The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-25
ANTI SEDITI0N BILLS
MUST DIE IF PALMER
FAILS TO INTERFERE
House Rules Committee Preparing
Legislation for lnterment---Chairman
Campbell Issues Statement Declaring
it Unnecessary
BY wINDER Il. HARRIS.

BY wINDE.R r. HARRIS.
washington, Jan. 24.--The close
tonight OF the hearings before the
house rules committee on the pro-
posed anti-sedition legislation found
thu measure In comatose state. with
the end shortly expected.
Chairman Campbell administered
the last rites and the legislative un-
,derfaker Is rubbing his hands In an
ticipation of an carly call to lay away
the remains in the customary nahog-
any vault
Only the arrival OF Attornes-Gcn-
eral Palmer with a serum In the form
OF real reasons why there should be
any additional legislation OF this char
aeter can hold off the grim reaper. II
Is believed.
Mr.. Campbell said today that the
door would be left open for Mr.. Pal
ner or anybody else who may wish tc
attempt resuscitarion, but II the bill
should be brought back to life II VIII
net be recognizable as the same meas
ures
The chairman Ia believed to have
$500 ase aoon -. ,ha nnnri,,sion
OF the hearings. In which he declared
ssction six OF the criminal Code az
frrde ample authority for the depart
tnrnt of j1stice to deaf with elements
the attorney general has said he can
not reach under existing laws.
stIn view of the plain provisions OF
r.,,,rs ,s, ,hs rasa ~ yVcI,s VERSUS the
tyn,tsa States IN wh,rh four persons
asss Indicted ana convicted under the
SECTION on q charge that they advo-
eeted the overthrow OF the govern
nent by force and violence" asked
Chairman Campbell. why does the
,tsnrnes ask for another law of SINH.
TAR import under which he rnigh'
| proceed
SPRING SENSATION,
.svrnat /. ~ ~xeuxa for deiayins
nr.,s@rmffs,ts ~ylarS INC fact4 Yeal,ira
nros4cutson7 Was tho fact that II,
Fnuld NJ esn bArrassing for him 80 ~
swsr fhx1e aNestinns the chi4f reA.
Jcn Tor nIx fkiffnk 70 appear befUfs the
committee
sensation was sprung near TIA
sfose Of the bearing TO-DAY wren Iack'
sfsnsH kststons eonnsei iot the <Ais! ~ !.
81 n ksdefatina OF Lanpfs eisa1ssa ma "a
t!ae sftafhs.S- genera AM $3.50 800 ~, ~.
Etsa VI. iaW , ~ a...,, s,snroar,
Ie1ta. ~ 49,, d,,r,,s, recent
ls 49,. ~tss'o1 ,r,sss s,,ssea abnse ~
.,,,.a.i,s. aer,ar.S Mr. Ealstop.
sh,..,ia ..,,s~ CONGRESS- tn 90 slow II,
.tn,hInr Tho Department with add
tisraI aufhority.
rhs charges against the attorney
genera aepartinen- prosossa y
neatea eoiioahs nsewaTh ...ssla - ~
the eenni.see aau tis m go.
tae result tnsI he Was p' ~, ~. =. -.
presenting the cchnhiete phl u inuies
naent nc SAID ne was ptepArea W pt
%erf ~
DO You mean 70 @ssets .na' Ine
attorney-seneFsi mas Nso'a.ea uae w
statuuon asked Representative John
sn1r. Republican OF sntsth Ia Ketss--
es was the reply
DO you mean to say he has vio-
lated the statutes ?" Mr.. johnson con-
t1nued
yes" again was the reply,
Through his subordinates he has
done 1t, and by his silence and failure
~ rveyent IL he has approved IT.
esince the bomb exploeion before
the attorney generals door iaa May
nany nerxong have been arrested IA
as.,rAction WIN bomb plots. hut the
,,nn.eticr az mona OF them with ths
1rtAsa 10. heen .hown This IA. mi
.s..r-sntsa sro-es az Innocent men
49,, s,,esartnr AZ thA tnsttration ana
s...+tar ~ ,ha srent. ~ the a..
- ,nstsrs who have never
b.. fhac,s., ~ anv way rv the do.
spA1 III -
ROU PROTEST
Mr.. Ralston cited the case Of Z
man named Palmer, who he said, was
more than 10 years Of age, and for
Yner Union soldier Palmer was ar
rested by officers OF the department
Of justice without warrant, the conf
mtttee was told, held in Washing
tnn police station for week and then
discharged A carpenter named
Noack, the federation continued, was
ARRESTED without a warrant. kept in
Jail 4 week, Threatened and III treat