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Page 1 of 11924 · PDF PAGE 12
…lleged conviction and appealing to the official records of the courts. Every reader assumes, therefore, without hesitation, that such an allegation, deliber- ately published, by a well-known paper, as an indictment, must be true. 9. Now you, my Lord, as proprietor of the Sunday Express, can satisfy yourself, by a few minutes inquiry, that your editor is unable to specify the date or place of any such conviction. You can compel him to admit to you that he printed this, the most damaging libel conceivable, either without trying to verify it, or …
1924 · PDF PAGE 3
…of unprecedented gravity against the life and work of every individual citizen, and against the very foundations of public morality. The allegation that a man has been imprisoned as a white slaver is as vitally damaging as any that can be made. 3
1924 · PDF PAGE 11
…ss is needed in order to expose the absoluteness of this particular lie. A criminal conviction is a matter of public record, and such an allegation as your editor has made is capable of rigorous proof or disproof, like any other matter of officially recorded public history. It is this obvious fact, instantly felt by every reader, that makes this lie so dastardly. Every reader instinctively assumes that neither care- lessness nor malice could print a downright lie in a matter which is so vital, and which can, from its very nature, be so conclusi…
1924 · PDF PAGE 4
Clearly, if that allegation is absolutely false, the offence to justice is grave almost beyond precedent. A lie so base and hurtful must be withdrawn at once, frankly and fully, with all possible publicity. To deny the absolute right of truth and justice to be instantly vindicated in the matter must be repugnant to your sense of honour. Not only has Mr. Crowley not served a prison sentence in America as a white slaver, but he has never been even accused of any crime before any court in any country in the world. The statement made in the Sunday …