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His statements concerning free radio speech are not in the poetry, but
are by far the most interesting on the topic. Pound more than seventy
years ago advocated radio broadcasts of the meetings of Congress.
His own indictment for treason is covered in Conrad Rushing's brilliant
article on the subject. Indirectly, the same problem came up when Bill
Clinton ran for President.
Rushing cites the "mere words" precedent -- U.S. citizens cannot be
charged with treason for speaking their minds.
Although his legal reasoning is impeccable, the site of free speech can
be called into question. If Pound broadcast from Radio Iowa, he would
not have been indicted. The fact that he broadcast from Radio Rome got
him into trouble. The "mere words" doctrine still holds, but post WWII
sentiment ran high.
William Joyce, "Lord Haw Haw." was charged, convicted, and executed for
treason in England after WWII for his broadcasts from Germany. The fact
that he was not a British citizen did not deter the English.
Bill Clinton was criticized severely for his protests against the
Vietnam War during the late sixties. Of course many protested. But
Clinton's protests were from Moscow.
My advice -- go to Pound's prose. There's a lot there on your topic of
free speech.
Cheers,
Tim Redman
Marie-Noelle Little wrote:
>I am looking for some Pound poems that might deal directly or indirectly
>with the notion of free speech?
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>Marie-Noelle Little
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