The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-06
(Public-NO. 15O-65th Congress.
(H. IL. 1881

to punish acts Of interference with
and the foreign commerce of the
United States, to punish espionage.l
and better to enforce the criminalI
laws of the United States. and for
other purposes" Approved June
fifteenth, nineteen hundred ands sew
enteen, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives Of the
United States of America in congress
assembled, That section three of title
one Of the act entitled AN Act to
punish espionage, and better to en-.
force the criminal laws OF the Unit
ed States, and for other purposes"
approved June fifteenth, nineteen
Hundred and seventeen. be, and the
same is hereby, amended so as to,
read as follows:
Sec. 3. Whoever. when the
United States is at war, shall will
fully make or convey false reports or
false statements with intent to inter,
fere with the operation or success of
the military or naval forces of the
United States, or to promote the sue
cess Of its enemies, or shall willfully
make or convey false reports or false
statements, or say or do anything
except by way of bona fide and not
disloyal advice to an investor or in
vestors, with intent to obstruct the
sale by the United States of bonds or
other securities Of the United States
or the making of loans by or to the
United States, and whoever, when
the United States is at war, shall
willfully cause, or attempt to cause.
or incite or attempt to incite, insub-
ordination. disloyalty. mutiny, or re
fusal OF duty, in the military or naval
forces OF the United States, or shall
willfully obstruct or attempt to OBJ
struct the recruiting or enlistment
serv ce Of the United States. and
at war, shall willfully utter. print,
write, or publish any disloyal, pro-
fame, scurrilous, or abusive Ian
guage about the form of government
Of the United States, or the Consti-
tuition Of the United States. or the
military or naval forces OF the Unit
ed States. or the flag of the United
States, or the uniform OF the army
or navy of the United States. or any
language intended to bring the form
mt mo NJ Of hA Tnit tn,n
or the Constitution OF the United
States, or the military or naval
forces OF the United States or the
flag Of the United States, or the uni
form OF the army or navy of tn"
United States into contempt. scOrn
contumely, or disrepute. or shall
willfully utter, print write or pub
lish any language intended to incite.
provoke, or encourage resistance to
the United States or to promote the
cause of its enemies. or shall will
fully display the flag OF any foreign
enemy, or shall willfully by utter
ance. writing. publication, or Ian
guage spoken, urge. incite. or advo-
in this country OF any thing or
things. product or products, neces-
sary or essential to the prosecution
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
prosecution of the war. and whoever
shall willfully advocate, teach, de-
fend, 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 s at war or by word
or act oppose the cause OF the United
States therein. shall be punished by
a fine OF not more than $4,000 or
imprisonment for not more than
twenty years, or both. Provided
That any employee or official OF the
United States government who COM
mits any disloyal act or utters any
unpatriotic or disloyal language, OF
who. in an abusive and violent man
ner criticizes the army or navy or
the flag OF the United States shall
be at once dismissed from the ser
vice. Any such employee shall be
dismissed by the head OF the depart
ment in which the employee may be