Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-07
PROSECUTION by THE GOVERN
AiENT.

ing praclicaiiY everybody 1t cUHi,.
prosecute is now further unscitlins
conditions by Il sensational prosecution
of the United States Steel Corpora.
ion. In It's crusade against the Stand
ard Oil Corporation, charging that il
was an organization in restraint 0:
trade, the only effect Observable,
amongst the people. who purcnaScl
the product OF the concern was the
BOOSTING Of prices.
The competition, which the Govern
ment was alleged to be permitting
caused the price of coal oil Or kero.
senc to soar 10 three or four times It's
usual price. AS for gasoline, every
owner of car or cleaning and press
ing establishment paid Increased prlc.
rs for the product. 1t seems to us 10 Ia
time for tho prosecuting part OF tho
Government to shut up shop. They are
prosecuting people. who say anything
against the Government. They arc
prosecuting everybody, who believe,
IN Socialism or Communism. They arc
prosecuting everybody, who takes the
time to make whiskey.
They are confiscating the property
OF people, whether guilty or innocent
who own automobiles and i'm which
may be found Il bottle Of whiskav.
They are prosecuting any man. who
has even az much rs pint of whiskey
Ill his house or III his pocket. Th,v
are doing all in :a,cir power to inter.
ferc with those newspapers. who cx
crcisc the right Of free speech They
are keeping conscientious old man.
known by the name OF Eugene V.
Dehs In tho Atlanta Pcni.cntiary and
Ill this Is u logical legacy handed
down from the Wilson Administration
whose Domocratic officials now hold
Office under Republican Attorney.
General of the United States.
1t seems to us tina. it il time to
call 4 halt OH these kind OF assaults
upon certain people of this country,
In tho meantime. thieves and robbers
are having n FREQ hand In this country
The Government seems to be too busy
prosecuting and prosecuting people.
VINO arc innocent OF having violated
any law or to have done any wrong to
proceed In the work of apprehendins
them. In this connection, the follow
Ing telegraphic report will prove to BIO
interesting reading:
Washington, April 29.-Mail rob
cries reported from several cities In
lie country during the last twenty
our hours. have spcedcd up the gun
ming expedition Postmaster-Ge
1ill Hays has inaugurated agatn;t
he bandits.
Having been warned that postal
Jerks on trains are now being cquir
} I'd with 5000 automatic revolyers.
upplied by the War Department aud
undrcdS Of shotguns. the robbers
ave been wary recently OF attacking
rains. at the transfer points LII large
cities. however. their depreiations
continue and it is to meet this situat.
pm that the Post-offlce Department is
ow turning it's attention.
1t has been decided that, at points
where vast sums OF specie are to b..
transferred. not only will the postal
employees be more heavily armed than
heretofore, hut when necessary their
forces will be augmented by armed
hNrrAun1
carry. robbery reported In New
ersey Friday was nm example OF tho
necessity. III was explained here of
more forces at transfer points The
F"ansfcr clerk on this occasion was
rmed, but before he could draw his
pun, was shot in the face by the rob
Der band. which escaped with the
mail sacks
Scores Of thousands OF mail r.ascs
gave been reported to the Pos. office
Department during the last twelve
lonths. or over 100000 losses suf
cred in these robr cries less th,r half
as been recovered. To stop this INC
Jerks are to be armed with uu. 'n,,,.
CO and riot guns 100000 rounds
or ammunition have beer. ~ nci over
the department by the army. aud
reward OF $4,000 has heen offered TO
ny one who captures Il mali robhcr.
Already there has been a falling off
the average total OF robbcries since
he new system was announced. The
rms are now being rapidly delivered
to affected points, and there will be
let-up III vigilance.
Postal mail clerks are to be REQUIRED
to risk their lives in defending Unitca
States Mail, while the Department o.
Justice officials are willing away their
time killing men, who make whiskey
and putting in jails and pcnitentiarias
or the country people who are guilty of
committing nominal oienSes. The late
L. i. Barnum was right when he said
Ehe American people like to be hum
hugsed." II is as true today as it
was the day he gave oppression to his
opinion. W" lad hoped that the pres