The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-06-24

sVVUs Ateeuom OF speech, would mink
and say II In these days Of unrest the
congress Of the United States and the
president should make such q pro-
nouncement. America, radical and
conservative. would rise In protest
against any such law. We live. grow
and progress a. people because Of
our freedom Of thought, speech and
action. OF course. we silcncs the man
who criminally advocates lswlessness,
and Nc do It for the same reason that
Ne arrest the man who splits on the
sidewalk. It IL to conserve the public
welfare. the common good Of the great
majority who do not believe In vio-
lence and disorder. What would hap
pen TO our Red" agltators II they
were IN Russia today instead Of In the
United States, and ventured a single
disagreement with the bolshevlk pro.
gram. either In policy or methodist
This constitutional provision II not Q
mufier on free speech. II 10 a gag.
What freedom can there be In .
country In which opinion IA shackledl
How can a nation make progress ex.
cept BY the conflict and friction Of
opinion? In the United States, expe.
rience has taught us that the aj0rlty
IL generally right, that the many can
be trusted. We have put into prac.
tice the Idea that many heads are bet
ter than one. The bOlshcvik constitu-
ton launches the policy that wisdom
can only come from few minds-the
fewer. the better. This Is the method
they adopted to sOciallze freedom Of
thought. freedom Of speech It means
a communism OF ideas. but q very lin.
tied communism. In fact. limited to
the holy Seventeen" and the oracle
dictator. The people are outside the
circumference Of this communism. In
their zone communism commands
obedience and silence. The human
race has fought many a fine fight to
take the letters from tho minds Of
men. and no fight was ever made for .
more essential liberty. When the
mind Of man Is not free, what freedom
can there BET The failing Of the body.
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the press. Notwithstanding all the
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LABOR press arc is!deo' tse oo'snevIH.
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ut may be argued that the prosecu
tion OF the b0lsheviks 10 ~ no meant
. violation Of free speech. since onls
certain persons on specific charges
are thus prosecuted. hut such argu
mepts bear the earmafkS OF preinedi
offices be raided, newspapers sup
pressed, for the crimes Of Individuals
even II these crimes are proven ant
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