El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-27
OUR ENEMIES WITHIN
Foreign Language Press Is Hurting The Country
New York Official Thinks Curling Is Necessary

, frankly anarchists. opposed to all
warfare except the Industrial warfare
or the J. vs.. w
They insist TO their c-eduIOus read
ers tnat ours is q government Of cap
Ira-ists, that president Wilson is the
craven tool ol Wall street, that our
people do not want war. no matter
" nat Germany.s aggression and IN
t-ntlon. that our allies are bent on
conquest and on the destruction Of an
wants only 90 be let alone, that deuOc-
rac- has been crucified and America
Frusslaulzed- that Wilson's lust for
power would make the kaiser lo0l
Ike a panlandler. that Germany IS
lmpregnab-e and viii defeat the whole
world. that We an want peace and
that only the Ereed Of the mOueyed
interests stands in the way OF nu-
mainly.
our laws are so very lax that 10 is
easy for these editors TO stay within
their letter Almost every paragraph
they write is zeal treason 10 this coun-
Try, but in many Instances the phras-
ing is SO subtle that no action can be
main tanned under our present statutes.
Don't Suppress Curb
When So many OF our residents
cannot read English. we should be
foolish TO cut them off from any
newspaper at all and thus put them az
the mercy OF the rumOr mOnger-thar
--aA"A -.a 3 Aaa. imam eHEaAAl AAN
fine a tool against our internal peace
But we should have some sort or
effective control l- is not enough 10
bar these papers from the mails They
would S--- circulate Via the news
stands. as many OF them iu New York
City now do, with practically their
entire issue A responsible and alert
federal officer should have the power
90 shut down the lid hard on any edi-
tor who manifested an uu-American
attitude
This is no time for ssy-fo0ting
or for compromising iu the name Or
Tree speech All freedom IS relative.
To say that man has n right to sa
anything he plelses az any time iF
absurd He might as wel say he has
the right 90 deliver political address
in church while the minister i5 att
tempting 90 pray.
should Be Denied Rights OF Citizens.
III these EDITORS won Q help America.
they should be denied the opportunity
to injure her. II one moment the-
shout that. because they are not citi-
zens. they should not be made to do
their part 20 uphold the government
they should not be allowed -ne next
moment o. claim the privileges which
90 with citizenship.
Icey are deliberately poisoning the
minds OF a large section Of our popu-
iarloH- To makes no difference that
rleT do Do within the law and frIi-
rectly- One might as well poison t-s
water man drinks as 20 poison the
veil from which he gets the water.
Mos Of our aliens came over here
TO share in the burdens Of govern
ment as well as its benefits they
want TO 90 their part and they would
do 10 gladly II not blinded 20 their
duty By a vicious section OF their
press
we have a right 90 look for active
sympathy from every resident Of this
country regardless OF his citizenship.
IL we fail 20 get that. We have q riEh-
20 demand a least his 1eut-a li-v- and
II we fan 10 set that. 10 is our duty 70
use whatever form may be necessary
70 insure our couItrrs safe-y"-
Copyright, 1917. the Tribune Associa-
zion.