New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-03

not have to cross the ocean to fight on
foreign soil. Otherwise they would have
to 60, unless congress saw sc Is heed
the petitions that would sfbe sent in
requesting its repeal. ''sssss' !,
Mr.. Retzlan also said that on that day
Iof the meeting he saw Prof. II. q. Hess,
county director of the Public Safety
commission, After the object Of the
Injecting had been explained to him
Professor Hess had told him that he
could see no objection to the assemblage,
whatever, declaring that the Constitution
of the United States gave citizens the
right to peaceful assemblage and dis
cussion Of all questions.
Calls Commission Joke.
| Capt. Albert Steinhauser told the
attorneys for the Safety commission
that he considered the organization
which they represented joke.
You thought it was a joke at the
time Of the meeting?" asked Attorney
Tighe.
Il thought so then and l think so
now" answered the witness.
Captain Steinhauser was on the stand
from 4 o'clock until adjournment at
6 for supper, and in the evening session
from 1880 until o'clock.
| The attorneys questioned him on
about every subject in the category,
including his views on the war, politics
and religion. They even wanted the
details of lecture delivered some time
last winter by Emil LESS at Turner
Hall. The lecture had nothing whatever
to do with the meeting on July Is,
but still the safety commissions attor-
neys wanted to know all about it.:
According to Captain Steinhauser''s state
ment, the lecture was decidedly patriotic.
Asked if he was opposed to the war
the witness said he was opposed to I'll
wars, believing that there is no dis
pute that could not be settled by arbi-
tration. He believed that if Germany
was ready to discuss peace it is the duty
of the United States authorities to be
ready and willing to entertain the enemy's
proposition without delay.
Tells of War Record.
Attorney McDermott asked Captain
Steinhauser as to his army activities;
The witness related his experience, in
which he was connected with the National
Guard for some fifteen years, during
which time he served with Company A, in
the Spanish-American war, having been
sent by the government to the camp at
Chickamaugua, where he remained with
his regiment for about six months, when
they were returned home and mustered
out of the federal service Later he
was commissioned captain in the United
States volunteers and assigned to take
command Of a company with regiment
in the Philippines. While there he was
wounded in action, which kept him ina
| a hospital and under doctor S care for
about year. His wounds had crippled
him for life.
DR.. Geo. B. Weiser was the last witness
on tie stand at the evening session,
having been called by the defense fer
Major Pfaender. He testified that he con
sidered Mr.. Pfaender loyal citizen,
| and was the first man in New Uim to
display the American flag after war had
been declared. He said he believed
Major Pfaender had displayed poor
judgment in his activity at the meeting
of July rs, and that he had been i'll
advised.
Besides DR.. J. P. Graft and John Her
zog, Mr.. Vogel was the only witness
examined at the Friday forenoon session,
which ended the inquiry in this city,
the session having been resumed in St.
Paul on Monday morning of this week.
DR.. Graft testified that he was in the
company Of Mr.. Vogel from the time
the parade ended at Turner Park,
having spent the evening together and
neither of them were at the meeting
nor heard any Of the speeches. I
John Herzog said he had been on the
police force for several years, and also
member of the fire department for
many years. He saw Mr.. Vogel at the
head Of the parade, but thot nothing
strange of that, for the reason that
Mr.. Vogel had lead practically every
parade held in this city for. the past
fifteen years, including the various
fremen's parades.
Offers Service to Country.
Mr.. Vogel, who testified that he is
SO years old, was born and reared in
New Ulm. He has been in the state
military service for the past thirty-two
years, having started as drummer boy
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