Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-07-04

Tie Federal laW RslNdisg DisIeyalty.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the
United States Of America In Con.
gress assembled, That section
three OF title one Of the act en-.
titlsd IAN act to punish acts OF
Interference with the foreign re.
lations, the neutrality, and the
foreign commerce Of. the United
States. to punish espionage, and
better to enforce the crminallaw
Of the United Stairs, and.for 9th.
or purposes" approved June tlf-
teenth, nineteen hundred and
seventeen, be, and. the same is
hereby, amended so as to read
as follows:
"Sec. 8. Whoever, when the
United States is at war. shall
willfully make or convey false re.
ports or false statements with
intent to interfere with the oper.
alton or success of the military
or naval forces OF the United
States, or to promote the success
Of ito enemies. or shall willfully
make or convey false reports or
false statements. or say or. do
anything except by way OF bona
tide and not disloyal advice to
an investor or investors, with in.
tent to obstruct the sale by the
United States OF bonds or other
securities OF the United States,
and whoever, when the United
States il at war, shall willfully
cause, or attempt to cause, or
incits or attempt to incite in.
subordination, disloyalty, mutt.
nv, or refusal Of duty, in the mi
iitary or naval forces of the Uni.
ted States, or shall willfully OBJ
struct or attempt to obstruct
the recruiting or enlistment ser.
vice -of the United States,, and
whoever, when the United States
ia ct war, shall wlllfully utter,
print, or write. or publish any
disloyal, profane, ,scurrilous or
abusive language about the form
Of government of the United
States. or the Constitution Of the
United States, or the military or
naval forces OF the United States
or the flag of the United States,
o. the uniform of the Army and
Navy Of the United States or any
language intended to bring the
form Of government OF United
States, or Constitution OF the
United States, or the military or
naval forces OF the United States,
or the flag OF the Unitel States,
or the uniform of the Army and
Navy Of the United States into
contempt, scorn, contumel, o1
disrepute, or shall wlllfully utter,
print, write or publish any Ian
guage intended to incite, ps6
woke or encourage resistance tc
the United states, or promote
the eau 70 OF its enemisss oIxthal
wilfQlly display the ndg OF any
foreign enemy, or shall wilfully
bv ,utterance, writing, publica
ton, or language spoken, urge
incite, or advocate any curtail
ment of production in this coun
try or anything or things, prod.
uct or products, necessary or es
sentiar tc tn prosecution OF the
war in which the United State
may be engaged, with intent bv
such curtailment to cripple O
hinder the Unitpd States in tn
prosecution Of tie war, aud who
ever shall wilfully advocate, de
iend, teach or suggest the doini
Of any of the acts or things il
this section enumerated, ant
whoeve' shall by word or &C
support or favor the cause OF an.
country with which the Uuite'
States is at war or by word o
act oppose the cause OF the Uni
ted States therein, shall be pun
ished by a fine OF not more tina