Show ARMY CENSORS TALKS GIVEN OIVEN ON WYOMING ING CAMPUS CLAIM GLAi Charges Made By Minister to Secretary of f War ASKS EXPLANATION Resents Being Call Called cd Because He Helps Men NEW YORK YORI Dec 27 21 By 27 By The Associated Pr John John John Nevan Nean Sayre Episcopalian minister and law in law brother of Mrs Sir Jessie Woodrow Wilson Ison Sayre has hal writ Tit written written ten to Secretary of ot War tSar ar Davis complaining that amI army officers are arc harassing opponents o of compulsory compulsory sory military training In la cOlleges and seeking to deprive them theta of their right of tree free speech lit Mr Sayre specifically charges LIeutenant Georgo Chase Lewis of ot the regular army and of the tho Fifty n ith reserve division objected to hl his addressing student of the of ot Oklahoma at Norman and that perhaps In Inconsequence students who ere vere opposed to the thi th compulsory mill mili military tary t ry training training- thero hero and who ho at- at attempted at attempted tempted to arrange a meeting for him to addre addren 3 them were unable to obtain the use of ot the university l- l ty y hi M C A A h hall ball lI IS CITED I Mr Sayre who abo bo Is a 0 member of othe the Civil union and anti vice chairman of the tho committee on militarism in education declares that Lieutenant Colonel Lewis wrote a letter from Oklahoma CIty to the president of the th uni- uni university uni university stating his hils objections to Mr Sayre antI nl calling calline him more dangerous than thAl an open communist communist communist The Tha officer called attention to the fact tact that that- I had hod signed an appeal I for to a t fund forth to for forthe the o of Soviet organizers In Michigan NOT A COMMUNIST Rev nev declared In his letter to the tb secretary of war 1 that he ho Is not nol and anti never ne has haa been a a com corn communist communist and that ho sIgned tho the let let- letter letter let letter ter because of his hll hI belief that any man mail accused of violating a 0 law lawIs lawis lawIs Is entitled to 10 a s fair tall trial I 1 should kt to know says the tho letter another you ou consider It a 0 proper e function of ot an army officer to 10 attempt to shut off oft free speech fo for tor peace p-aco In universities Y l M hS C A Ai and even churches Finally may I ask It If the war department does not take ener ener- energetic ener- ener energetic energetic getic measures to restrain Lieu Lieu- Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant tenant Colonel Lewis and others In activities similar to the case cose men men- mentioned mentioned will 1 I not be justified In charging that time Hie wa war department Is responsible for the campaign of defamation ot 01 character and al- al at attempt tempts tempt to repress tree free for peace In lit which its subordinates are engaged enraged iy IX wYo WYOMING The Rev neve neveS S ye S-ye Sty ye c declares he was as i refused permission slon to make ad ad- ad addresses dresses at the th Universities of ot Mis l Missouri Mis- Mis Missouri and Indiana and anil that no noone noone noone one can speak on the University ot of Wyoming c campus without the endorsement of tho the R n 0 O T C officer NORMAN NOR Okla Okia Dec By 27 27 ByThe The Tho Associated Dr Press Dr W B BIzzell president of ot the University ot of Oklahoma today denied that he had eve ever refused tho the Rev Hev John Nevin I permission to speak agaInst compulsory military train train- trainIng training Ing inc In the Y IL M 1 C A building at atthe the university ity lIe He explained that such matter matten always Ia pass pas S the president office Reports Irom Now New York today were that Dr S Sayre had com corn complained to Secretary of ot War Val Davis agaInst what he tailed called an attempt I to shut off oft free tree speech No person e ever made a request to me lime m tor for use of ot any ny of o the uni university buildings by hy Mr Sayre All AllI 1 know is I that Mr Sayre arranged to speak at one ono of the churches In Norman Mr Ir said Dr Bluell said that the th uni- uni university university uni university had In no way been Leen con con- connected con connected with the tho case |