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Show (MIL'S THEME IS FHEESPEEGH O'DannclPs Ordinance Relating totlt Goes to Committee ; ,, of Whole. i T CITY S0L0NS DISCUSS QUESTION AT LENGTH Mulveyi Insists That Immediate Ailioii Be Taken on Matter. Mr. O'Donncll's ordinance requiring tho procuring oif a permit from the chief of police for public speaking In the city's parks or on I the city's streets, was wrestled wres-tled with for an hour oy the city council. coun-cil. In spochi! session Thursday evening, and finally v;as referred to committee of the whole, af. Mr. Davis's instanco, for special order next Monday evening. The ordinance as drarted establishes a restricted district for threo or four blocks each way In lihe buslnesa territory, and Mr. Lyons moved that tho measure bo amended to make tho restricted district all of Suit Lake City. City Attorney H. J. Dininny, who drafted draft-ed the ordinance, was called on and explained ex-plained the measure. Mr. Dininny said tliat other cities have similar ordinances, notably 1-os Angeles, and explained that there Is no Uosk legislation in the measure, meas-ure, in the course of his explanation the city attorney slightly censured the Rev. William T.hurston Wrnwn, arrested Wednesday night, following an attempt to speak on tlui streets. Mr. Hall attempted to Inject politics into the matter ivy declaring that tho ordinance or-dinance looked tot him like a blow at the Socialists. "Let Tcni talk until they get tired," was his injunction. Stand of McKinney. Mr. McKinney took the stand that the measure would be an abridgment of the right of free speech and said that there aro enough laws already to arrive at the point aimed at, by the proposed ordinance. ordi-nance. Mr. McKinney thinks Mr. Brown was mistreated. Mr. Ferry said hn thought that both Mr. Hall and Mr. McKinney had missed the point aimed at In the now bill. "There Is no disposition," said Mr. Ferry, "to deny anyone the right of free speech. Tho Intention is lo stfop the abuse of this right. If tho chief of police wrongfully denied the permission to speak on the streets once, public opinion would condemn con-demn him forever. And this measure is not aimed at the Socialists or anybody else hut the disturbera. and we don't care what they say. I don't think tho measure meas-ure Is class legislation at all." Mr. McKinney said that he thinks that section -127 of tho revised city ordinances, relating to disturbances of the peace, covers cov-ers the disturbances aimed at In the new measure, and saw no necessity for further fur-ther legislation on the subject. Dininny 'a Suggestion. Mr. Dininny pointed out that the United States supreme court has held that It is no abridgment of free speech to require a permit from the chief of police po-lice for public street or park meetings, but suggested a change, giving the police po-lice chief the right to designate the point on the streets or in the public parks at which the mooting should be held, and the hour. This, ho said, would eliminate the possibility of an arbitrary chief working work-ing hardships upon street; speakers. Mr. Wood thouglit.it Is the wrong tlmo of year to pass such a ineasurc. "It's too close to eloction," said Mr. Wood. "Somebody will try to make political capital capi-tal out of this measure and say that somebody is afraid they'll got beaten at the polls. And conditions here are different dif-ferent from In Los Angolas. There the chief of police is under civil service and there aro few changes, but here It Is different." Here Mr. Davis moved, seconded by Mr. Recdall. that the mattor go to committee com-mittee of tho whole, but Mr, Mulvey slightly objected. "Wo know what we're going to do with this measure and there's no uso to be cowardly about It," said Mr. Mulvey. "If you don't want It. let's kill It; but there's no use in letting It lay around two or three months longer." Only Mr. Ferry voted against sending the matter lo committee of the whole. Messrs. Hollcy, Hodgson, Fernstrom and O'Donnell being absent. |