The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-01
UNDERSTANDS
OPINION BASIS
FOR A CONTEST
New York Newspaper Hope
10 Show That Recent Pub
Iicity Law Is Unconstitu
tional, and Quote Attor-
ney General IN Effort.

.unfEEf.nE the HtIiHftUua.I.N uf tH#
newspapers publicity v today fled
With me United States supreme court
aT opinion uf Attorney General Wick
erHham sH their answer 90 Solicitor
General BlHIfa argument q faver o.
the law
The solicitor rsrsrars defense ~ the
Iw e. built on ere theory that the
law established new conditions regI-
atinE the Admission ~ 1rwEpa perH az
second class mail
Atf1rrevs fHr fFe plaintiff "a reply
referred 20 EH opinion of Attorney
General WfekerHlau .IvFu % THrf-
master General HlfrhuugE which saIs
o. uroTlso 10 statutes should not be-
..ufuaed with tle statutes relating o.
Ftcond class mail matter.
The court WiN hear .ral Arguments
Monday
The brief discusses Fr.r the p1vrsr
90 tEe federal government Indirectly
o. CENSOR ere press through Tire reEu-
iHtIon % che maiIE and reviews az
length the struggle Con- England and
America 20 free tHe rress from re-
HlrHlnf and ere meaning o. TIRE first
amendment f5raId1iuE aH~ ahridg-
ueut of fhe freedom sf fha press
CANNOT REGULATE JOURNALISM
Mr Beck argues that aH ths con
sIitutun GA not expressly Tvs any
power fr regulate journalism ans ar
tempted regulation can onIy he fufu-
Hod aB q nrcrFeHF.. ard proper means
90 carry nuf some federal function.
De denies rhsf the regulation OF
newspaper ownership and Che enforced
publicity ~ go business can be- az aT-
rroprf8fe means ~ carrying Que The
federal power over Ere mBUF
The brief reviews au ire decisions
az fhf supreme court numbering over
have been 'rraf.H1feT be- fra supreme
court D. want cT constitutional power
and M claims tHnf arH present 'aH lH
within fhf drrfr'rs ~ those DECISIONS.
ar Hn#s strongly EruHgurra ere idea
that congress can s1 use ita powers
81 ta accomplish agruustitatiaua'
ends
This ere frisf calls publication ~
lrfIFerfIan and &C. cites fhr r1mmod-
titles clause 81 the Hepburn buL SEM
afor Heveridwpa child labor bU and
fHe present uewFuaper law az afriR-
rs examples rf en- attempted uCrFcr-
zion ~ federal power fn accomplish
After REVERSING fHr r.rHrrIr whIrh
les both Enr.ard and nar.ra rs ths
freedom ~ the press. Ha asserts fhat
much liberty consists r1I only In free
dTm rom absolute pro IIhifi n. hIf s1-
80 Of exemption from any hurdensame
~ unreasonable restraint ANY undue
burden upan wrfuuE ~ publication a.
other restriction ~ ere frH right ~
print and circulate Is an ahridremrnt
~ the press arid contrary to the first
amendment
The brief arFaes chat fHr enforced
publication Hf % rrUEua per company
circulation ard fnr publisher rrrIf.
tore would unfH'e burden f1e power
81 the wraa rHaHnanrr tn compete
vifh che stronger arH IH mary raaaa
drive fhH weak rH# rHaHrr f1 The wal.
Hc further Hr~ .H IHHf AZ tre time
tHe fret amendment was adopted the.
.wurrEuHsf dies n1fan 40 Ideas uas
generally rrrHwr HrHI |u discussion TrH.
letters nf IuHIHF aTr cited. HH also
tFe fact that fnr constitution HfrfrF
been - ffr ffIHraIIHf uewHrarnHF.
Published arH1gmJlaIs - milton.
Madison end Tar.
RESTRICTS FREEDOM.
Any attempt fa urmuH. rnwHu HfT
fH dtsr.use either Ifa owners az ffs
CREDITOR Hr fn H1ura. 90 fa mars nH
a. adFHH.|r.mHrf matter which o. HrH
THH.fsFa. or consideration. restricts
fha freedom ~ discussion ard Is cone
fraFT ts fre custom NJ Emrarsanaf
rr.IiHE which prevailed 1rrauv In
ENGLAND and America when the con-
ftI.uIru FHH framed
The brief further argues thnf ere
."urHur.H 20 fHr newspaper HnI-
#uEH T# enforce frr policy 81 nuH.
...f. HIHru.. .a#H.rHHfI violates
tHF rf.H amendment .n taking prop
FL. - WIf"ru. |Hr processes HI law
ST. EH.E argues rHrE r law raa che
rHrif ~ sincerity I'D fr.f Or makes DO .
HrrrrrIH.a. Hrr.HHs# an #tIrF a means
fu carry nH. amy constitutional power.
Hr quotes tHH debates rf congress ne
showing chat fHH authors Of tha trI
Senators E-HrH. ard Reed and Repre-
slffaffsra H.nr ufrrrarff and
a-Hers 40 admitted tat che Frrrrse
~ the uHf wsa fH compel public
rrIHHgfH rF t.H Ownership ~ nrur.
uaurra rns HE f.n Influence which
dictated fFr|r policies
TrH supreme conn be ereH.rT-F So
Monday rrr. fHr HrH HrrrrHr. ~ fHI..
tees case p. .H HEHr-fH. .Hn. Harer.
~ Morris u. Open ..H #.sr frr enc
~rrFHFHfHH Solicitor General r...
#" srHr. fHr fH. E..arrmrHT and
James 90 Hr~# 1913 make .TH closing
.r -.u#Hr Coz ..- r.#HH. per press
Darren-HfH ef--.. ..#"-. ....