HIST 2112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Mollie Steimer, Zechariah Chafee, Espionage Act Of 1917
16 Dec 2016
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CHAPTER 21 DOCUMENTS
Document 21.5 – Trial Testimony, 1918 – Mollie Steimer
~ she worked in a shirtwaist factory in NY’s garment industry, she hated the
low-paying work, she joined the anarchist movement, refused to stand when judge
entered the courtroom
- anarchism is the social order where no group is governed by another
group, private ownership should be abolished, people should have equal
opportunities, we should strive toward education and knowledge instead
of money, workers must work together
Document 21.6 – Workers Wake Up!! 1918
~ this is central to the governments case against the defendant, more
threatening
- America would go to Russia to help the Czech’s against the Bolsheviki
NOT to interfere with Russian affairs, attacks the people who left Russia
to live in the US but still support Russia and send them money
- Want the workers to get up and make changes
Document 21.7 – Abrams v. United States Dissent, 1919 – Oliver Wendell
Holmes
~ argued that the government needed a tougher standard to restrict free
speech
- the defendants who published the two leaflets had a right to publish them
and unless speech is imminently threatening immediate interference with
the law, then it should not be a problem
Document 21.8 – Freedom of Speech in Wartime, 1919 – Zechariah Chafee Jr.
~ protests against the severity of the sentences in the Abrams case,
defendants were only guilty of supporting against US involvement with other
countries, need to protect freedom of speech even in wartime
- the US will suppress any writings that hinder the war, if the Espionage Act
exceeds limits put in place by the first amendment then it is unconstitutional
Document 21.9 – We Can’t Digest the Scum 1919 – Billy Ireland
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Document Summary
Document 21. 5 trial testimony, 1918 mollie steimer. ~ she worked in a shirtwaist factory in ny"s garment industry, she hated the low-paying work, she joined the anarchist movement, refused to stand when judge entered the courtroom. Anarchism is the social order where no group is governed by another group, private ownership should be abolished, people should have equal opportunities, we should strive toward education and knowledge instead of money, workers must work together. ~ this is central to the governments case against the defendant, more threatening. America would go to russia to help the czech"s against the bolsheviki. Not to interfere with russian affairs, attacks the people who left russia to live in the us but still support russia and send them money. Want the workers to get up and make changes. Document 21. 7 abrams v. united states dissent, 1919 oliver wendell. Document 21. 8 freedom of speech in wartime, 1919 zechariah chafee jr.
