Thompson came near being indicted for violation of the espionage act and his disloyal utterances and attitude caused a national sensation. He boasted that "Chicago is the sixth German city in the world." With Thompson and La Follette and a "few lesser lights it begins to look like the republicans were getting a corner on the disloyalists. If they would only adopt Reed of Missouri and Vardaman of Mississippi, the democrats would gladly waive all claim to these noted antagonists of England and our other allies.
Premier Lloyd George was frank enough to tell parliament that, while he deprecated debate at this time on the peace negotiations, the peace treaty would be presented to parliament for its approval, and if that body should choose to repudiate it, well and good—"the House was all powerful." Our Senate is not content with the power to reject or repudiate the treaty; it desires to dictate the framing of it, and its constant public discussions are designed to shape the Paris negotiations as much as possible.—Springfield Republican.
The Twentieth Annual Report of the Mining Industry of Idaho, has just been received from the office of Robert Bell, mining inspector of this state. It is an interesting work and gives much valuable information on one of Idaho's greatest industries—mining. It is handsomely printed, well edited and filled from "river to river" with information that should be in the hands of every citizen of the Mountain Gem state. 