The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-13
SECRET AGENTS
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This was considered significant in
view OF the United States ability to
maintain the normal functions of or
binary government machinery to a
much greater extent than other bel
ligerents.
The governments interiment policy
also has been more lenient than those
OF England and France, the attorney
general stated, and the efficacy of
the methods and principles are evi.
denced by the good order generally
maintained
Systematic disloyal propaganda
became failure during the first year
of the war" he said Shortly after
our entry into the war this propa-
ganda, supported chiefly by those in
fuences and organizations which had
opposed the declaration of war. mani
tested itself in distinct opposition to
the adoption and operation OF the Sc
lective service act but this type OF
suppressed and destroyed. 1t was fol
lowed by manifestations of propa-
ganda Of an economic and social char
aCter. clearly supported in the main
by sympathizers with the enemy pow
ers. This general type OF propaganda
reached its height in the autumn of
1917. but gained no great Roadway.
and was declining by January l, 1918
Various other types OF propaganda
have appeared sporadically, but none
Of them gained any substantial foot,
ing, and it may be fairly said tha'
prior to July l, 1918, the effort of
German sympathizers in the field "'
disloyal propaganda had almost com
pletely failed"
The department has been hampered
in suppressinE propaganda. said the
attorney general. by "self-appointed
committees or associations of citizens
who, ignorant of or dissatisfied with
the scope of the federal laws. or iur-
isdictiOn. have sought to supplement
them by extra-legal measures Of in
imidation and punishment" Another
hampering influence was the dissem-
nation of hundreds of unfounded re
ports relating to the use of poison
gas by enemy agents. ground glass
in food, and damage to Red Cross
supplies.
Referring to difficulties with mem
hers Of the l. w w. "pseudo-Social-
lists" and similar bodies, the attorney
general says:
at has been the policy of this de
nartment that no person should he
prosecuted or informed solely by rea-
son Of his membership in any such
organization. that guilt Is always
personal. and that under no circum-
stances should any organization or
body of men be prosecuted as such
Less than per cent of the enemy
aliens arrested on suspicion and later
paroled have again fallen under sus-
Dicion or the $4,000 enemy aliens
applying for permission to complete
their naturalization. which was
stopped on the declaration of war
reports on more than 10000 have been
furnished the naturalization authori-
ties of the department OF labor
Discussing the enforcement OF the
antitrust laws, Attorney General
Gregory says,
when natural laws of trade hroat
down. as they have done during the
war in MANY branches Of trade. di-
rect government nction with rosneCt
to Dri"os and methods of distribution
NAV become essential in order to nre
won't private control of markets. fnr
whom natural laws of trade can no
longor he depcnded unon tn REGULATE
markets the only choice IL between
"rtjfcinl control imposed nv nrivatn
interests and artificial control imnOsed
nv n"hlic agencies. In these circu"'-
stances. therefore. such direct gov
eminent action. so far from running
counter to the purpose of the Sher
man act. is directly in line with It."
The attorney general said the hear
ing Of pending antitrust cases in the
sunreme court had been postponed on
motion OF the government because
"the dissolution of these combna-
tions would require financial opera
lions on a large scale, which It would
not be in the public interest to I'M
dertake in the present condition of
the money market, brought about by
the war"
Mr.. Gregorv's recommendations pro
pose legislation to make n feder"'
warrant run to any part of the United
States. so that indicted individuals
can not escape trial so easily: retire
ment OF federal Judges at the age Of
70 II thew have served ten wears or