The Washington herald., 1919-06-16
DEATH CRAPPLE
WITH ANARCHISM
BY U. S.
Members of Congress De-
termined to Crush Dam
gerous Radicals.
WILL FURNISH MONEY
Statutes to Be Amended to
Reach Undesirables Now
Immune to Arrest.

Anarchism. Bolshevism and other
dangerous forms of radicalism in
the United States must go.
No halfway measures will be toll
Grated.
The Department OF Justice will be
given effectuai weapons to combat
the evil which is now declared to
threaten the future safety of the
nation.
This is the attitude of Congress
sional and official Washington.
Members of the Senate and House
promise that needed legislation will
be forthcoming in record time. and
that there will be no quibbling over
payment of the birrs.
Report starts Action.
Recommendations made in the Ov-
erman report Of Investigations ex-
tending over a period OF nine months
into the spreading of Bolshevik prop
aganda in the United States, made
public BY the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. will take tangible form in
the pressing of legislation primarily
designed to protect the existing form
OF government and to make inviolate
the Constitution OF the United States.
The issuance of the report and its
recommendations evoked such inter-
est among Senators here yesterday as
the legislation proposed seeks to car
ry through into peace time perma-
nent statutes certain features OF the
sO-called espionage act, under which
term was included at the time of its
enactment and amendment during the
war. laws enacted to enable the gov
ernment to protect its own sovereign
ty from internal attack. The espion-
age act was the object OF heavy at
tack and the introduction of the pro-
posed legislation is expected to result
in prolonged fight. according to
senators who have followed espion-
age Legislation closely
Would Leave L. :. Helpless.
Members of the subcommittee of
the Senate Judiciary Committee
which made the report point cut that
many of the provisions of the es-
pionage act are applicable, only dur
ing time of war They say that the
restoration of peace will leave the
government of the United States
more helpless than before the war
due to the growth of the revolution
ary movement. and that legislation
must be put through before the re-es-
Enlistment of peace. The Senators
called attention to the section of the
report which declares:
To-day the forces of ANARCHY and
violence are utilizing the financial
resources plundered by them from
the European people they have sue
ceeded in exploiting. to import into
this country money. literature and
hired agents for the purpose of pro-
mitigating the doctrine of force, as
sassination, confiscation and reyo!u-
tion.
'As an effect of these activities
there has appeared in this country
a large group OF persons who ad-
vocatt the overthrow of all organ
lied government. and especially the
government of tine United States,
who favor revolutionary movements,
repudiate the Constitution. and re-
fuse to respect our national emblem
and our government institutions"
Would Aid Flynn.
IN making the recommendation
of the Overman report the Judiciary
Committee proposes TO provide the
laws which will make effective the
work OF Department of Justice
agents. now operating under direc-
tion of William +. Flynn, head of
the Bureau of Investigation. and
Attorney General Palmer. now di-
rected at terreting out the nests or
ultra-radicals and anarchists more
or less directly concerned in the
recent bomb outrsges.
Senator King. of Utah. member of
the subcommittee which evolved the
Overman report, has already prepared
a series of bills, the first Of which
BEARS the following title: ITO protect
the Government OF the United States,
its rational emblem. its securities and
obligations and its military and naval
forces" The first section Is aimed at
persons who either in writing, print
ing or speaking. encourage resistance
to the government or a change in its
form, or who advocate assassination,
or destruction OF property. 1t carries
a, penalty of a maximum fine Of $4,000
s8nd a maximum term of Imprisonment
af ten years. For an alien offender It
Directs deportation.
The second section is directed at the
Importation Of literature inimical to
ehe government. The third section is
aimed at persons who attempt to
cause characterization, disIoyalty.
mutiny or refusal of duty in the army
and navy or who obstruct the recruit
ing or enlistment service. A fouth sec
ton Is designed to reach persons who
attempt to obstruct the sale of bonds
or the making OF loans by the govern
ment.
One Of the major recommendation
of the Overman report is that the
act of 1872 requiring the giving
periodically of certain information re-
garding ownership and financial data
regarding newspapers be amended
materially.
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