The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-06-11

Washington, D. C.-Attorney Gen
eral Palmcr's sweeping indictment at
the hands of a committee of IL noted
attorneys and teachers of law, among
whom is Roscoe Pound, the famous
dean of the Harvard Law School, for
"continucd violation of the Constitu-
ton and breaking of the laws,' has
stirred official Washington.
"Under the guise of a campaign for
the suppression of radical activities"
saws this statement signed by Dean
Pound and his associates, "the office
of the attorney general, acting by it's
local agents throughout the country,
and giving express instructions from
Washington, has committed continual
illegal acts. Wholesale arrests both
of citizens and aliens have been made
without warrant or any process Of
law; men and women have been jailed
and held incommunicado without ac~
cess of friends or counsel; homes have
been entered without search war;
rants and property seized and re-
moved; other property has been wan
tonly dcstroycd; working men and
working women suspected of radical
views have been shamcfully abused
and maltrcatcd.
"AgcntS of the department Of JUS
ticc have been introduced into radl-
cal organizations for the purpose Of
informing upon their members or in
citing them to activities; these agents
have been instructed from Washing
ton to arrange meetings upon certain
dates for the express object Of facili-
tating wholesale arrests and raids.
an support of these illegal acts,
and to create sentiment in it's favor,
the department of justice has con-
stitutcd itself Il propaganda bureau,
and has sent to newspapers and maya
zines Of this country quantities Of
material designate to excite public
opinion against radicals. all at the
expense of the government and out
side the scope of the attorney gen.
erals duties.
NONE ARE RADICAL
1--WE make no argument in favor
of any radical doctrine as such,
whether Socialist, Communist or an
archist. No one of us belongs to any
of these schools of thought. Nor do
we now raise any question as to the
constitutional protection of free
speech and free press. We are con-
ce1hed solely with bringing to the at
tention of the American people the
utterly illegal acts which have been
committed by those charged with the
highest duty Of enforcing the laws
acts which have caused widespread
suffering and unrest, have struck at
the foundation of American free in
stitutions, and have brought the name
of our country into disrcpute."
There are G. printed pages of
charges and proofs in support Of the
charges against Palmer and his Sc
crct service agents. The Indictment
covers cruelty, fraud and lawlcss vio-
lencc of Il most disgusting kind. back
cd up by Il nationwide campaign of
falsehood in the public press.
PALMER'S SUPPORT
So much for Palmer, the supprcssor
Of radical political organizations and
of civil liberties. The Palmer of pres
idential ambitions was revealed dur
ing the week through the testimony
Of his campaign manager, former
Congressman Carin of Virginia. be-
fore the senate committee that is in
vestigating the campaign cxpcndi-
lures Of the candidates. Carln, form
erly notrious for his effort to prevent
an investigation of the Big Five meat
packers, is now counsel for one Du-
puy in suit brought by the internal
revenue bureau to collect $1,000, O00
of personal income taxes and an addi-
tional $l,5OO,000 of penalties. This
Dupuy was the chairman of the board
of directors of the Crucible Steel
company when that corporation de-
frauded the government of nearly
100000 in income and excess pro-
fit taxes. When the company was
forced to pay up, Dupuy was off it,
board. Another lawyer for the Dupuy
interests, which center in Pittsburg
was Palmer's manager in Pennsyl
vania. Carlin claims that he ha!
been Palmer's close friend for man!
years, but that he would not expec
Palmer to be prejudiced in favor o
any of his (Carlin's) cliens, whateve
the result of Carlin's political services
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