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In 1913 he was appointed Postmaster General by Woodrow Wilson. To his credit, he initiated the parcel post and airmail services, increasing mail service to rural areas. However, Burleson was one of the most reactionary politicians to have served as Postmaster General, and for that reason (and several others) his term is often seen as one of the worst in the history of the post. Burleson persecuted blacks in the mail service, segregating workers and firing southern black postal workers. He drew criticism from labor unions by forbidding postal employees to strike. Business leaders were angered by inefficiency and almost dictatorial heavy-handedness in government control of communications. During World War I, Burleson vigoriously enforced the Espionage Act, ordering local postmasters to send to him any illegal or suspicious material that they found. The movement of major radical pamphlets such as Emma GoldmanEmma Goldman ( June 27, 1869 May 14, 1940) was a Lithuanian-born anarchist known for her radical libertarian and feminist writing and speeches. She immigrated to the United States at sixteen and was later deported to Russia, where she witnessed some event's Mother EarthMother Earth is a common metaphorical expression for the Earth and its biosphere as the giver and sustainer of life. In many Neo-Pagan and Wiccan traditions, Mother Earth is seen as the Goddess, with the Horned God as her consort (and sometimes son). and Max EastmanMax Forrester Eastman ( January 4, 1883 March 25, 1969) was a leftist American writer. He was born in Canandaigua, New York; both his parents were members of the clergy. Eastman attended Williams College in 1905, two years later moving to Columbia Univers's The Masses through the mail was slowed drastically, and often times such pamphlets were never delivered. Anti-war material banned from the mail. Albert Burleson's actions as Postmaster General are a prime example of Red ScareThe term Red Scare has been applied to two distinct periods of intense anti-Communism in United States history: firstly from 1917 to 1920 and secondly in the early 1950s. Both periods were characterized by widespread fears of Communist influence on U. interference with freedom of speechFreedom of speech is the right to freely say what you please, as well as the related right to hear what others have stated. It is self-explanatory. Recently, it has been commonly understood as encompassing full freedom of expression including the freedom.
In 1919Events January January 1 Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 Spartacist uprising Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution with Spartacist League in the forefront January 9 Spartacus he became chairman of the United States Telegraph and Telephone Administration and in 19201920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. January 9 Britain announces it will build 100,000 homes for war veterans. January 10 Leagu chairman of the United States Commission to the International Wire Communication Conference , soon retiring in 1921.