Word: overthrows
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Holbrook, Jr., '21, B. H. Kuhns '22, H. Starr '22, L. E. Thomas '20, J. J. Tutun '20, R. B. Varnum '21, C. H. Weldon, Jr., '21. The question which was argued was: "Resolved, That Congress should pass all laws necessary to suppress all propaganda for the overthrow of the United States Government by force and violence--constitutionality granted...
...clock. All members of the College are eligible to compete. Entrants who report at this afternoon's trials should have prepared a speech, five minutes in length on either side of the triangular debate subject: "Resolved, That Congress should pass all laws necessary to suppress all propaganda for the overthrow of the United States Government by force and violence-constitutionality granted...
...trials. Every man who reports at that time should prepare before hand a speech, five minutes in length, on Free Speech, the subject used in the triangular debate. The wording of the question follows: "Resolved, That Congress should pass such legislation as will suppress all propaganda leading to the overthrow of the United States government--constitutionality granted." Nine men will be chosen from those entering the preliminaries. Three will speak in the debate against the western University, and from the other six will be formed a second team to debate some eastern college on the same question...
...anarchistic movement has steadily grown and the effect that the disemination of this propaganda has had upon the great mass of illiterates in this country is very threatening. Anarchists are taking advantage of the great labor and social unrest in the country today and are working insidiously for the overthrow of the United States government. The present laws only punish a direct act; the incitment to insurrection still remains unpunished. For this purpose--the maintence of the safety of the United States--it is essentially necessary that meaures be taken by Congress to suppress the anarchistic propaganda...
...present conditions of discontent in the working class together with the facts quoted from the Department of Justice and other similar govermental sources prove conclusively that several radical parties are actively sengaged in conspiracies for the overthrow of the United States government by force. The propaganda disseminated by these radicals had already resulted in numerous cases of loss of life and destructionof property. This has been acomplished bythe inciting of discontented workers, sixteen per cent, of whom are aliens. The present laws are inadequate to prevent the spreach of propaganda; therefore, a Federal law should be enacted to meet...