Show SOCIALIST SOCIETY FINE UPHELD NEW YORK April 16 A A fine of imposed recently upon the American Socialist Socialist So So- society by the federal district court was affirmed by Judge Henry G G. Ward of the United States circuit court of appeals The society wa was convicted of violating the espionage law by publishing pub pUb- lisping lishing and circulating a pamphlet entitled entitled entitled en en- titled The Great Madness written by Professor Scott N Nearing The latter was Jointly Indicted with the society but after a trial was acquitted I Judge Ward set aside the contention of the society that the espionage law does not apply to corporations s because of the the I word whoever in the statute I I |