The Washington times., 1920-02-01
new SEDITDN
/. LLPLANNED
House judiciary Committee De-
cides to Report Out New
Legislation.

Definite decision 10 report out .
new anti-sedition bill was reseheI ey
the Hosue Judiciary COMMITTEES yes
terday.
Chairman voistsad stated that the
committee had agreed that some
lest~lation along this line " messed
TO enable the Department OF Justice
To deal effectively with the elemsnts
advocating overthrow OF tha Govern
ment by force and violence. Hear
inss will start next Wednesday.
The new measure will be frsmed
80 as 20 meet the reasonable obJee-
tons raised against the Graham and
Sterling bills. IL was explained IN
will clearly safeguard the rights OF
free speech and free press and other
activities which opponentF
of the original bills charged were i'm
paired, and will be confined solely ~
provisions for the punishment OF
asitstors who advocats force and yio-
lence. ...f.
The committee will base the forth
coming legislation. Mr.. Volstead said.
on the recommendations Of AttsrReT
General Palmer as embodied in the
bill introduced by Reg eseptatiNe
Dayey (Dem.) of Ohio. " . similar
measure introduced byl tspresenia-
tive Hustled (Rep.D of N y York,
The decision to repo out a ne v
bill was reached afte the receipts
Of information from ,he Attorrcv
! General that he still SLEEVES iog''-
lation to curb advocates Of force and
violence Is necessary Mr.. Palmer =
emphatic that he has not abandoned
his original position as charged y
several members OF the House Rul =
Committee since his failure to APPEAR
to testify in the hearings on the Gr.v
The Attorney General has arranged
with. Chairman y0lstead to appear
before the judiciary committee IN
"wednesday il was announced.
Attorney General. Newton, OF
York, also has announced his in 2
tion of appearing before the com
tee on Thursday to give some '"i-
tional reasons why anti-sedition lH~-
islation is necessary. Congressman n
Dayey who requested that the New
York Attorney General appear before
the committee, announced that he had
been informed that Mr.. Newton de-
sires TO submit. to the committee the
results of the Lusk committees in
vestigation OF the activities of rad
icals in New York State.
The Ohio Congressman asserted
that this data alone will justify sane
and sensible Federai sedftion leSlS
lation. although he is opposed to the
drastic features OF the Graham and
Sterling bills.
After a conference with Attorney
General Palmer, Mr.. Dayey announced
that Mr., Palmer has not backed
water" on, his original recommends-
ton for some form of seditfon legis-
lation.T The charge to this effect BY
several members of; the House. he
said, was unwarKa hted; the Attorney
General merely. was opposed to the
Graham and Sterling bills as too
drastic. He added:
"The Attorney General believes ad-
ditional legislation is necessary IL the
Department of Justices campa Ign
against all forms of radicalism and
violence is to- be effective. He be-
lieves the bill which he framed and (
introduced in the House safeguards
all the liberties Of real American
citizens. and at the. same time
furnishes an effective weapon against
the advocates of physical force and
violence seeking the overthrow of the
present form of Government"