Show FREE SPEECH IS BIG ISSUE SAYS SENATOR JOHNSON Californian California Takes Vie View TI That at Nations Nation s Democracy Is in ill Serious Peril Sioux Falls S. S D. D March darch 3 Senator Sen Senator Hiram Johnson of California republican lican liean candidate c. for president in itt the theM M March 23 3 primary election speaking hero tonight pleaded for or free ree speech free freo press and Just pure Americanism Let us all bo be just Americans again ho shouted Wo We must most zealously guard the tho right of assembly ann and free speech This is especially true since the free freo press has hns become almost a athing athing thing of the past In tho the cast east In many localities and to a great reat degree ItIs It Itis Itis is no lon longer cr functioning functioning- as an agent of ot democracy Ho He dwelt at len length h upon his opposition opposition tion then to the league of or nations and promised suppression of oC individuals or organizations seeking to overthrow o the government t |