Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-19
FIRST SEM|-ANNUAL DEBATE
LAW STUDENTS OF NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY IN DISCUSSION.
Postmaster Generals Right to Ex-
clude Anarchistic Publications
From Mails.

The Debating Society of the National
University Law School held it's first semi
annual discussion for the scholastic veal
of 1908 at the National University Law
building. on 18th street near New York
avenue. last evening. The subject affirmed
that the Postmaster General should moi
be given the right to exclude publications
from the mails at his discretion because
they are anarchistic in tendency. The
affirmative side was supported by Charles
c. Redwood of Texas. Dodge H. Hemming
Of Kansas and Patrick J. Hurley of Okla
homa, and E. Albert Turner of Maryland
Victor p. Hammer of North Carolina and
John p. Tarbox of South Carolina repre-
| sented the negative side Of the PROPOSE
ton. The Judges were Mr.. J. Miller Ken
yon of the faculty, acting in place of Mr.
Hannis Taylor. who was unable to be
present: Mr.. Charles A. Prouty of the
interstate commerce commission and MIR.
Leverett F. Englesby Of the District bar
The presiding officer was MIR. John c.
Gladfelter of Illinois.
The decision of the judges was in favor
of the negative. and Messrs. Patrick ].
Hurley and John P. Tarbox were named
as honor men, with Mr.. Charles c. Red
wood as alternate. The debaters on the
affirmative side OF the question. Messrs
Hurley and Redwood. commended that the
proposition is un-American. inasmuch az
| it gives despotic power to one man. with
out the right of appeal. and that it is
wrong TO try to cure one evil by employ
ing a second evil as the remedy. Mr..
Redwood in the Affirmative also commended
that the judiciary and not the executive
branch of the government is the proper
one to exercise the function proposed to be
committed to the Postmaster General and
he declared that the sole authority for the
present exercise of the proposed right
by the Postmaster General was the Presi-
dents bare order. which he is seeking to
Justify by law that. does moot exist.
'If there is need of it. he said. 1.-The
legislature should make proper law to
At the case.
Argument for Negative.
Mr. Tarbox was considered to have pre-
scented the strongest argument for the
negative side. He referred to the devel-
opment Of society and the government Of
law and order out of unrestrained indi-
vidual liberty, and depicted the insidious
and malicious horrors of anarchy.
This government il ours" he declared
| lit was fought for by our forefathers and
belongs to us. No anarchist has a right
here. Let him go II he wishes the main
tenance Of the era of death and desola :
ton, or the rule of disordered individual
ity, to some Of the many vacant islands
of the sea and found an order of things
to suit himself. Our forefathers fled from
the old country to escape religious perse-
cution and the things they did not like
and made their home here in the wilder
ness The anarchist shall not take it
from us stain its fair name before the
| nations Of the EARTH
| Each Of the speakers was generously re-
warded with applause. and approval Of the
| judges decision. under the rules Of the
debate. was not unanimous.
| The officers OF the Debating Society of
the National University Law School are:
President. john &. Gladfelter. Illinois; vice
president. Thomas NJ. Baker. Georgia: re-
cOrding secretary. Dodge H. Hemming.
Kansas: corresponding secretary. ]. D. c.
Thomas Oregon: treasurer. ]. Dan Faber
Maryland: critic. J. r. Frazier. Pennsyl-
vania: sergeant arms, Frank L. Peck
ham. Pennsylvania: executive committee
Patrick J. Hurley Oklahoma James H.
Anderson. Idaho: Thomas ". Bramhall
New York Harold E. Smith, New Hamp-
shire.