The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1919-12-11

~ ACA DiOONSN EAbiCllOdH, anu Ut
lieye that the enemies of our Gov
eminent should receive a cordia
invitation backed up by force
necessary to either become tru
and loyal Americans in thought
word and deed or else get out OF tn
country, write at once to your Con
gresham and Senator to supper
this bill. There never was tim,
when legislation of this kind was s,
badly needed as HOW and we hop,
to see this bill become law at
very early date.
A BILL
Defining sedition, the promoting
thereof, providing punishment
therefor, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con.
gress assembled,
SEDITION.
Whoever, with the intent to levy
war against the United States, or to
cause the change, overthrow, or de-
struction of the Government or OF
any of the laws or authority thereof,
or to cause the overthrow or de-
struction of all forms of law or M
ganized government, or to oppose,
prevent, hinder, or delay the execu-
ton OF any law OF the United States,
or the free performance by tie
United States Government or any
one OF its officers. agents, or EN-
ployees of its or his public duty.
commits, or attempts or threatens Ia
commit, any act of force again 8.
any person or any property, or any
act OF terrorism, hate, revenge, or
I'M Try agairss the person or prop..-
ty of any officer, agent or employee
of the United States, shall be d, n
ed guilty of sedition, and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be punished
by fine not exceeding $4,000, OF
by Imprisonment for period net
exceeding 20 years. or by both such
fine and imprisonment, in the dis
erection of the court.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING sEDITIoN. -
Whoever makes, displays, writes
prints or circulates, or knowingly
aids or abets the making, display.
ing, writing, printing, or circulating
OF any sign, word, speech, picture,
design, argument, or teaching,
which advises, advocates, teaches,
or iustifies any act of sedition as
hereinbefore defined, or any act
which tends to incite sedition as
hereinbefore defined, or organizes OF
assists, or joints in the organization
OF, or becomes or remains a mem.
Der OF, or affiliated with, any society
or organization, whether thu same
be formally organized or not, which
has for its object, in whole or in
part, the advising. advocating
teaching, or justifying of any act Of
sedition as hereinbefore defined, OF
the melting of sediti1n, as hereinbe
fore defined, shall be deemed guilty
of promoting sedition, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be pun.
ished by fine not exceeding $40,
600, or by imprisonment of not ex.
ceeding ten years, or by both such
fine and i'm prisonment, in the dis.
cretion of the court.
SEC. 3. ALIENS TO BE DEPoRTEI
ANY alien who shall be convicted
under any of the provisions OF THU
Act shall, at the expiration of hi!
sentence, be taken into custody un
der the warrant of the Secretary oil
Labor and deported in the manner
provided by the immigration laws
of the United States then in force,
and said alien shall forever thereaf
ter be debarred from again entering
the United States or any territory
or possession thereof.
SEC 4. Observation-Disclosures
AND SUBSEQUENT DEPORTATION. -
The conviction under any of the
provisions of this Act of any natu.
rallied citizen shall be deemed sui
tieient to authorize the cancellation
of his or her certificate of naturali
,tion in the manner provided bv
Section 10 of the Naturalization A 1
OF June 20, 1906. 1T shall be tn,
duty of the U. s. Attorney in tn,
district where said naturalized eiti
zen is held in custody or resides tc
institute and conduct such proceed
ings Immediately upon the entry O
final judgment of conviction. Upor
the cancellation of the certificate O
naturalization the alien shall be.
come subject to the provisions Of
section 3of this Act.
SEC. 5. The Department of Jus.
tice shall furnish the Secretary O
Labor such data as viii enable hin
at the proper time to effect the de
portation of those made subjec
the ret) by the provisions of this Act
The number Of American seamt
has increased fro IA little NOR,
A.