Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

GJneIdI GIQtI NO. 19Uts bLlt VI
the most important issued by the
. postoifce department, at least since
the entry OF the United States into
the world war, has just been pro
mulgated by Postmaster General
Burleson to postmasters. 1t is so
sweeping in its nature as to just
what is mailable, or rather what is
not mailable. in these trOublOus
times. that it Is reproduced in its
entirety, and should be carefully
read by all people who use the
mails 1t follows:
Section 4S1 Il of the Postal Laws
and Regulations is hereby amended
70 read as follows:
Every letter, writing. circular,
postal card, picture. print, ensrav-
ing, photograph, newspaper, pam
phIet. book or other publication.
matter or thing of any kind, in VIC
lation of any Of the provisions OF
this act IS hereby declared to be
nOnmailable matter and shall not
be conveyed in the mails or deliv-
cred from any postoffice or by
anv letter carrier: provided, that
nothing in this act shall be con
srrued as 10 authorize any person
other than an employe Of the dead
letter office. duly authorized there
to, or other person upon search
warrant authorized by law, to open
any letter not addressed to himself.
, That section / Of title y and all
other provisions Of the act entitled
An act to punish acts of interior
} ence with the foreign relations, the
neutrality. and the foreign COM
D merce Of the United States, to pun
+ ish espionage, and better to enforce
the criminal laws of the United
States. ard for other purposes ap-
: proved June Is, 1917, which apply
to section 3 Of title ! thereof shall
apply with equal force and effect
e TO said section 8 as amended.
:, Every letter, writing. circular.
/. postcard. picture, print, engraving,
!. photograph. newspaper, pamphlet,
- book. or other publication, matter
or thing, of any kind, containing
O any matter advocating or urging
l. treason. insuTrectiOn. or fOrClble
T. resistance to any law Of the United
'. States. is hereby declared to be non
maiIable
o Paragraphs / and of this sec
5. ton relate TO mail matter of any
y class which is in violation of any
OF the provisions Of the act OF
O June Is. 1917, known as the Espicn-
=. age act. as amended by the act OF
May IS, 1918, and applies specific
l. ally to section Of the said act, as
l. amended, which reads as follows:
Whoever, when the United
2 States is at war, shall willfully
make or convey false reports OF
false statements with intent to in
p terfere with the operation or sue
z. cess Of the military or naval forces
of the United States, or to promote
r. the success Of its enemies, or shall
" willfully make or convey false re
!pOrts or false statements, or say
n OF do anything except by way Of
4 bona fide and not disloyal advice tC
an investor or investors, with in
ia tent to obstruct the sale by the
i United States of bonds or other Sc
curities of the United States or the
! making Of loans by or to the United
: States. and whoever. when thu
-. United States is at war, shall will
fully cause. or attempt 10 cause, o.
incite, or attempt to incite, insub
ordination. dislOyalty, mutiny, Of
~ refusal of duty. N the military o.
4 naval forces Of the United States
n / or shall willfully ObStruCt or at
,e tempt 10 Obstruct the recruiting O.
o4 enlistment service Of the United
6 States, and whoever, when the Unit
ed States is at war. shall willfull.
X utter. print, write, or publish an,
aa disIoyal. prOfane, scurrillous O
abusive language about the form
X Of government Of the United States
ct or the constitution of the United
~ States. or the military or nava
k forces of the United States. or tn
r flag of the United States. or an,
language intended to bring tn
K form of government of the United
st States, or the constitution of tn
Ct United States, or the military o
III naval forces of the United States
lie or the flag Of the United States, O
the uniform of the army or navy o
X the United States. into contempt
tn sc0rn, .cOntumelv, or disrepute, o
~ shall wilIfulIy utter. print. write. O
lie publish any language intended t
Re incite, provoke, or encourage re
Ie sistance to the United States, or 4
promote the cause Of its enemies, o
II shall wiIIfully display the flag O
. any foreign enemy, or shall will
fully by utterance, writing, print
ne ing, publication. or languag,
spoken. urge, incite or advocate an
icurtaiIment of production in thi
=. country of any thing or things
product or products necessary o.
Re essential to the prosecution of tn
iwar in which the United States ma,