The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-11

has not Jet chosen 10 create one. and. with
the greatest Difference. u does net seem 10 me
that anything here challenged can be Illegal
uDsn any ether assumption.
These judges who are insisting up
on upholding in spirit and letter our
fundamental law and that free denoc-
racy that has made America the very
antithesis of autocratic governments,
refuse to sanction bureaucratic inter
probation of law that in their opinion
far transcends the intent Of the stat
ute. Nor are they alone in this stand.
Editors, publishers and popular or
CARNATIONS are sounding the alarm.
Perhaps the most significant 81
torial utterance that has outspokeEl!y
denounced the officious governmental
bureaucrats is the New York World.
We say most significant because the
World is one Of the staunchest ad-
ministration periodicals as well az
probably the most widely circulated
and most influential democratic daily
in America. Indeed, 1t is probably
safe to say that the World and Tinsss
exert more influence on the demo-
cratic party throughout the nation
than any other ten dailies.
The "World'' on Judge Hands
Decision
On July 25th the New York World
published an editorial on Justice
Hands decision which combined COM
mon sense and sound law as clearly
as it voiced the constitutional pro-
visions of our government and the
basic theory of democracy on which
those provisions rest.
The following is the editorial which
we quote In full and trust that our
millions of readers will preserve it
as coming from the leading demo-
cratic daily Of the land and being eae
of the bravest, sanest and soundest
utterances In behalf Of our basic de-
mocracy which has appeared during
the present crisis
The Worlds" Condemnation Of
Bureaucratic Assumption
Jadss Learned Hand Of the United States
District Court decides that the postofaee
department has not shown suileient reason
for excluding the Masses frym the nails
| He accordingly lifts ths ban placed upou that
radical publication BY the past sfAss DEPART
ment.
The Masses has been either violating the
h.r. has essT,. SSs s'sp ys.l 'ss s.S' nav
II b for the public prosecutor to accuse. for
q grand Jury 10 indlet, for q trial Jury 10
render . finding Of fact and for fudge to
gsnish under the Ia law c,n II Is NOT FoR The
EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS
IL there b no alleged vIolatiou Of federal
law. then the post sfies IN exela1ing frop the
mails arreEstss TO Itself . legislative pswer
to create onenses a. well a. an executive ard
judicial power to deal with them within its
own activities.
On any theory Of the postal service as .
public lnsti.atISn; whish y Il: fact; SUCH
P0wER OUGHT 70 be UNTHiNKABiE.
II is plain usnrpstion. and In 50 far q Judes
Hands decision goes toward reminding The
postal authorities Of the fact II u grsatlY
welcome. The pest sh1es department. was
political opinions.
Of equal significance and impor-
tance as the above editorial from the
World is the fearless outspoken ut
terance Of Mr.. Louis Wiley, business
manager Of the New York Tines
made in a public address before the
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chamber
of Commerce on July 10, 1917, ana
: reported in the daily press. Our
notice Of this speech as given below
is taken from the WGshinstos Post
. of July goth where It appeared under
the heading "Public Crisis Needs