The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-29
LONG AND Strong Arm
NOT POSSESSED BY THE FEDERAL COURT OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

The Public great journal democracy thus
pures the absurd attempt the old
sedion laws:
be little connection between the
proceedings Washington against the New York World for edious
proceedings there against the American Federaonst
shall have distinguish labor libel Yet the two
intimately related Each different phase of tendency
usurpaon power In the Fedeatonist the
ceengs destroy freedom of the by eng questions
the arbitrary determination of injunction judges,
thereby destroying the American principle that libel ures
decide the uespubcaion beous character publishers
and jsti6abeness of publication In the World
proceedings subject publishers all the United States
0 trial in the District of Columbia.
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The proceedings against the World therefore of vastly
greater moment people United States than question
regarding graft with the Isman canal important
some questions For these proceedings menace
to general of the press They greater
than was the dion 798 which the Federaist party
responsible and which drove it from power
That old edion law made crime to publish beS upon the
President or Congress- editors tried convicted and
imprisoned the Federal courts in their own
States people realizing the danger brdng the press
exposures of and the central government reaz
ing that that officials be subject bes than that
the peoples quietly undermined by which the press
dared not expose deoce indignation against the sed
ton the edon law mild in comparison with these
proceedings against the New World They go farther to-
ward despotis dpotc old Federasts dreamed OF
going
Not only does Federal government take jurisdiction Of bes
by making subject Federal mdictnentwhich was all that
the seon law of 1898 dobu by making them trabe
at Washington though they be published the most remote part OF
the Union goes length of centraizng the OF the
Federal government the press Of the whole country
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Consider the matter of Columbia the only place
other than Territories yet advanced to Statehood which
cens not distinctly Federal may be tried the Federal courts
In the District Columbia all phases of the law within the us
dicton Federal whereas in the States the Fedea
courts have no jurisdiction over involving the authority
of the Federal constitution Federal court Illinois cannot try
criminal libel case questions Of libel within State are e
crsie1v Of State concern But District of Columbia the
Federal court may try criminal libel because the District
of Columbia within State The Federal courts there com
bne the jurisdiction which State divided between State ana
Federal So long then person within the District OF
Columbia of kind against the pease and ofoe
of the District entirely right that he be tried there Con
oenv an Indictment against Mr. Gonpers might be right enough
for his ofense oense committed within the District
of Columbia The question his IS not one OF territorial
urisdicton question of by injunction But te
question in Mt Putzers Of territorial urdlcon MS
ofense oese otense against his State Fos
bv it NAV be conceded might be indicted in the District
of Columbia for sending belos publication into that rlsdcon
on the ncne that one State dct the resident of another tor
sending beous publication borders But the State winch
ndc under cannot try the offender unless ne
comes voluntarily into its jurisdiction bring him there
against his will So of Mr. Pulitzer II the courts OF the
District of Columbia may they cannot compel his attend
ance without thereby establishing precedent for sbecng every
publisher liability transportation to Washington Tor
trial for anv uterance gives oense to Federal oc1a
To concede the lawful power of the District of Columbia to
bring witnesses State its courts by subpoena or to bring
any alleged State before its courts by warrant to
concede that all judicial power all throughout the
United States resides the of the District OF Columbia pro
onoftle enable thent0