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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Aug 5, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 38.

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Restrictions on Freedom of Speech

THE New York Times of July 13 published an interesting news item from Madrid to the effect that “action of the government in prohibiting the discussion of Spanish neutrality was severely criticized at a public meeting to-day [July 11] by several speakers, who declared that the prohibition was a violation of the constitution.” While a government may be justified in limiting for military reasons freedom of speech and of the press, every such restriction has an element of danger in it. It may create a tendency to adopt further restriction of this freedom, and for other than military reasons.