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tae Yona raion eotbarndup tse pie ‘ We. R. Glavin Page 319 Adjournment ~ Until “ednesday, Januery 14, 1942, at 12 ofclock xcon. Page ALIS” ‘presses the opinion that prosecutions will not be conducted unisss Attachment APPENDIX The radio address by Assistant Attorney General ‘Wendell. Berge, inserted as an extension of remarks by Mr. MeLaug lin. Mr. Berse discusses the Department's policy toward rorsecution of seditious utterances and other laws affectinsfree speech, Ys ex ae Sa the words used are criminal in themselves - as advocating overthrow of the Government ~ or unless they create a direct relationshis be- ; tween the words spoken and a present danger to the Government. Cre kr. Berge further points out that an anendment to the Sedition Act oe of 1917 was passed in 1918. which materially broadened the Act. in berge then cites convictions secured under this amendient, the reoccurrence of which he strongly disapproves. The amendment has since been repealed. However, your attention is called to the fact that on January 9, 1942, a bill ~ H.@. 6340 — to amend the Es>icnaze ket, 1917, was introduced which contains nearly identical lanmes aS the amendment passed in 1916. It would appear, tuerefore, if He, 6340 is enacted, prosecutions thercunder would De broade:s in scope than under the policy expressed by ir. vers. l Respectfully, fo. Z, 4 l BIG oem, “ / , é XN