Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-27
THROTTLING THE PRESS
Bill Before Congress Would Prevent
Newspapers Printing Sporting News.
MEASURE REGARDED As .DAHdElR!aUstt u \!

ed-Newsraper Publishers Sre 49,,
Very Active Against the siil-Weuid
Also Bar Market News a. Wen ~
Sports. SRI - g ~ ~ 55ift4 ; !
~ BY Frederic ]. Haskin. $50
Washington, D. C-The congress OF
the United States is now sxnggalrg :
with the question Of further retqTHi
legislation. This time It Is. on the lace
of it, designed to hit at horse racinss
but as a matter of fact probably would
prevent newspapers from printing
news Of any kind and give one govern
ment agency fairly strong hold on. the
press Of the country. ~ 8! u, 9 ;
Professional reform agencies are az
lively behind the measure, trying 10 70
defend 1t from the attacks which nave
come from every side The bill nowfs
before a sub committee OF the senate
judiciary committee. Z -, ss&
There has been exprsssed before the
committee not only fear of the inn
mediate effect Of the Legislation, II It
becomes law, but apprehension be-
cause Of the general tendency Of sucn
legislation. There has been freely ex-
pressed to the committee holding the
hearings the opinion that the measure
is merely a symptom of the trsnd Of
Legislation toward regulating every
thing in the country, paralyzing one
business after anotner Dy pu'''ns s-''
into governmental straight
Senator Stanley, Of Kentucky, one q
the strongest opponents OF the piii' i'ss
this to say about the measure;
When you have placed . cesoesnip
on the freedom OF speech ana the p'sss'
you have not merely invaded one con-.
stitutonal right; you have imperlled
thom all. Destroy the freedons ol Ing
press. and your hande are Hnsrachisc =. -
to; destroy the freedom on eSpses ~
immunity from arrest 10y
outrage or act OF tyts'httss sst. y.
which the people are mol lpfotec'l9''e: :vs
constitutional usrSnteea., ~ !, 8
This, the senator tainkssis .ne Mesys
phase OF the "ieglsiatsve rite'' s''issr
Ing the country. y ~. y -
1t has been poinntep. ont y - ~.
mittee that passasecot snss pub 49, r.s
the president cD veeo1s 10y ~.
restiI icslono ss.p.ll. On ine i1ss. 80
hore 1s seyslS W.. s,siSs 49, n.
papesrs ol AHt'e's tssS s,F
"ois@ 1k ,,a = sissf'J 1's1
| ..'Is .."".''ss. 4. -.
Ine DlI worla - p.Sgsin1'o go .Ses.r.,. s.ss
gulity OF sehdinsa ~ = -D 80 80
Tie maiis upon 'r41 p9.t 80,
couid De oaseo' OF tot,seiiuNhs ~
odds' couid De sen' 70 'ne
LUZ q peiU =. NY -. ~. ..0. q,
terpre'ation oi .ii' "vuu
tnat d schooi sri "tms
ents tnat siie hau pes ~
oasKerbal game coulo NO mp !. /.
Scnato' SlaiLey polHso 80 80 -,
to tho committee ana aaceo, ~
be sald tnat tne Judges mouiu
pose sucn severe peiiai'te.' e >s,ss,s
migi'S Do iouho -
az httse sense do 'iie 'e-"s'
United States"
Opponents Oh the aiiesee
ship bilr' have polnted ou' p's. ~ :
that the legislature OF any s'Ase mls ...Se
racing Is permitted couiu nays ~
tracks In the state cioseo "''hin 'ri - .
minutes after the legislature conye ,sta.f
ed. II 1t was 90 desired.
+ Newspaper publishers ana tne Aiilt
lean Newspaper Publishers AssociaT
ton have been very active IN opposi-
tion to the measure. IL mas Deen potr.
ed out by s. E. Thomason' one oi ~ sie
officers Of this organization hat prvp-
ably not more than ~ per cent u pie
papers included IN the memoersnlpf "
the association print racing UPS OILY
kind, and not more tnan ~ PCT oe.'
racing entries and the results =.
betting odds. ~.
Under this law as IL ID or
Mr.. Thomaoon pointed ONT, unaer AN
autocratic administration VI the poSs
office department, we could no o'sser
safely print the fact that no'ori'as