The Ordway new era., 1917-03-23
VERNMENT 50 PATERNALISTC AND
SlTORIAL THAT FREEDOM SA MOCKERY?
- w. F. WILEY: Editor Cincinnati Enquirer
(By United Press Association.)

OHIO ~ y. Wiley, editor Of the
O1ne11 airer. delivered an ad-
dreaa bocome q classic In edi-
IA 49, Startled his audience OF
q he proved to them that
t&4 freedom of the press Is no
r M are. excerpts from Mr.
114ress, which is considered
! - most fearless public utter
ne day:
;s ~ swiftly and as surely as. the
0&11@e or1nds its resistless way down
u1pNe4in slopes, sweeping before 1t
~ - and growth and development,
~ 1Aexo y sweeping down on the
IGl6 of America the relentless, cold.
rniloes un-American avalanche Of
ooVornmehtAl censorship.
IL y inconceivabls to my mind that
nrssianisation Of the American press
win bs permitted to go ON unheeded
and unchecked And yet the end Of
the effort TO throttle us is not In sight.
To the local effor@ of Alabama. West
Virginia and other states to prevent
the sails OF circulation Of newspapers
containing Advertisements of u certain
character 10 added now the proposal
Of The coaGrets of the United States
70 prevent ashe carrying by mail any
where. az &ewspapers containing such
adverfie1mx matter. That proposal
has alrpady been endorsed by the sem,
Ats. and u reports may be believed, it
Ntll recsivs also the approval of the
house Of representatives.
There n pending. too. in the senate
. resolutions declaring that United
States district courts shall have no
power - declare an act Of congress
uncoua<f National.
\ I aWs not hore to make defense OF
the lto1or tramc, nor to plead for
thooo u6Wspapers and other periodic
ais that carry the advertising of this
business. Personally. have no in
terest IN ths business direct or In
direct nor have ever defended 1t.
epeaking 70 you tonight as man to
man, I may add. even. that l am per-
spnally opposed to some phases of 1t
for many reasons, but I am more
strongly opposed to the insidious eff
tort, Of which this proposed legisla-
ton u the opening wedge. to repeal or
To emascalat4 Article 1 Of the amend
ments a. NJ Constitution Of the
United GtAtoa, which provides that
there shan to no abridgement Of the
freedom q ne press.
Il. ID m aSe old fight, my friends,
thie iunfsteQt eRort to prevent the ex-
eroiso of honest criticism Of man and
measuress e has it's beginning in
~. Aim. derk days when tyranny was
rtl6 when kiAgs could do no wrong
S6h4 when he who tremendously
! IN voice in complaint or criti-
/ (kose Occupying the seats Of
Il yy2 III paid for such indiscretion
IA Of the Associated Ohio
u4f u 8Sft1e is on. There is even
'66t1 ~ . governmental censor
shfi 7 0feos, but the first Shiny
teutf IN inquisition have been
thrust hgly and with sinister
purp1S3 complete official DOM
tnati60s kfrol Of editorial utter
M Let ~ l(4 1etter received by the
editor " ohio newspaper With
which moGt bu are familiar:
ehs--There peen submltted 70 tnis
Not Resuiats iSrythins7" purportins to
have. been pubfli16ed in Jan. T. 1917. issue
Or your publication, with the suggestion
that 1t waa pubIished for valuable con-
Alteration and should. therefore. have
b&oA naArked ~ an advertisement. IN
&pcrdnnc6 with the provisions OF the
sSf1of Au6. ~, 1913. copy of which Is
n "a This office would be pleased to
hsyS 6 btatSmsnt from you in regard to
49, .,,,,rv
Z ss A. NJ. DOCKERY.
~ \; "a Asst. Postmaster General.
II 3nffal referred to follows:
\ ~ Regulate Everythlns7
~ the board of governors Of
tSH Advertisers club to the
<e&l3 Missing bill pending in con-
Six and sensible. This meas
ID into law, Is to withhold
~ any pubica tion or printed
taslnk Intoxicating liquors
OF this bill into law will
recedent which quickly and
IA to governmental censor
X nted matter. II It becomes
Il ublish advertising relating
~ Intoxicating liquora. It will
III 70 prohibit the advertising
~ underwear. OF stockings
!. - pr commodity In which .
k1SNS f the public 10 Interested
X k9 st appear that law SO
peration would be In con-
the constitutional guaran-
fess. Not because the bill
Atss to advertising Of aico-
the broader reason that II
6a personal rights. members
ould study the men at,ra sori-
committing themselves TO its
. before you indisputable
ut an inQuisitional govern
ching with lynx eyes every