Show p PALMER ALMER ASKS RED ATI-RED RED ANTI LA LAWS WS es House Committee to fr i j Bridge Hiatus HUlluS in In r Present L Legislation j l rob AdditiOnal antol anti antl- ant ant- ol Irton tIon In its f charac- charac Titer lt t tho tO 1 guarantees o of the cf j cC c ri rights ht but tut covering co the hiatus In m present statutory lw lav was WS urged ix y Attorney General Palmer today be- be e- e lone toll loa foro the House loe lo e jl judiciary committee I the iho I 1 Tight A of free e s. s speech I alU LI 11 ne ney general Jeneral protested against pending pending- measures which lie said ald were too J drastic and reaching far and so o search search- InK l J that they overreached their pur- pur 3 poses More harm than good Jool would come from repressive legislation he headd add added d. d cl of or roii Work Vork ork Reviewing Rc the acU activity of or the do- do of oC Justice In suppressing suppressing radI rad- rad I lr Ir Palmer told the committee commit commit- tee that the tho visor vigor with wih which his hs de department de- de had hat acted acte with it Its notice to law Jaw breakers of or the strong and positive live tive intention o of tho tho o to punish pun pun- I ish h crimes crimes had had the tho effect of oC maintaining main main- taming such order as would have been impossible otherwise But nut there thorn Is no existing statute adequate ade ade- quate to mc meet the present s situation 1 Mr Ir Palmer told toM the committee Thero There Is a condition of re revolutionary Intent in the tho country countr on the tho part of oC both aliens lenA and citizens which Is sufficiently sufficiently clenty widespread to merit the tho serious serious seri son ous consideration of or Congress This re revolutionary intent Is manifested hIMl b by threats both written and spoken by persons who would woul injure destro destroy or o overthrow ov the government by physical force torce or r violence firm irra Policy cil ft Citizens Citizens' rights should always be guarded Mr Ir Palmer said adding that he agreed with those who criticised tho the Sterling Graham bill bi on this ground round But I do not agree areo with wih those who object to tho the bill bi because they believe that acts of ot violence should be met with argument only and not b by b thet the t firm hand had of or federal statute he a aa- aa The e Da r bill drawn originally by Mr Ir Palmer and Introduced in the House last November th the the- attorney general said was wa adequate for or the present emergency No postmaster general should be given authority to decide i. i whether alleged seditious matter mator was as provided In the Sterling Ster Ster- I r ling bill bl passed by the Senate he said eald |