Damper or Gag?

From what he knew, the opinion on the Board had been far from unanimous on the fine; if the Board had been in doubt, then we might have stronger grounds-for questioning their decision. This motion was, framed to take action as well as make a protest, "At the most a reprimand would have done, if the article was in bad taste. He could not understand the Board—the men who had fought the Von Zedlitz case—having taken such an action. To every student, it meant a threat; to any editor of "Salient", a demand for "reluctance to stick his neck out". In spite of what had been said in the "Message" the Issue was one of free speech—whether students had the right to say what they wanted to, within the restraints of the law.

In this case, one student only had been victimised; the Exec., though the publishers of the paper, had been left alone. Obviously, he said, "Salient" was not the work of just one person. It was a chance for every student to express his opinions.