PROTECTING THEIR NAME
Protecting Their Name POSS1BLY if other organizations whose intentions are honorable would take the same direct course with their detractors as the American Union against Milltarism, there would be...
...We intend," says the Union, "to give news editors and editorial writers a chance to prove the truth of their language...
...Of this Intelligent organization Lillian D. Wald of New York, heat...
...of the famous Henry"Street Settlement, is president and Jane Addams of Chicago is on the executive committee...
...There is much "running of the mouth" by excitable an...
...Heretofore Its policy, it says, lias been to ignore attacks, but it has now decided, "on the advice of conservative counsel, to sue for libel any newspaper or press association which suggests that we are 'German agents' or are 'pro-German' or are 'supported by German funds,' or are guilty of 'sedition' or 'treason.' however those words may be modified...
...hysterical patriots, persons who lark faith in the popular love of country and loyalty, who fear popular revolt in case thought is not repressed, and trust only in the self-by pnotism of the nation...
...The Union against Militarism is strongly organized and its object is not to obstruct the war, but on the contrary to back up every sort of effort that tends towards the world's peace and tho destruction of Prussianism and militarism, the sure and infallible causes of intermittent wars, of greater and greater ferocity and insane hate as the weapons of destruction improve...
...Several such si-its are in preparation...
...Nothing could bo better...
...Further, several local branches have asked the privilege of bringing suit on their own account, in the name of the general association, and this has been granted...
...Obstruction to the active and untiring propagandism for military preparedness in time of peace Is not obstruction to any measure of the government to prosecute the present war to a successful conclusion, hut it lias much to do with the definition of what a successful conclusion signifies.—Topeka Capital...
...Protecting Their Name POSS1BLY if other organizations whose intentions are honorable would take the same direct course with their detractors as the American Union against Milltarism, there would be le.'.s irresponsible snapping at American freedom of speech and assembly and thou ht in the larTd...
Vol. 9 • September 1917 • No. 10
