New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-03
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that he only knew Mr., Vogel by sight,
and did not see him at the band meeting,
and could not say positively that he
was in the parade.
Herman Adam swore that he was a
member of the committee to arrange
for the parade, having been appointed
at a meeting held at Turner Hall on
the Monday evening preceding the mass
meeting, He said Mayor Fritsche, Mr..
Pfaender, Mr.. Retzlaf and "a few Of
the drafted boys were present. Mr..
Adams memory proved to be very de-
fective and he wasn't sure of much of any
thing, except that besides himself the
other members of the committee were
John Ahrens and C. G. REIN. Also Mr..
Vogel had been asked to lead the parade,
because he had led every parade so far
as he knew, during the past fifteen years
or more. He also said that it was ex-
planned to Mr.. Vogel that the object
of the meeting was to explain the draft
law. He is above draft age, but his
interest in the matter was that he was
opposed to sending the boys across. /"
Originated Plan for the Meeting.
John Ahrens, the fourth witness, took
the stand at II o'clock. The attorneys
got thru with Mr.. Ahrens few minutes
before 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Ahrens the idea OF a
meeting to discuss the draft law, grew
out of a gathering of two or three
of the drafted men in his. brother
tin shop, where the witness is. employed.
1t was there decided to raise sufficient
money to employ an attorney to go over
the law and explain it's operations.
This was on the Saturday afternoon pre-
ceding the mass meeting. He, himself,
engaged Attorney PfaendeT fol. : that
purpose. The idea grew to such pro-
portions before Monday. it was decided
that Pfaender & Ericksen's law Office
would not hold all Of the clients, and that
he rented Schell's hall for the purpose.
It soon transpired that even, eSchell's
Hall would not hold the crowd and ar
rangements we're then started to secure
a larger building, and Turner Hall was
engaged. Asked how the news spread so
fast, the witness replied that he "sup-
posed it being good thing the news
spread fast as is the case in all good
things 49,, -..... .s
Plan Grew too Fast.
When he found how popular the pro-
position was and how it was growing
beyond him he sought the advice OF
other citizens, going first to Mr.. sRetz-
laf, because he was business man and
a prominent citizen, he thought his ad-
vice. was worth seeking. He said he
explained to Mr.. Retzlaff, as. he had to
all Others with whom he had, discussed
the matter, that the objectofthe meeting
was to have the law explained in legal
way, by an attorney, so all OF the drafted
men, including himself, would under
stand it thoroughly, Mr.. Pfaender had
told him the only way to prevent the
men from being sent to France would be
by change of the law in congress.
The only advertising done, he said,
was that he ordered one hundred posters
printed and had notice sent out Tuesday
morning, July "a, over the Rural Tele-
phone lines. He said his notices read
that the draft law was to be discussed
and a petition sent to. congress. The
attorneys for the prosecution attempted
to learn how much money he had spent
in the enterprise, and from what source
he derived the money to pay these ex-
penses.N A collection was taken after
the Wednesday evening meeting, but
as to how much money was expended or
how much was received, he was unable
to remember.
Vogel was Late.
Ahrens said he was present at the for
nation of the parade and that Mr.. Vogel
did not appear until the first division was
formed, and he was assigned to take his
place in the lead. He. then proceeded
to form the second division. Asked why
Mr.. Vogel was chosen only to lead the
parade, instead of acting as marshal, he
was not quite sure, but was of the opinion
that MIR. Vogel's usual duties We're those
of leader on such occasions.
He declared that there were 5000 men
in the parade, and that about half of
them were drafted men, from this and
adjoining counties. The witness in
sisted that he had explained to Mayor
Fritsche as was the case in all instances
that the object of the meeting was to
have the draft law legally explained.
1t was not until the Monday evening
meeting that the idea Of a parade was
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