The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-20

lstice and it should therefore represent til
Jews of Mr. Palmer The text Of the bill TO
,wS:
Whoever, with the intent to levy war against
the United States to cause the change, over
throw, destruction of the government or Of any
OF the laws authority thereof, or to cause the
overthrow destruction OF all forms OF law or
organized government, or to oppose prevent,
hinder, delay the execution OF any law OF the
United States, Or the free performance by the
United States government any one OF its ofii-
agents, employees of its or his public duty.
commits. or attempts or threatens to commit. any
act of force against any person or any property,
ony act OF terrorism. hate. revenge, OF injury
against the person property OF any ohicer.
agent. or employee OF the United States. shall De
deemed guilty of sedtion, and, upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding
$4,000. by imprisonment for period not ex-
ceedng twenty years, by both such fine and I'M
prisonment. in the discretion OF the court
Sec 2. Promoting Sedition.-
Whoever makes, displays, writes, prints, or cir
culates, knowingly aids abets the making,
displaying writing. printing or circulating Of. any
sign. word speech picture, design, argument, or
teaching which advises advocates. teaches. or
justi1es any act OF seditlon herenoefore de-
fined or any act which tends TO incite sedtion
hereinbefore defined, organizes or assists, or
joins in the organization Of or becomes or re-
mains member of, or affiliated with, any society
or organization, whether the same be formally
organized not, which for its object IN whole
in part, the advising, advocating, teaching, or
justifying of any act Of sedition as hefeinDeIore
defined, or the melting of sediton as hereinbefore
defined, shall be deemed guilty of promoting Sc
ditiOn, and, upon conviction thereon, SnaH be pun
ished by fine of not exceeding $4,000, or by i'm
prisonment of not exceeding ten years. or by both
such fine and Imprisonment, in the discretion or
the court.
Sec. g. Aliens TO be Deported.-
Any alien who shall be convicted under any OF
the provisions of this shall, at the expiration
Of his sentence, be taken into custody under the
warrant of the secretary OF labor and deported in
the manner provided by the immigration laws OF
the United States then in force, and said allen
shall forever thereafter be debarred from again
entering the United States or any territory or
ootN
Sec 4 Decentralization and Subsequent De-
portauon-
this act Of any naturalfzed citizen shall be deemed
sufficient to authorize the cancellation OF his or
her certificate OF naturalization in the manner pro-
vided by section Is of the naturalization act OF
June 20, 1906 1t shall be the duty OF the United
States attorney in the district where said natural
lied citizen held in custody resides to fnsti
tute and conduct such proceedings Immediately
upon the entry Of final Judgment OF conviction
Upon the cancellation of the certihcate OF natural
ization the alien shall Become subject to the pro
visions of section OF this act
The department of Justice shall furnish the
rotary of labor such data as will enable him at the
proper time to effect the deportation OF mose
made subject thereto by the provisions OF this act
There has been considerable criticism Of til
apartment of Justice for not indicating plainl
hat it wanted Here, it seems, is definl1
atement of the legislation which the attorne
aneral thinks is needed to make protection {
,e nation against radicals effective.
The Institute for Public Service sends OF
ON its New York City headquarters pan
hlet by title ssTeachable Facts About Bolsht
sm and Sovietisn.' In this pamphlet is gait
ed mass of information which is SO Target
ipported by evidence from bolshevlsm' ow
ublic announcements as to appeal as the truth
,,x,o,, +bo ooor,,,,y,l Itch ,naDtS not I1rOn fh
leories, of bolshevism that the attention
entered and the pamphlet supports the confer
on that the weakness of bolshevlsm Is not S
UGH in its announcements, but in the fact tina
offers remedies for American conditions neec
70 correction which have not worked In Rus
a and are infinitely less workable in America
, two years the record of bolshevism in Russi
VOWS industries and distribution paralyzet
illions starving within stone s throw of pleI
Gus grain supplies, of compromises made wit
Je very theories which it still exploits as it
.oeram. Inconsistency, terrorism and utter in
opacity are bolshevism's practical achieve
ents.
The complaint of an agent of the department
justice that people will not appear agains
officers of whom they complain is probabl
ell founded. Americans are too prone to tli
rt of thing. Many governmental and othe
8 of public sort are due to this Sinking o
ain duty.
A letter written forty-eight years ago ha
st been returned to Baltimore At least Burle
n cannot be blamed for that.
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