Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1901 — MAY BAR ANARCHY’S SHEETS. [ARTICLE]

MAY BAR ANARCHY’S SHEETS.

Postmaster General Contemplate* Ds< nylng Them Right to Wails. At Washington, D. C., Postmaster General Smith is seriously considering the denial of postal privileges to newspapers and other publications of anarchistic tendencies. While there is nothing specific in the regulations of the department that confers upon him this authority, it is argued by officials that he has as much right to proceed against such publications as he had to withdraw second class mail privileges from periodicals with premium offers. It is further contended that there is no reason why anarchists should receive the protection of the very government which they are endeavoring to destroy, and that if orders are issued against fraudulent concerns they could also be issued against persons who are known to be anarchists and those who publish anarchistic newspapers.