Who was Eugene V Debs?

Journalist who was responsible for selling America on WWI and was head of the Committee on Public Information. He was also responsible for selling the world on Wilsonian war aims. Socialist, Eugene V. Debs, was accused of espionage and sent to a federal penitentiary for ten years.

How many votes did Eugene Debs get?

Debs was the party’s presidential candidate in 1900 but received only 96,000 votes, a total he raised to 400,000 in 1904. In 1905 he helped found the Industrial Workers of the World, but he soon withdrew from the group because of its radicalism. Novelty drinking cup from Eugene Debs's 1912 presidential campaign. Are you a student?

What was Debs v United States?

In its ruling on Debs v. United States, the court examined several statements Debs had made regarding World War I and socialism. While Debs had carefully worded his speeches in an attempt to comply with the Espionage Act of 1917, the Court found he had the intention and effect of obstructing the draft and military recruitment.