El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
MINISTER TALKS.
FOR BOLSHEVISN
Letter, Urging Fight On
Consumption, Read In
Socialists Trial.

Chicago, Ill, Dec 14.-Letters and
pamphlets taken from Socialist head
/ quarters by the government were in
troduced in evidence here today at the
trial OF congressman-elect Victor L.
Berger. Of Milwaukee. and four other
Socialists. before federal Judge Landis.
One OF the letters. identified as
| bearing the signature Of Adolph Ger
mer, national secretary of the Social
ist party and one Of the defendants.
was addressed to comrades and
brothers" and urged that they create
a healthy sentiment against conscrip-
ton"
down With War Title.
Sam Lowenthal, an employe OF
printing company. identified an or
der from Germer for 500 anti-war pic
lures one Of the pamphlets was en-
titled: Down with war;" and urged
all American Socialists TO protest
against the entrance Of the United
States into the war.
At the opening of court after direct
ing the jury to retire, judge lands
emphatically denied the published
threatening letter.
Preacher Praises BOlSheyism.
Eli Grouse, Methodist minister. OF
Stanton. Ill. testified that / St. John
Tucker, Episcopal clergyman and one
Of the defendants. declared at a So
cialist meeting at Stanton:
"Bolshevism is the solution OF the
world trouble II will make itself
felt in Germany. It viii spread to the
United States. It will sweep over and
conquer this country"
The witness said that Tucker de-
clared Bolshevism was the ideal gov
eminent
Would Disguise Efforts.
An outline of plan to perpetuate
the Young Peoples Socialist league by
means Of a secret disguised organiza-
ton. in the event Of the leagues sup
preston by the government, was laid
before the jury Friday.
The plan was contained in a mimeo-
graph copy in a scrap book taken by
the government from the Socialist
headquarters. The document was ad-
dressed to the cOmrade secretaries of
the Young Peoples Socialist league,
known as ''Yipsel," and was over the
name Of William F. Kruse. national
secretary OF the organization and one
Of the defendants.
Emergency Organization.
our papers have been suppressed.
our wires tapped, and IL may not be
long before our league may be de-
clared Illegal" the letter read. IF
my directions are followed we will
have an emergency organization.
Several copies Of the mailing lists
should be made and placed in safe
places. Three substitutes for each
officer should be trained for the duties
of the positions. One Of these emer-
gency officers should be a girl, 50 that
If all our boys are jailed We can still
have an organization.
Should @Change Name.7
IF suppressed. each league should
get together with another name, say,
OF an athletic or a dramatic organiza-
ton. but still the Young Peoples So
cialist league II the disguise is dis
covered. reorganize again and again
All this must becarried on as secretly
as possible. It is underground work.
but these are unusual times. Do Tot
have this letter read IN the league
meetings. Too many should not be
trusted"
The letter was dated July Il. 1917.
and was one Of number put into the
record Of the case by the government
New Mexico Letter.
Another letetr from the same
source, read to the jury. purported to
be 4 letter prepared by William B.
Dillon. state secretary OF the Socialist
party in New Mexico. directed to New
Mexico Socialists and calling upon
them to refuse to fight during the
war. This letter ascribed the war 10
the Vaccinations OF Wall street and
declared that the crisis OF the nation
had been reached It concluded: We
all love the U. S. A too wen to see her
tied to bloody wheels. I will venture
to jail rather than become licensed