Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-10
TO PROTECT THE PRESIDENT.
Provisions of the Bill Passed by the
House.

The bill passed yesterday by the House
of Representatives for the protection Of
the President is a substitute for the Senate
measure, which contained no anti-anarchy
provisions, but which did contain a pro-
vision omitted from the substitute for q
body guard for the President.
The substitute consists OF thirteen Sec
tions. 1t provides that any person who
shall unlawfully. purposely and knowingly
kill the President or Vice President, or any
officer entitled by law to succeed to the
presidency, any foreign ambassador or min
lister accredited to this country while en-
gagged IN the performance of his official du-
ties, or because of his official character, or
because of any of his acts or omis-
sions," shall suffer death. Any person who
attempts to commit any Of the above Of
lenses shall be imprisoned not less than ten
years.
Any person while engaged in an unlawful
attempt to infict grievous bodily harm upon
the President, or any person entitled to sue
coed him, If he inflicts injuries which cause
death shall be imprisoned for life; If such
injuries do not cause death such offender
snail be imprisoned not less than five years.
Any person who aids abets or conspires
with another to commit any of the above
onenSeS shall be deemed a principal. Any
person who knowingly harbors, conceals or
aids with intent that he may avoid arrest
or punishment any person who has COM
imprisoned from one to twenty-five years.
Any person who advocates the unlawful
killing of an officer of the government or OF
the government of any civilized nation be-
cause OF his official chara cter, or who OPEN
ly 1uStifies such killing with intent to se-
cure the commission of any of the above
offenses, shall be fined from 500 to 5000
ana imprisoned from one to twenty years.
Any person who conspires or advises any
person to assault or kill, within or without
the United States, the chief magistrate of q
foreign country because of his official char
acter shall be punished as follows: If the
attempt is made and death results such Of
fender shall suffer death. If such attempt
does not result in death the punishment
shall be a fine OF 500 to 5000 and ini=.
prisonment from five to twenty-five years.
II such attempt is not made the punish
ment shall be a similar fine and imprison-
ment from one to five years. Section IL
provides that no person who Is opposed to
all organized government or is member OK
any organization entertaining or teaching
such opposition shall be admitted into the
United States. and that any person who
aids such person to enter shall be fined
from $500 to 50 900 and imprisoned from one
to five years. Section II prohibits the nat
uralization Of anarchists and empowers the
courts to investigate, and before issuing
final papers to require the affidavit Of the
applicant affirming the truth of every ma
terial fact necessary for naturalization. The
last section Of the bill provides that in all
prosecutions under the first seven sections
Of the act it should be presumed, until the
contrary is proved, that the president or
other officer was engaged in his official du-
ties at the time of the offense.