New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-15

IN The CALI has been cited in support
of the extraordinary proceeding
against the paper Not single spe,.
cinc charge has been formulated
against IT,. 80 opportunity has been
afforded 10 the paper 20 defend itself.
THE third assistant TO the Post
master General. person never elected
by the people and totally unknown to
the people. Is the sole accuser, judge
and cxccut:oner Of :he peoples organs
Of public expression. He Is prolific
accGser, q merclcss Judge and a
prompt cXecutiCner.
Ills axe began 20 fall first upon
the weekly opposition papers. In their
case the withdrawal Of the mailing
rights meant complete and immediate
destruction. Then came the Socialist
daily papers in rapid succession-'The
Milwaukee Leader the Hungarian
'Eloro. the Russian 'Novy Mir the
German 'N0lkszcitung, the Jewish
daily Forward and finally The Call
And the great people of the great
American Republic stand silent and
passive before this boldest of all at
tacks upon the most vital Of the rights
and Liberties. This is the great tragedy
OF i.
There is no reason 20 believe that
the crusade Of eXtcrminab viii stop
40 the Socialis. press. Emboldened by
the passive acquiescence Of the people
our PostOffice bureaucracy may extend
the ban to all publications that dare to
disagree with the policies OF the Ad-
ministration or 20 critIcise public Of
icials. and if permitted to DO 20 under
the protest Of gar measure II may
continue the law.Css practice IN times
Of peace
an the face Of his grave menace to
the freedom of the American press
there is but one organized force, one
political party in the whole country
that has the courage 10 raise its voice
in public protest. warning and con-
domination the party of the Socialists
Socialists Accept Challenge
"ln attempting 20 suppress our pub
lcations ,hc powers that be arc cnal-
longing the Socialist Increment. We
accept the challenge
The CALI win lose several thou
sand readers OJt Of town BY the with
holding of its mailing tight. Let Us
g.. for our paper ten thousand new
rccaers in the civ for every thousand
lost 81 the country We can do it.
The Poato.hce Department has made the
task easy
THE shortsightad Washington bu-
rcaucracy expects TO scamp out the
Socialist movement by destroying it's
organs OF expression. Vain and silly
cndeayor The Socialist movement can
not bc killed. Its great ideals Of human
liberty and social justice cannot be
s-ppres cd; its lofty spirit of brother
hood canno. De s'hed. The Socialis'
movement thrisc- and grows and wins
under persecution.
"Ihe tsrar.. OF Europe have learned
tlls lessor. % tGci- sorrow. The Ger
man Raises and ttc Russia Car have
tried ~. They have o-tIawcd the So
c.aust gospel and suppressed all So
clal,t publications for many years.
Germany, four million Socialists are
to-day the greatest menace of Ger
man autocracy. and Russian socialism
rules the Russian republic.
There is. however. one great and
fundamental difference between the
autocratic tg.mes Of Europe and our
american democracy.
The crowd outside and the audience
apparently started homeward. but three
thousand formed column which
marcted ~ Fifth avenue go the Union
League Club Pm front Of the club they
stopped and c-ied out Down with
CAPITALISTS give Us Tree press
Tine marche.s continued 20 the Wal
dorf Astoria and the NcAlpin and re-
pcated their calls o.. Down with cap
ItalIstst" Then they went through
Thlrty-th.rd street 70 Seventh Avenue
Here they met squad Of soldiers on
their way back 20 Naphank.
When the soldiers learned the pur-
port of the shouts they started a little
Dat ou their own account The march
c-. Ec 60 Disposed