2 minutes ago - get PDF The Wilson Administration and Civil Liberties, 1917-1921 | This muchcited study of Woodrow Wilson and his administration is a foundational work of legal and social history In it, Berkeley historian Harry Scheiber explores the suppression of speech and print publication during an era of world war, the Red Scare, antiforeign fervor, and unionism Wilson's notable achievements in social leadership and the progressive movement are questioned in light of his failure to protect civil liberties amidst the tide of war fever, nationalism, racism, and corporate interests His administration, through the Justice Department and the Postmaster General, took ruthless and often spurious actions to repress liberties, as the author reveals by prodigious research and useful tables showing prosecutions and dispositions of antispeech legal actions Toward the end of his administration, as he was rendered weak and distant by stroke, there is no doubt that Wilson turned a blind eye to antispeech governmental behavior But Scheiber shows that the systematic