Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-27

AND SEDITION
BILLS SIGNED
Drastic Punishment For Ultra.
Radicals; Larger Benefits
For Injured Workmen

Governor Sproul to-day announced
sation and Delaware river quaran-
ftine bills.
The compensation bill, which in
creases the rate to so per cent, es-
tablishes n new basis of computa-
ton for determining the average
weekly wage, using the actual num-
ber of days worked instead of five
and half days; reduces the waiting
period to ten days and makes other
changes. including free medical at
tention for 80 days, becomes effec-
tive with the new year.
The sedition bill, which is de-
signed to curb terrorists and those
who advocate overthrow of govern
ment, is effective at once.
The quarantine bill discontinues
the State quarantine on the Delaware
river on July 1.
The Governor announced his action
on these bills after having spent the
morning greeting members of the
Legislature who came to pay their
respects to him before leaving the
city. The Governor will leave Har-
risburg for the weekend, but send
bills now in his hands to the Capitol
I dS as ISDOStu Ols
Scdition Bill
The sedition bill was presented to
the Legislature on April l and was
one of the most hotly contested mea-
sures of the session. 1t was once
defeated in the House but recon-
sidered and passed and is now ef-
fective. New York, Ohio. Michi-
gan and the New England States
have passed laws aimed at enemies
of government and it is believed that
the new law will enable prosecu-
tions to be started without delay at
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other
places where reports have been
made of activities of men considered
dangerous. The compensation has
been pending since May and was
also the subject of several hearings
land much parliamentary battling.
Quarantine service on the Della
ware river. which has been main
tanned by the state of Pennsylvania
since the early twenties, will be
abolished and the work taken over
by the Federal government on July
under the terms of the bill ap-
proved by the Governor.
The act defines sedition as fol-
lows:
"ASy writing, publication, printing
cut. cartoon. utterance or conduct,
either individually or in connection
or combination with any other per-
son or persons which tends
"CA) To make or cause to be made
any outbreak or demonstration OF
violence against this State or against
the United States.
"(B) To encourage any person or
persons to take any measures or en-
gage in any conduct with view of
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tempting to overthrow or destroy bv
any force or show or threat of force
the government of this State or of
the United States.
"(C) To incite or encourage any
person or persons to commit any
overt act with a view to bringing the
government of this State or of the
United States into hatred or con-
tempt.
I'D To incite any person or per-
sons to do or attempt to do personal
injury or harm to any officer of this
State or of the United States, or to
damage or destroy any public proper
ty or the property of any public Of
fetal because of his official position.
''It shall also include:
| "(E) The actual damage to or de-
struction of any public property or
the property of any public official
perpetrated because the owner or oc-
cupant is in an official position
"(FO Any writing, publication,
printing cut cartoon or utterance
which advocates or teaches the duty
necessity or propriety of engaging in
crime, violence or any form of terror
ism as means of accomplishing po-
lltlcal reform or change in govern
| ment.
fine of $1,000 and not more than
$4,000 and Imprisonment not exceed
ing 20 years, either or both in the
discretion of the court are the penal
ties provided.