Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-06
SORRY DAY FOR
many SLACKERS
ROCKFORD MEN GIVEN LAaHIN0S
AND SENTENCED TO
PRISON.
ONE HUNDRED EIGHT
MEET UP WITH LANDS
N ajority Sent to Workhouss For Year
and Day--Landis Calls soeialistio
sIackers Type Of "Whinins and
9slIy.Aehins Puppies"-Typs That
Damhs Socialism.

Belly. Aching Puppies"-Typs That
Damns Socialism.
Freeport. ILL.,, July 6.-Charact erizing
them as whining and belly-aching
puppies" Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands yesterday. sentenced 10S OF the
slackers who took part in the Rock
ford riot of June to a year in the
house Of correction in Chicago, the
limit which the law allows. Three
others received short sentences in the
house Of correction. All will be forced
to register and stand their chance In
the draft.
The moment the court opened It was
evident from the questioning by the
Judge of the first defendant that it was
to be a typical Lands" day Tor the
court fans.
During his Interrogation Judge Lam
dis did not mince words when 1t De-
came apparent to him that the defend-
ants evidently had agreed on q COM
mon excuse for not registering
scientious objection to war.
Grillinq 10 Thorough.
9The questions put to each defendant
bv the court we're Of similar nature.
He desired to know the age OF the de-
PENDANT, what country he came from
how long he had been in America
whether he had taken out his first nat
uralization papers, whether he Do
longed to. any organization opposing
registration, why he did not register.
and whether he would register now.
~ am willing to register, but 90
not want to go to war" August nor
man. the first Of the defendants, saio.
II do not want to kill or hurt anyone.
"Well. do you want me to believe
that If a man came up to you with
hickory club you would let him beat
YOU into a pulp without trying to De-
fend yourself?" asked the court with
a suspicion Of sneer. Wouldn't you
fight back?'
NO. I guess would run away" the
defendant answered.
U. S. All Right 70 Eat In.
Sven Carlson said he wanted to go
back to Sweden as soon as the war
was over, but preferred to stay IN the
United States until then, as ne was
afraid he would not get enough to eat
II he went to Europe at this time.
do you want to register"
'Yes, If you promise me- carlson
replied
4 am not here to promise You any
ming" the court Numbered. "Do you
want to reg1sterf"
mot il I have to Kill anyone" was
the answer,
Opposes Helping Russta. =,
III I send you back to Russia, wiz
YOU help the boys out thereT the
court asked. when Adam Mixis STOOD
before him. ;,
mo. sir. am opposed to war ana !. !
do not want to Aght or use gun
Mixis answered.
"You do not want to handle gun:
wonder how far our fellows wouio
have gone in the civil war II they had
not carried guns" remarked the court.
uout Of HereI" lands Shouts.
The court became particularly IN
censed while questioning Nel larson
who testified he had lived IN .he
United States for over nine years, tnat
he had not taken out any naturaliHa-
ton papers. and that he had LETT sWe-
den to avoid military service tnere.
$50 YOU lodged military service In
the county Of your birth, and now wnen
the country in which you have been
earning your living for the last nine
wears calls upon you to help It out, you
deliberately do the same thing here.
zone wear in the house Of correction,
ond take this man out Of here at once"
tho court shouted.
Type That Damns Socialists.
The ire Of the court was again arous-
ed when Swan Lingren stated he had a
positive objection to all wars.
"Do you belong TO any party or
organization 2" he was asked.
II am member OF the Socialist
party" 80.
the socialist party said the court, ad-
dressing Attorney Seymour Stedman,
who was in court representing some OF
the defendants.
TITS probably matter Of conscience
with him." Mr.. Stedman said.
why, II this man experienced a
spasm of conscience he would have an
epileptic fit" was the courts rejoinder.
Judge Lands took another dig at
the socialist party when Martin Eng
strom said he was at the hall in Rock
ford on the night Of the parade, but ne
did not hear any talking or speaking OF
any kind. In reply to a query from the
court as to how many were 1t the meet
ing, he answered $50.
did you hear that,.Seymour| again
addressing Attorney Stedman; that's
a rather unusual thing. $50 socialists IN
the same room and not one Of them
saying a word. What do you think Of
that"
The remark Of Emil Larson, who has
lived in this country for over nine
years, that he Figured on going back
TO sweden" and that is why he did not
register was the breaking point for
Judge Lands.
aNot one Of your fellows have told
me the real truth; you have all whined
and belly ached like lot Of puppies
here" said the court In disgust, as he
scanned the well Of the courtroom filled
with the pTiso:1.ee::::. - -
All Refuse 70 Defend sslves.
Az each defendant told the Judge that
he was opposed to war and that he did
not want to kill or hurt any one, the
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