New Britain herald., 1917-05-24
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 Washington. May 74.1rmphatic d1sApproval of the peace proposais Of 0ufnpean sociaiists WAS skpressed lAse eetsFday by the Amef9eau gov- es1Anaest which denisd passpofxo to Annerican delegatAs to the atockholm conference and iasusd va rnine that any American sakinE part i1 tlas ne-i gotiaxinn1 swoulQ abe 4iabIe to hsavys.
 omctals explained that tn sovern- fold effect of di0cEa dttinx ganarAlly persons and of conAe In par- ticuIar the pressnt socialist ae1tation, regarded sincs its incepftOm IT In. spirsd by Germany.
 Secretary LAnsing ctted tho LoSMnS act Of 17s9 as dedninS tho punish- ment which might be expooted hy any American now In Stookhoiuh or who mieht go there without pAas- port and participate in tho noac6 d1s-s cusaions. Under thi0 law unnmfhnr- 2 ixed persons who directly or stn61peotay treat with foreign asents raoays1ing controversies q tho United 0tatos may be imptlsohed for tlxoo1 years and flned sS.ee0. l
 The American deIega4esstp ete ooaa- feressce are Victor L. Doaesr of 1f1l- wAukse and Norris Hillculk and AL sermon Leo Of Nov Yorl. Th6y 1fsro seiected .by the party.s axscuttv6 scoaz-! mfttee after no<&ble group of eo. cialists, hoAded by ChAx1oo HGWaxd Ruas6il ana William HnSlish vnalanUs hAd condemned tho muy1ansnk dng Y joint stafenent = the moot da&- eerous Of all tho kaasetss plotd
 The same sta4ement, dedAOunAed I11llouit and Lee, who Are eDc1a alk1e writer1, as radically pro- F. E Berssr. native of Apst has been editor Of sevsrAl m language newspapers In Mtt1n keo.
 American diplomatic A&ent1 Abroa4 have kept close watch on thu eo- ciaiis movement. and thsir Eapcrta gro understood to show cloaAfly fhAt the plan for = confsrence at toco- holm had its origin n 0er1aony. and has met with tho acfivs ea}0nsaee- mant q t6e Ger1nAn k6nt. PAssports 1lready hAvs been arnnted to 0efznan idolagatos. Run m a0<dMt ists Al1o h&ve selected de1e9A n the meeting n . xesult II las be11NAA here, Of 0ermau iniluence. IT lll- sciaIst perty of Great Brfta4n haG fused to sond repre m ltat1v N
 Tho eo-called I.o1an act Slae by oongress in 19ee A3tef Dr. nt ELoean, . member Of tho |Er30nds and . leader ln 11n politics, had made sa tosse - on . se1f-constitutal1@ z nnl1a ts- slated to cloee the VI aan1nG ach (sbatwsen tho Anaefican asl4 1ksnell l sgovsrnnentss Tho lsIzSaa1fA o1 t1s not 1olIoWs: z. < ss sasss Every cit1sa Of in I5natsd Gtate Whekher actnall re11 lent or abtdtnG 1ln IT - llAe IT n j my for6lgn conntry, ilo without the perInisGion or aafhof4t of SS E the Govefnment dirNetly or sndi rectly commences or cArr1eo on any verbal or wf3ttah carfs- spondence or interco,ixse with
 any foreign sovernment or any ofncer or agent thereof with m sS
 intent to influence tho ma ees
 or conduct Of any fo1sd1n apysFn-
 mont or of any otI1cer or NGent thereof in relation 10 any dis
 putes or contrpverstes with the
 United States or tos idefeat the
 meAsure of the 9o1eDnment of
 the United States;, and every per-
 son being . citisen of or resiAent
 within the UnitnA States and not duly auth silo counsels.
 advises ot as 6ls m my such
 correapondence with sach fntent
 slall be puniShod by mo of not
 more than S6.0oo aud by fnapfss-
 onment during ' term not lees than six months nor mora than
 three years.
 COILEGE lflEx IT. ENGLAND.