The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-07-30
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-; ,ne suggestion of an official OF
Zoe United States Department OF
.f".tica and of the State Council OF
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Il i. o. c..;;t tion the Espionage Act passed
- -. Is, 1918, Section 8, under which
the Federal government prosecutes
those accused of disloyal utterances
That section is as follows:
whoever, whenever the Unitef
States is at war, shall wilfully make
or convey false reports or false state
neuts with intent to interfere with
the operation or sucless of the mlll-
tary or naval forces Of the United
States, Or to promote the success OF
it's enemies, or shall wilfuliy make
Or convey false reports or false state
ments, or say or do anything except
by way Of bona fide and not dlsloyal
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with intent to obstruct the sale by
the United States of bonds CT other
securities Of the United States CT the
making c., loans by Or to the United
States, and whoever. when the United
States IS at war, 81 wilful.y cause
Or attempt to cars =. y incite Or at
tempt to incite, INSTRUMENTATION, dis
loyalty. mut;ny or refusal Of duty.
in the military or aaval forces Of the
United States, Or shall wilfGly OBJ
strUct the recruiting or enlistment
service OF the United States, and
whoever when the United States is 1t
war. shall wilfully utter, print write
Or publish any disloyal, profane,
scurrilous or abusive language about
tie form of government of the United
States, or the Constitution of the
United States, or the military or nava!
fcraes Of the United States, or the
Tag of the United States, or the uni
forn, of the Army Or Navy Of the
United States, or any language in
tended to bring the form of govern
ment of the United States or any
language intended to bring the form
of government of the United States,
ors,she Constitution of the United
States, or the military or naval forces
of the United States, or the flag of the
United States, or the uniform of the
Army or Navy of the United States
into contempt, scorn, contumeiy or
disrepute, or shall wilfully utter,
print write or publish any language
intended to incite, provoke or en-
courge resistance of the United States
or to promote the cause of its enem-
les, or shall wilfully display the flag
of any foreign enemy, or shall will
fully by utterance, writing, printing,
publication, or language spoken urge:
incite or advocate any curtailment OF
production in this country of any
thing or things, product OR products,
necessary or essential to the pTosecu-
ton of the war in which the United
States may be engaged, with intent
by such curtailment to cripple or
hinder the United States in the pros
ecution of the war, and whoever shall
wilfully advocate, teach, defend, or
suggest the doing of any Of the acts
Or things in this section enumerated,
and whoever shall by word Or act
support Or favor the cause of any
country with which the United States
IS at war or by word or act oppose
the cause of the United States herein,
shall be punished by fine of not
more than $4,000 or imprisonment
for not more than five years, Or
BOTH
Note that the act is very sweeping
and comprehens:ve. covering num-
Der of classes OF acts and utterances.
Had this whole statute been in force
when the United States declared that
state of war existed between this ma
ton and Germany, either there would
have been less disloyal speech in this
country or there would have been
more disloyalists in Jail. Whoever
promotes the cause of it's enemies
is punishable, and under that in all
probability. attacks on the allies of
tie United States are punishable. It
IS the patriotic duty of loyal citizens
to farliltarize themselves with the
Espionage Act ard report violations
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