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Show COURTMARTIAL FOR THE SPIES Chamberlain Measure Provides Pro-vides for Military Tribunal for Violators of Espionage Espion-age Law. WASHINGTON. April 16. A bill to bring all persons charged with violation viola-tion of the espionage act under the: Jurisdiction of the military court mar-' tial was introduced today by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of the sen-ate bill military committee. The measure was referred to tho military committee and Chairman Chamberlain announced that hearings i would be begun tomorrow A number ! of federal Judges, as well as represen- 1 tatives of the department of Justice1 are expected to be called Senator Chamberlain in a brief siatrment declared one purpose of the ' measure was to expedite the trials of persons cY.arged with sedition. Under ! tho existing system, he said, a man could be indicted for making seditious speeches and after giving bail continue con-tinue to make such utterances. "The war should not be run in the criminal courts or bj the department of Justice," 'he senator declared Urg Ing the army to deal with enemy ac tivltlee |