Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-24
PALMER HOTLY ATTACKED
ON ANT|-SED|T|ON BILLS
Acknowledgement Has Cold Feet,
Republican Member Charges
i'm Committee.
BOTH PARTIES SCORE BILLS
New Yorker, in Defense, Dcnounces
Vciicu Threat Made by Gompcrs
and Urges House 10 Disregard
Labor Leader Entirely.
LEw AssocIa,ea prns.

Press
pending antisedition bnls not only
G1ntinued es,,,ai ed, today before the House
floor Of the House Republicans and
Democrats joined in opposition to the
measures. which were in turn defended
by members of both parties
Republican members of the Rules
,', Iouitni.'ee at the resumption of hear
nh lhss on the sterling and Graham bills
had side. stepped" the MS issue 81 alter after
asking TO be permitted to present tho
need for additional legislation to
Rodenbcrg. of Illinois. one OF the Re
publican members OF the commit &C,
after charging that tho Attorncy-Gcn-
cold feet" announced that tomorrow
he would offer a motion requesting
Mr. Palmer TO appear before the COM
Palmer Denies Supporting Bills.
The Attorney General in a state
ment later in the day denied that he
ever had promised his support for
either the Sterling or the Graham
duced by Representative Davcy, Demo
crat. Ohio. embodied his ideas on such
lcgislation.
were made by Representative Browne.
republican, Wisconsin, and IIuddle-
ston. Democrat Alabama, the latter
might he converted into Political un. IN.
rest by such measures" Represents
i've burke Republican, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State law relating
strictly TO sedition' had been used
during strikes TO prohibit even two
or Ihrce workers meeting in hall"
The forces in the House favorinc the
measures were led by REPRESENTATIVE
hbusted, ba,ss, Republican. New York, who,
tions of the Graham bin. and Renre
sentative Blantop. Democrat, TEXAS,
who declarcd the Republican steering
sedit!on bills until they were opposetl
ny organized labor. land Mr.. Gompcrs
came with veiled threat to the Re-
publican party
Try Is, Ihat which stopped this bill,
declared the Texas Representative. ad
woild % Vote thnir ,1sm9srs o%n @t congress
would pass the measure and '.lct MIR
| GomperS so to HE'LL
T. Good Capital for Democrats.
|, ,,I,'ot In iest,imnony before the. Rms Com
said that ,hc Democrhta could caoitaI-
b,Ihicn e iSn camnaEn aaia purposes II the Re
me di., pending bills. as nobody wants ad-
Swinhourns Hale. a former army
officer, told the committee the Graha n,
PHI Was filled with jokcrs." while
ASSISTANT Attorney-Gencral in charge OF
sedition cases. asserted that the pro
posed legislation would be worse evil
than the acts it might prosecute
iherc are no cases, except very re-
mote ones. which cannot be punished
under existing statutes" said Beck
cases is not dangerous enough TO add
legislation Which would he thrust at
the freedom OF American citizens. Sup
! preston increases rebellion. In coun-
; tries where suppression Is the great
est, revolutions are the frccst.'
Hundreds of letters and tcleG ra ms,
including letter from John l.. Lewis,
! acting president OF the United Mine
Workers OF America. have been re-
ceiveG, Chairman Campbell. of the
Rules Committee. announced today.
Hearings by tho committee are cx-
pectcd to be concluded tomorrow, with
Bourkc Cochran, OF New York. appear :
republic.