The sun., 1917-09-21
Letter to Ridder Urging
Fight on U. s. War
Plans Shown.
GOVERNMENT Is FLOUTED
England Denounced in Wall
for German Americans by
Irish Editor.

ter to before the election-went to the
Federal court yesterday to get his Bull
restored to the United states malls.
Postmaster General Burleson had seized
this pro-German and anti-American pub
lication by the horns last August and
had thrown it very violently Jeremiah
had hopes yesterday that Judge Charles
N. Heugh would deal more kindly with
the buffeted thing.
He was mistaken. Judge Hough
wasted little time after he had received
certain affldavits presented by the Post
MASTER General as reasons why the
United States mails could not tolerate
was in the form Of photo
graphic copy OF a letter which O'Leary
wrote to Bernard H. Ridder. president of
the Stddts-Zeitung, on August 9, 1917.
an appeal to Mr.. Ridder to fight against
the United States's war preparations and
to struggle for the preservation of the
German language in this country. After
he had glanced over that vituperative
communication and had scanned other
anti American character of the Bull
Judge Hough confirmed the Postmaster
Generals order which barred the Bull
from the mails. He denied the request
for an injunction restraining the Post
master-General from interfering with
the mail circulation Of the publication.
O'Leary Angry at Ridder.
oLeary's letter to Mr.. Ridder, the
principal evidence offered by the Govern
ment in support Of its contention that
O'Leary's acts constituted in effect
treason, insurrection and forcible resist
ance to the laws of the United States
was written in a spirit. 1t appears, half
Of disappointment that any German
could be anything but secret traitor
and half in hot anger that Ridder re-
fused to follow his (O'Leary's) violent
programmes.
He felt that Ridder had taken the
wrong course in resigning from the no.
torious American Truth Society" ar
o'Leary institution. Then he reproached
the Stddts-Zeitung editor:
You who opposed sending ammuni.
ton 10 kill your own flesh and blood
certainly cannot now approve Of send.
ing men of German blood to finish the
work--do you? OF course you don't
but dare you say SO? Was it right tc
stab the Mayor of Chicago In the back
TO satisfy the base cravings of the
Mayor Of New York? Shame on the
American who attacks [by in.
ference] an American Of Scotch-Irisf
stock for his brave, red blooded Ameri.
canism.
Ben, you will regret this. You are
wrong. You are opposing your owr
best interests. Your strength lies ir
ho. h<
Government suppressing your paper. II
would not dare. II couldn't IL it would
They who say 1t cam 1T WILL are
alarmists. But II you admit weak.
ness-if you hesitate-if you surrender
why then Of course you invite suppres
SION
Yearned to Hit at L.. s.
O'Leary appealed to Mr.. Ridder te
stand for free speech" He told Mr.
Rdder that what the Stadts-ZeitunS
needed was suppression. Bun was get
ing over" because he. OLeary. hat
showed the spark you have destroyed.
Come out and fight, man-don't
auit! The German Herold is fighting
cleverly. Fight as it is. II is getting
1t is fine-brave We are leading thu
way for you. The Masseo is making
Your fight"
subsequently. as every one knows. thu
government did little necessary sup
pressing here and there It kicked
Max Eastman's The Masses out of tn,
mails
oLeary penned much sorrow to Mr.
hhaer. sorrow that SO fine German
I mould want to quit attacking thu
United states. He had heard from al
over the country approval Of "the at
,a'N on Metz meaning Herman A
Metz " was sad thing to see Rid
der turning patriot.
Ben,' he wrote. these fellows yo,
are catering TO hate you and hate YOU
people and believe me, you will nevel
st anything from them but the dis
pressure Of your own people. TAX,
"eHrt Fight There Is going to b,
terrible awakening from all this bust
ness and those who surrendered ar,
going TO lose"
ne put IN word or two OF praise fol
ue hnH. which seemed to be doing fairl,
well about that time. He wrote:
ihose who laughed at Bull at frs
ere no" prasing H. Gradually they ar,
""rh'hg It's real purpose and the powel
Us attack. Hearst has bought Pucj
a"' mas imported Raemakers az tn,
n"St effective way of winning bacl
'apIe service that apparently III
- ..'lerS Of more Importance than hi
''INltn American readers. II the Gov
'fninent bo,hers us we will gain quicker
Hatred for Mayor Mitchell.
INT IN Chicago Horace Brand ha
o'"h hghiing valiantly for free speeci
ana doing effective work. Why dom
a"l start campaign against tn,
I,tom'f Hit them and hit them hard
'ney are afraid Of the German American
ana don't forget II. DO what the Frencl
are doing I'm Canada"
"Leary's hatred OF Mayor Mtche
appears constantly in the letter
I can't stand for crawling to Mitche
That degenerate Irishman," he wrot
10 R.dder, and J didn't like the Balfou
BUSINESS. II was very. very weak, an,
kot YOU nothing from Mitchell or any
body else.
Patriotic! I'd go to hell for m
country That's why am fighting witt
YOU now and fighting the British propa
Randis,s-but I'd take a gun and shoe
myself before | would fight alongsd
any British bastards in France--and yo
can send this to Mr.. Gregory with m
a