Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-17
EDITORIALS OF BERGER
V0ICING OPPOSITION TO
WAR INTRODUCED
Continued From page one.)

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the news from London and France
was censored One day we printed
a signed war story received from the
United States Press and Berger was
angry because it got in the paper. He
said 1t was untrue and rot. I do not
remember Just what the story was
about, Berger never wanted any
thing printed that might offend Ger
man readers He objected to stories
which referred to the Germans as
Huns or boches,"
ON cross examination Harris adj
mitted that Berger mas on numerous
occasions printed editorials attacking
The kaiser and the junker class in
GERMANY. Judge lands refused to
allow the witness te answer ques-
ton alleging that Berger's attacks on
The kaiser had been responsible for
Berger's defeat in his race for con-
gress in 1914.
The witness said Berger printed
London and Paris war news in the
paper and 50 far as he knew had
never suppressed any Of these stories.
Reads Anti-War Editorials.
District Attorney Clyne then read
editorials published in the Leader
one of the articles said that every
Frenchman was pictured hero while
every German was called a beast. The
statement was made tina the German
social democracy was infinitely more
democratic than the democracy of
President Wilson. The article inquired
what the German people had ever
done to this country that the United
States should send large armies to kill
them and be killed.
Another editorial read into the roc
ord expressed the opinion that tile
persons who opposed the war We're
the truc genuine Americans. II de-
clared that the war was forced on this
country by capitalists, munition maxi
ers, bankers and food profiteers.
In another article it was declared
that the war was unpopular despite
the efforts Of the capitalistic press to
make it appear popular,
The article stated that 1t was a dol
lar war and that the people did not
like the taste or smell of it, The diff
ficnlty Of floating the first Liberty
Loan was cited as evidence that the
war was unpopular
The selective draft was described as
national shame in another article,
which added that the war was the
price the people paid fer having re-
jected socialism,
Slap at Espionage Law
District Attorney Clyne offered in
evidence "a cartoon bearing the cap
ton, The Snake in the Grass" which
showed reptile, labelled espionage
law
Another PARTICLE read was entitled
why AreeWe in This War" giving
six reasons summarizing the socialist
anti-war propaganda There was an
other entitled War and Insanity in
which It was stated that in an army
of 100000, 10000 soldiers might be
driven insane, and that for the first
time in history it was necessary to
maintain field asylums in the recent
war.
a number of letters taken from the
office of William II. Kruse national
secretary of the Young Peoples Social
list league, one of the defendants. were
offered in evidence by the govern
ment
Most of them were in reply to in
quiries by socialist friends in different
parts Of the country, asking for ad-
vice as to what action TO take in re-
gard to the army draft,
Il probably shall refuse to register.
or serve and many of our members will
do the same" Kruse wrote to one
friend. y would not advise YOU on
the subject as that would be treason"
In another letter, The advice was Civ
On to be prudent without being cow
ardly
Il don't know whether would be of
more use to the organization in Jail or
out" Kruse wrote On another occa-
sion.
In one letter Kruse wrote: When
II comes to putting on a butchers
uniform and going out to slaughter
fellow workman there II no need of,
doing It in my opinion.