Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-16
TWO JACKIES
ON STAND in
BERGER TRIAL
One Witness Declares Stick.
er Urged Americans
Not to Register.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-two jackies,
former members of the Young Peo-
pies Socialist league, who disregard
ed teachings of the organization
against joining the navy when this
country entered the war, were the
principal witnesses today at the trial
Of Victor L. Berger and four other
spiracy to violate the espionage law.
The witnesses were William Mauk-
us of Waukegan, Ills, and Carl Ber-
reitter, who is said to have become a
socialist at the age of ID and was at
one time an organizer for the league
in Illinois. He related conversations
had with Adolph Germer, Louis Eng
dahl and William +. Kruse who are
y AMONG the defendants, shortly after
publication of the American So
cialist," was suppressed.
Engdahl, the witness related, said
that the government intended to sup
press every publication which op-
posed war. He said he was urged re-
peatedly by Kruse, Germer and Eng
dahl to aid in distribution of anti-war
literature. Later he did help a little
in this line.
One anti-war sticker put out by the
thousands, he said. read: Refuse to
register; others are with you" An
Good bye pork chops and potatoes.
Enter, rats and rice" Witness said
that his distribution of literature led
to his being taken in custody by fed
Gral agents.
II telephoned Kruse and the 9TH
ers from the federal building that
was in trouble and that if they did
not get me a. lawyer I would have
them all in it," said the witness.
''They begged me not to get them in
to trouble, but was not given a
lawyer and later made a statement to
the department of justice" he con-
tinued.
Berreiter told of attending con-
vention of the Young Peoples So
cialist league in May, 1917. at which
he said several anti-War resolutions
+. We're adopted.
Maukus, next on the stand, a mem
ber of the league before he Joined
the navy in 1917, identied an anti-war
resolution which he said Kruse assist
ed in preparing and which was pre-
May 6, 1917. 1t urged all "Workers'
not to join the army, even if drafted
and also called for contributions for
the defense of members who might
become involved in difficulties because
of adherence to the resolution.
Kruse, he said, spoke in opposition
! to the war; but he did not recollect
whether the resolution was adopted.
Lorenz Plummer, a government
agent, testified that he and other
agents raided offices of the American
Socialist September 5, 1917. Germel
and Engdahl were there and admitted
responsibility for the publication Of
the paper. Engdahl was editor and
Germer business manager.
District Attorney Clyne read ex-
cerpts from articles in the paper in
which the war was opposed and liber-
ty bonds ,ridiculed. One, signed by
Germer. bore the caption Bonds and
bondage" There was also an adver.
tisement of pamphlet entitled ''The
price we pay" by Irwin st. John
Tucker, the fifth defendant. The ad-
: vertisement said 100000 copies had
been sold and that second edition
of 100000 was to go on the market.
Two poems were introduced in evil
dence. One was Cheer up" by
Carey E. Norris, and the other was
entitled wake up, Washington"
Both opposed war. fuckers reply to
President Wilson's flag day address
was also read to the jury. 1t remark
ed that 1.-The military masters Of Ger
many at least look after their stock
better than other countries