Show Freedom for 0 b In Draft Urged Release ot of all Idealists including anarchists f. f w. w Ws W.'s Socialists pacIfists pa- pa conscientious objectors Hindus Quakers Rusell- Rusell Ites Mennonites and many others now in federal prisons for attempts to obstruct the governments government's wartime policies Is demanded In a letter to Governor Simon Bamberger from E. E Ill M. l FItzgerald secretary of the League for the Amnesty ot of Political Pris- Pris I I The letter leller which Is is' similar to those sent to other governors urges that I the take measures to reassure reassure re- re assure the people of the United States that the liberties guaranteed to them under the con constitution shall be restored Time The League for the Amnesty ot of Political Prisoners demands the release release re- re lease of those men and women now In prison under the war emergency act as the espionage act by granting a general and the immediate repeal by congress ot of the espionage act so that the ot of the United States will not be driven to underground and anonymous expression expression ex- ex ot of opinion because of their fear of long prison sentences Our own people then will know that a great democracy such as ours does not lag hag behind the monarchical like Ille Italy which t few tew r days ago agoo set free all persons convicted convicted con con- for tor their opinions the letter states In treeing freeing the political prisoners and repealing the espionage act the executives exe ot of this great nation will not only alJay alay great unrest but will reassure the ever increasing number ot of democrats and liberals In Europe that tha t demo democracy racy Is s safe te over o here The league which lists on Its legal advisory board such names as Hourwich Hour Hour- Schroeder and has for Its purpose the education of the public to the fundamental distinction between political offenses and ordinary ordinary nary crime to work for the recognition recognition tion In the United States of the status ot of political prisoners to crystallize crystallize crys- crys public sentiment In this matter matter mat mat- ter so th that t It can be made a subject for tor representations at the general peace conference and to obtain the release ot of all political l offenders through a general sty amnesty as soon as peace has been declared I. I |