Evening star., 1925-06-22

organized form of society called gov
ernment, made up Of many homes.
must expect the same sort Of resist
ance. If he gets hurt in his venture,
he has no right TO seek redress or pro
lection from the organization he
sought to destroy" Denunciation of
noisy purveyors Of anarchy" is ut
tered by the Los Angeles Times, which
holds that America lis for those COM
petent to become Americans Of the
constitutional type" Check upon IL
cense is indorsed by the st. Paul Pho
neer Press, which asserts that 1T is
because we assent to submit to GER
tain restrictions upon human actions
that we remain free" The Salt Lake
City Deseret News concludes that "a
righteous cause will stand on its mer-
its and make its appeal without resort
to force"
indorse the majority opinion OF the
court, the Lynchburg News suggests
that the decision will be productive
of some uneasiness in many quarters
and there will be a strong inclination
to agree with the dissenting opinion
of Justices Brandeis and Holmes. Un-
der the decision 1t appears altogether
probable that laws may be enacted
which will constitute a graver danger
10 nDeTIy tHdIi tIc udilSci tACS oiO
designed to avert. 1t Is better that
few men should be allowed to preach
revolution, il that be inevitable under
the doctrine pronounced by Justices
Brandeis and Holmes. than that the
rights Of the great mass should be
unduly abridged
The ultimate results are viewed as
most important by the Topeka Cap
ital. THE question" says the Capital,
lis not so much whether freedom OF
speech is correctly defined by this
Supreme Court decision. as whether
policy of repression is the best policy
for the Constitution itself. the per
petuation of the Government and pop
ular education. and training in public
affairs and politics. This nation was
founded on the right of revolution
and the exercise of it. The new de
cision raises the question whether
loyalty can be inculcated by law, or
by force, and whether limitation of
freedom of speech is a short cut to
patriotism and loyalty, or rather a
danger. Most liberals think the lat
ter, as do Justices Holmes and Bran
deis" The Chattanooga News adds:
THE theory of the fathers was that
the people have sense enough not to
be misled by such harangues as Git
low is said to have perpetrated. They
believed that the open air would prove
a sufficient disinfectant. The altered
modern construction puts a severe
strain on our institutions.
THE decision in the Gitlow case
may be good law" states the Balti-
more Sun, but the New York statute
is an unwise one. More converts are
made to communism by creating mar
tyrs out of communists than by their
arguments The rule of common sense
requires, in this country at least. that
revolutionary agitators should not be
taken too seriously" The New York
World, similarly, argues that two
judges have adhered to the older. and.
it seems to US. the sounder. doctrine
that the speech of a wind bag like Git
low, which creates no clear and pres
ent danger should. however much we
may dislike it, nevertheless be toler-
ated." 1t is proper to inquire, adds
the Waterbury. Conn. Republican
whether the overcautious policy of
repression may not be tending to
work injustice upon perfectly peace
able and constructive critics of the.
present order who are yet entirely
loyal to the Constitution. within o
liberal construction OF its intent"