A 2019 edition of the Philadelphia Tribune notes: While you may find it hard to believe, of all clothing, socks are the oldest type of clothing that is still in use today.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.