The Iola register., 1901-11-08
CURTIS
NEW BILL
He Will Introduce an Anti
anarchist Measure
Its Features are AIMED at Anarchists
Their Sympathizers and Yellow
Journals
SWEEPING IN PROVISIONS
Death to be the Penalty of
the Proposed Law
Will Protect the President, Nlce-presi'
dent, Cabinet and Judges of the
the Supreme Court

Charles Curtis has completed draft
of bill for the suppression and pun
ishment of anarchists which he will
introduce at the coming session of
congress. The provisions of the bill
are very sweeping, They catch an
archists and their sympathizers an d
also yellow journals.
The full text of the bill follows:
ITO provide for the general welfare
of the United States, defining certain
crimes against the government of the
United States, providing punishment
therefor and for other purposes.
"Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States OF America in congress as
sembled:
THAT every person who shall, with
in the United States, unlawfully and
wilfully kill or assault with intent to
kill, the president or vice president, a
member of the presidents cabinet. the
chief justice or ajustice of the supreme
court of the United States, shall be
deemed guilty Of crime against the
government of the United States and
upon conviction thereof shall suffer
death.
"Sec. ,. That if two or more per-
sons, within the United States, con-
spire to put the president or vice presi-
dent of the United States, member of
the presidents cabinet, the chief JUS
tice or justice of the supreme court
of the United States to death, each of
them shall be deemed guilty of a
crime against the government of the
United States and upon conviction
thereof shall suffer death.
"Sec, , That every person who
shall within the United States, incite,
encourage, promote or advocate an
assault with intent to kill upon the
president or vice president of the
United States, member of the presi-
dents cabinet, the chief justice or a
justice of the supreme court of the
United States, shall be deemed guilty
Of crime against the government OF
the United States, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall suffer death. Pro-
vided, that nothing in this section
shall be held or construed to prevent
a candid, full and fair discussion OF
public events and public measures,
nor to prevent just and fair criticism
OF any public officer.
"Sec. 4. That every person, who
shall within the United States, incite,
encourage, promote or advance, the
overthrow of the government of the
United States, or who shall diffuse the
doctrine Of anarchy, shall be deemed
guilty OF a crime against the govern
ment of the United States, and upon
conviction thereof shall suffer death.
Provided, that nothing in this section
shall be held or construed to prevent
"a condid, full and free discussion o. t
public events and public measurers,
nor to prevent just and fair criticism
of any public officer.
'Sec. 3. That every person who
shall join, organize or aid and assist
in organizing or belong to any an
archist society, club or organization,
or who shall join, organize or aid or
assist in organizing or belong to any
other society, club or organization,
the object of which is to overthrow,
subvert or change the government OF
the United States, shall be deemed
guilty of crime against the govern
ment of the United States and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by
confinement at hard labor, in any
United States penitentiary not less
than twenty years or during life, in
the discretion of the court.
"Sec. 6. That every person who
shall knowingly write, print or pub.
lish, or shall cause TO be written,
printed or published, any editorial,
article, letter, circular, picture on
cartoon, intended and designed to eX.
pose the president or vice president oi
the United States, any member of the
presidents cabinet, the chief justice
or any Justice of the supreme court OF
the United States, to public hatred
scorn or contempt, shall be deemed
gailty of crime against the govern
ment of the United States, and upon
conviction thereof shall he punished
by confinement at hard labor in any
United States penuentiary not more
than ten years or less than one year
Provided, that nothing herein Shall bC
held or construed to prevent candid,
iull AMI free presentation OF publ,