Show Attorney General Genera Rights II Himself THE milE widespread story stry that Attorney General Palmer 1 bad had suffered a n change chang of heart heat in ip regard to sedition sei- sei seth sedi tion legislation now proves to have been a calumny Appearing before the House judiciary comm committee teo he I aCi denies that he lIe has hitis hn relaxed either cither effort or intention to compromise with ith the enemies of his country country and de declares te- te IC- IC clares dares there is i real need for a statute under which both alen aliens and ad citizens who preach overthrow of government gover- gover government govern govern- ment by force and violence may be reached The at attorney r- r ne lC ney general says Our duty as as' as loyal loal and patriotic Americans believing this to bo be a popular government R o is to see seo that the tho government JOY gov eminent Is armed with the power of or self defense against these forceful and violent methods of ot short cutting short to re re- re forms Corms These attacks On the form Corm of the tho peoples people's government government govern govern- overn- overn rO 1 ment cannot be tolerated If It the lie peoples people's government IB is to live lh-e. There has been much talk about tho the right of free tree speech No man will wil go go further than I J to protect tho the peo pea people people pie In n the tho guarantee of or free speech No man understands m more re than r I the sanctity of or the thc guarantee or of free speech tile the right of or free Creo assemblage the freedom of or tho the press but there has got Jot to be a dead line lino If the government so Is to be he permitted to lo defend Itself as a a. popular government In the interest of or the tho people In my opinion it is easy to dra draw dran that line lne It I ought lo to be drawn at the point where tho the exercise or of tills thin ought right amounts to a threat promise or necessary Implication of the use of force and violence The attorney general takes take a patriotic and consistent consistent consist consist- consist ent view ew of the situation and correctly traces tho the lead dead caa- caa line lne of free speech The constitutional guaranty does docs doc not and md not to protect any person who by wor word or implication urges ures or incites recourse to physical force or 01 01 iol violence nce to overthrow o our democratic institutions If li there is no federal federl statute now no upon the books which adequately meets the situation as a the attorney general has ss contended Congress should lose no time in p passing pass pass- s ing mg one |