Show I I RIGHT TO CUSS TilE THE GOVERNMENT N THE safeguard of America is afree a afree free ree press free tree speech and free tree courts The Chicago Tribune severely crit the city administration of f fI Chicago and the public officials sued suei lit it for for damages on ground tha that they were the city says The Manufacturer In upholding and defining tho rights of the press the State Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- preme Court holds that It is a fundamental fundamental fundamental fun fun- principle of ot the American government that every citizen clUzen has hasa a right to the government and Its administration so long as he does not advocate overthrow of ot the existIng existing existing exist exist- ing government or violation of ot law Liberty of the fress press is the same thing as freedom of speech This is sound reasoning The suit was as apparently an effort on the part 0 nt nI public officials to intimidate other other other oth oth- er newspapers of less financial resources resources resources re re- re- re sources and courage than the Tri Tribune Tri bune This decision does not mean that newspapers have license to maka libelous attacks on public officials it means that where a public official is in injured hi his remedy is to go into court as an individual citizen and not in the force and name of the govern govern- ment meat This is something more than thana a victory for a free press it reaffirms reaffirms reaffirms reaf reaf- firms the right of any citizen clUzen to condemn condemn con con- public administration when he believes it to be inimical to the public public public pub pub- lic in interest terest |