Freedom of the Press by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Jun 10, 1908

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 34, No. 24.

Freedom of the Press

By Editor

"Freedom of the Press."—We have received a little pamphlet from the Wilmer Atkinson Co., edited by Mr. Atkinson himself, entitled "Freedom of the Press." This is not a plea for anarchy, nor is it a pamphlet which has been inspired by personal feeling. Mr. Atkinson feels that thru misunderstanding, or by various pretexts, government officials have endeavored to exercise control over the public press. Mr. Atkinson believes that the publishers are, as all other men, subject to the laws, and if they commit crimes, they should be punished, but the government can go no farther than this. One of the valuable features of the little pamphlet is the clauses from state constitutions, which are given concerning the freedom of the press, and many quotations given from eminent men in authority. Mr. Atkinson is contending for a principle—a principle which every lover of freedom ought to indorse. This pamphlet may be obtained by addressing the Wilmer Atkinson Co., Philadelphia, Pa.