl LaFollette I Follette- Follette Sherman nail and Yardman voted agaInst the bill 1111 The men measure was sent to conference Immediately the house having In passed d an un espionage pIon ge bill bili different In many particulars During the lie final consideration tion tho the senate stripped the measure eat entirely irely of provisions for fOl ne newspaper per censorship censorship censorship censor censor- ship and restrictions upon manufacture ture lure of grain into Intoxicating liquors and nud rejected an amendment designed to o curb curl speculation peculation In Ia food products although sentiment obviously was overwhelming over oYer- whelming In favor or of or such uch legislation la Inter ater As completed the s senate nate bills bill's principal principal prin prin- cipal sections provide Authority for the pr president ident to embargo embargo embargo em em- bargo exports whoa when he lie finds that the thc public safety and welfare so require Not In the house measure Authority for the lie postoffice department department depart depart- ment to cen censor or malls mails and exclude all matter mutter deemed seditious anarchistic or treasonable and making Its Us mailing punishable und under r hell heavy penalties Not ot In the house bill I For punishment of espionage defined defined de de- de- de fined fumed in most detailed terms including wrongful use of military Information For the control of merchant vessels In n American waters Punishment for lor con e conveyance ance of false reports to tp Interfere with military operations operations oper- oper willful atte to cause disaffection dis- dis affection in the time military or naval na forces or r obstruction of recruiting For the seizure of arms and ons and prohibition of their exportation tion on under certain conditions For penalizing conspiracies designed ned to o harm American foreign relation or oror for Cor or the destruction of property within time the ic United States For increased Increase 1 restrictions upon nce ance of passports with penalties for their heir forgery or false procurement and nd For material extension of ot the power to o Issue search warrants for tor Inspection of f premises The clause giving the tIle president power pow- pow er r to em embargo argo exports was retained In Inthe he time bl bill virtually as drafted by n admin admin- officials Vigorous efforts to retain provisions for Cor or newspaper censorship and partial prohibition together with foodstuff conservation during daring the war culminated e ed d 1 In final votes In which the Ule senate voted 48 to 34 to eliminate all nil provision pro- pro I islon vision for press censorship On behalf behal of f the administration forces Senator Overman In charge of the time bill badI had bad moved to reinsert a modified censor- censor hip clause e. e |