Show SOCIALIST PE ACE A CE fail UNITED STATES DENIES PASS PORTS TO AMERICAN DELEGATES TO STOCKHOLM announced that unauthorized persons who treat with foreign agents regarding controversies subject to imprisonment washington emphatic di disapproval approval of the peace propaganda of european socialists socialist was expressed on oil may lily 23 by tile lie american nt which denied nied pasq passports ports to american delegates to the lie stockholm con conference Terence and I 1 issued it a that any american taking part lit in the negotiations would be loyally legally liable to heavy punishment no ko formal announcement of purpose was lulled but officials explained that the course would I 1 have lave the twofold two fold effect of discrediting generally any pence moves by unauthorized zed persons and of condemning in ill particular the arres present sent socialist agit agitation l regarded since its incept inception iou a as inspired by germany in ili making known the decision not to give passports to the alie american socialists cia lists designated to take part in the stockholm conference secretary lansing i cited the logan let act of as tic ne filling tilt punishments which might be expected by any american now in ili stockholm or might go there without a passport and participate in the pence peace discussions under tinder this lii dinv inv uD author alio directly or indirectly treat with foreign agents regarding controversies of the united states state may be imprisoned for three years and fined the american iUne rican delegates to the conference authorized to represent the Ameil Anic ilean can socialist party over the protest of some of its foremost member members mcm bers tire are victor L berger of milwaukee and ami monis HIlI hillquist quist and algennon Alge Alget inon non lee of if new yolk they were selected by tile the executive committee after a notable group of socialists headed by charles edward and william E english walling had condemned the movement in a 1 I bonit statement as the most dangerous of all tile the kagels kaisers kai kal sers els plow plots |