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Show UU H Fate of Censorship Provision H Still in Doubt Liberty of H Press Discussed. H BORAH OPPOSES BILL Claims Frames of Constitution H Intended Absolute Freedom H of American Press. H WASHINGTON, April 19. Senate JU debate on the administration esplon- IH age bill continued today, with the fate IH of a press censorship still in doubt. MM This section of the bill provides for jH a ten-year imprisonment or a fine of IH $10,000 for persons who collect, pub- IH lish or elicit information concerning mM matters of national defense which IH might be of use to the enemy in vio- M lation of regulations by the president IH Senator Borah contended that con- mM gress was devoid of power to inter- WM fere in any way with tho liberty of IH the press. He also doclared that the IH framers of the constitution were H agreed that the national government lH should be excluded absolutely from all IH power over the press. The first con- MM stltutional amendment he said, was H added to make certain that interfer- H ence with liberty of the press by the H federal government was expressly de- IH nied. Regarding the contention that na- H tlonal safety makes a censorship nee- H essary now, Senator Borah said: H "Tho public interest has always IH been tho ba?is for all attacks upon tho MM press. Kings and dictators have sup- H pressed publication." because they be- H lieved them against public Interest' tM |