<Table> Espionage Act of 1917 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations , and the foreign commerce of the United States , to punish espionage , and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States , and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 65th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> June 15 , 1917 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> Pub. L. 65 -- 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 40 Stat. 217 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 291 </Li> <Li> Passed the House on May 4 , 1917 ( 261 -- 109 ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on May 14 , 1917 ( 80 -- 8 ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on June 15 , 1917 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States Supreme Court cases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Schenck v. United States </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Espionage Act of 1917 <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Long title </Th> <Td> An Act to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations , and the foreign commerce of the United States , to punish espionage , and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States , and for other purposes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Enacted by </Th> <Td> the 65th United States Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> June 15 , 1917 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> Pub. L. 65 -- 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 40 Stat. 217 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Legislative history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Introduced in the House as H.R. 291 </Li> <Li> Passed the House on May 4 , 1917 ( 261 -- 109 ) </Li> <Li> Passed the Senate on May 14 , 1917 ( 80 -- 8 ) </Li> <Li> Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on June 15 , 1917 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United States Supreme Court cases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Schenck v. United States </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what was the goal of the espionage act of 1917
what was the goal of the espionage act of 1917
to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations , and the foreign commerce of the United States , to punish espionage , and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States , and for other purposes
to punish acts of interference with the foreign relations , and the foreign commerce of the United States , to punish espionage , and better to enforce the criminal laws of the United States , and for other purposes