The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-28
ESPIONAGE LAW RECENTLY PUT
 IN I ] EFFECT

l With our government, the law is here with published in full:
 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 acts of interference with the foreign relations, the neutrality, and the foreign commerce of the United States, and for other purposes" ap- proved June 18th, nineteen hundred and seventeen, be, and the same is, hereby amended so as to read as fol lows:
 Sec. 3. Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports or false state ments with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the mill tary or naval forces of the United States, or to promote the success of it's enemies, or shall willfully make or convey false reports or false state ments, or say or do anything except by way of bona fide and not disloyal advice to the investor or investors, with intent to obstruct the sale by the United States of bonds and 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, insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or shall willfully ob. struct or attempt to obstruct the re- cruiting or enlistment service of the United States, and whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully utter, print, write or publish any dis loyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of govern ment of the United States, or the con- lS|A'oIich ol IhC Cl OJdlcS, UT tD6 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 con- tempt, scorn, contumely, or disrepute, or shall willfully utter, print, write, or publish any language intended to incite, provoke or encourage resis- tance to the United States, or to pro- mote the cause of it's enemies, or shall willfully by utterance, writing, print. ing, publication, or language spoken, urge, incite or advocate any curtail- ment of production in this country of any thing or things, product or prod. ucts, necessary 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, 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 therein, shall be punished by fine of not more than $10,000 or Imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both: Provided, That any employee or official of the United States govern ment, who commits any disloyal act or utters any unpatriotic or disloyal language, or who, in an abusive and violent manner criticizes the army or navy or the flag of the United States, shall be at once dismissed from the service. Any such employe shall be dismissed by the head of the depart ment in which the employe may be employed, and any such official shall be dismissed by the authority having power to apoint successor to the dis missed official"
 Sec. 2. That section one of Title XII and all other provisions of the act entitled "An act to punish acts of in- reference with the foreign relations. the neutrality, and the foreign com meree of the United States, to punish o~1I | criminal laws of the United States. and for other purposes" approved June fifteenth, nineteen hundred and seventeen, which apply to section three of Title I thereof shall apply with equal force and effect to said section three as amended.