Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-25
H0W to Stand Up for Ones Faith
By SIMEON STRUNSKY

TLERK OF THE COURT Teading): And
y it is hereby charged, asserted. deposed,
maintained and asseverated that the defend
ant did rise, get to his feet, lift himself from
his chair and in other divers ways assume
an erect attitude, posture position or en-
placement at the banquet Of the Amalga-
mated !. w. W. and did then and there
utter. pronounce, deClaim. give vent to and in
other ways put into circulation the follow
ing words and sentiments, namely. to wit
viz:
"First That the laws of this country
were framed entirely for the protection of
the possessing classes against the disinherted
classes that legislation is purposelN CouChed
in obscure and ambiguous language so that
the rich malefaCtor, under the guidance or
expensive counsel might evade the just pun
ishment of his tranSEresSlonS by taxing
refuge in the teChniCalities of the law that
the true revolutionist, therefore, has neither
use nor respect for the legal Nerbage OF our
captalistic society and proClalms his dehance
to the death.
Second That the unjust war in which we
are now engaged has been forced upon the
country by a Government in control OF the
profteerg; that our soldiers have been sent
abroad to give their lives for cause lheN 40
not understand that the Red Cross is Camou-
nage and the Liberty Loan is a Wall street
game and thai we pledge ourselves TO resist
by every means in our power the estaolish-
ment of autoCIatc methods in these United
States"
The defendant will now plead
Counsel for defendant-l admit that the
sentiments, as recorded IN the Indictment
we're uttered by the defendant al the place
and time designated. Before entering into
greater detail, however, ! move, on behalf OF
INV revoutionist client that the indictment
be dismissed on the ground that the stenoG-
rapher has omitted an $ from the woru
.uossessing," thus making it possessing
furthermore, in hyphenatng the word auto
cratic at the end of a line the stenographer
has made it "autoC-rattc' instead OF auto
cratic; furthermore, that counsel has oeen
supplied with only two carbon copies Oh 'ne
indictment instead of three, as laid down in
the leading case of Juggins VS.. the lnterna'
tional Bed-Spring Corporation Ar.z kep.'
XVI, 423.
The Court-Motion denied
Counsel for defense-Then move that the
case n. transferred to the Circuit Court of
Paneo- -Pango on account of the presence OF
red haired juror in the box and that the
trial be set for the summer term OF 1878.
The Contribution denied
counsel for defense-Then l move that be-
fore proceeding with the case the Clerk OF the
Court he called upon to read aloud TO the
court the three volumes OF karl Marx
"Cap!tal." in order to supply the necessary
The Contradiction denied. The District
Attorney will please proceed.
(The District Attorney, having briefly out
lined the case between IL a. m. and $50
n m, court was adjourned till the following
day, when the defendant was put upon the
stand)
DISTRICT ATTORNEY-You admit having
| Uttered the words recorded in the indlct-
ment and at the place and time specified?
Defendant--I do.
District Attorney--That is all. Counsel for
defense may cross-eNamine,
Counsel for detense-l thank my learned
colleague.
The cross-examination of the defendant by
his own counsel then proceeds as follows:
O How long Is 1t since you attended
nuhlic school? A Thlrty-four years.
O Did you regularly sing the Star
spanaled Banner" in class? A / did,
o. How far did you 60 as a rule? A.
halfway through the third stanza.
O. That was record, was IT not? A. Yes.
| No one else in class ever got beyond the first
| two lines of the second stanza thereafter
| they hummed
| o. we will now turn to the matter imme-
/ diately in hand When you referred TO the
| unjust war in which we are now engaged,
| you meant unjust on whose part? A. on
| the part OF Germany, of course.
O. The juror with the red hair will kindly
| take notice of my clients reply. And when
| YOU said that the war has been forced upon
| the country by Government in control oi
| the prpfiteers," did you mean that you were
| opposed to any form OF government, or did
| YOU intend only 10 convey the impression thai
! YOU we're opposed 10 the present Adrninisera-
| tons hselaning It's letters vita the pnrAss
May notr7 A. did.
| q kindly turn 10 the eontiefn&u With the
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