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Show ! f FiGHT OH : i-D' iiis Provisions of Pend-'Jlea8ure8 Pend-'Jlea8ure8 Already jiing Opposition. Alleged Ex-I Ex-I jinary Powers for paster General. I SEARS HENNING. :tor.e Special Service.) TON. D- ' Dec 27.-A is looming up In t.-.c senate measures winch will be ( I ""jrc immediately after tho ! "?r to suppress radical ac-.'popisaaca ac-.'popisaaca in the United i t:-.e measures is a bili : v "'senate judiciary commutes , I; lhe Sterling bill. This bili ",j3j f0r' any person to ud- the overthrow of the '- 'Tknowlngly to publish or rr ' ','rornnmnication advocating ""' the form of government !' ' on by force or violence. ,,' -i propaganda designated . hinder tne execution o: " ,s t Illegal to display any ''' 'J.ymbolizing a purpose to r.'!' government by force or to ' "-i-jry to persons or property. ;"it,vctlon to the measure, '" upon a provision wnteh v- i -.rafter general authority ftr the mails any pubiica-jf' pubiica-jf' -diary character. T.us pro- ! j- -i Objected To. document, book, circular, j -i'or ot!ier written or printed .,j in or-by which there is ''- advised the overthrow by vice or by physical lnjury ''roperty of the government states or of all government 'in there is advocated or . use of force or violence or -,- to or the seizure or de-persons de-persons or property as a d the accomplishment of :'j'jstrlal or political changes Vl&red to be non-mailable, -e shall not be conveyed in ' delivered from any post-iv:; post-iv:; letter carrier. Provided, :"in tl'.lB act shall be so con-', con-', authorize any person other -'vee of the dead letter of-i-jfiorlzed thereto or other a search warrant authorized :;cn any letter not addressed ; Censorship. -rah of Tdaho characterised as "nothing less than a worship." It would give to s.: general complete a:;i final :;;ally to put out of business 1 vtr or magazine which In-1 In-1 pleasure, Senator Borah de- ": to exclude from the mails the equivalent of power to nasuzlne or newspaper," said ' i',:. "I favor the suppression r I au.uedLiiis liiu overtnrow 01 y :.:nt by force, but I am op- j, .:.:'crrli,g upon the postmaster -ft- 'oad and indefinite authority ) t (it bill." i -s:rii has framed an amer.d-; amer.d-; rjb'.ishers the right to ap-fiJeral ap-fiJeral courts in case of de- r ?: sailing privileges, and to ' T faster general's order in !; J :::i'ng the court's decision. I : i that tills vill g'.ve news- i; against arbitrary rul- j .wtoifice department. Progressive Aid. 1 ' "j'rth expects to gain consld-' consld-' :t f:om the progressives on i tie senate, but the admln-t- have taken the position ':. bill does not go far ' 'cral Palmer has sent to j' :lil which goes considerably further than the Sterling measure. In j the opinion of Senator Borah it goes so far that it could easily be used to suppress sup-press legitimate criticism of officers of the government. The Palmer bill may be supported by some senators, but Indications Indi-cations are that It will not pass. The Palmer bill undertakes to define sedition as "any act of terrorism, hate, revenge or injury against the person or property of any officer, agent, or employee em-ployee of the United States" designed to 'Vause the change, overthrow or destruction destruc-tion of tho government or of any of the laws or authority thereof, or to prevent or hinder the execution of any law." If this is not sufficiently strong Senator Sen-ator lUcKellar has an amendment pending to make It a felony to entertain a belief be-lief in no government or to hold membership member-ship In an organization disbelieving in all forms of government. |