ANARCHY IN AMERICA.
ROOSEVELT TO CONGRESS.
A SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE
STRINGENT STEPS TO BE TAKEN J Br Telegraph Pr?-.=s Association. —Copyrirht. ! (Received April 10, 8.35 p.m.) | New York, April 10. President Roosevelt, in a special message to Congress, cites the view of Mr. C. J. Bonaparte, AttorneyGeneral, regarding the circulation of periodicals advocating murder, arson, and treason. Such circulation, it is contended, constitutes seditious libel, and is ; undoubtedly a crime at common I law. In the absence of a Federal statute the Federal Courts have no jurisdiction, but postmasters will now be instructed to exclude such publications from the mails. The President points out that further legislation by Congress is required. The message adds: " Compared to the suppression of anarchism every other question sinks into insignificance.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13722, 11 April 1908, Page 7
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