Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-21
LOVETT TELLS OF RESIDING OVER
 ANTI-WAR MEET
University Head Defines His Attitude; Engdahl Accepts All Blame for Socialist Pub lication
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CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-Prof. Robert S. Lovett, dean of the junior college of the University of Chicago. testified for the defense today at the trial of five socialist leaders charged with conspiracy to violate the espionage law.
 He told of an Sddress on the war be delFered at the auditorium, Chi cago, on the evening of May 27, 1917, in response to an invitation from Rev. Irwin St John Tucker. one Of the de- fendsnts. The witness explained that he was elected vice-president of the Peoples Council for Peace in Chicago.
 q was informed that the meeting was called to urge the government to state its war aims and terms Of peace and to demand the safeguarding of certain fundamental constitutional rights, particularly the right of free speech" said Prof Lovett-
 'I consented to preside and deliver an address, but before l agreed to this l read my address to Dr. Tucker and asked if it met with his approval. He said it did and then insisted that every speech delivered at the meeting agree with the principles I expressed. It was agreed that this should be done and presided and spoke at the meet ing"
 Prof. Iovett said in his talk with Dr. Tucker he did not hear him ex- press any sentiments in regard to the war which might be regarded as ob- jectionable.
 Did Dr. Tucker speak at the meet ing?" asked Attorney Cunnea.
 No; all he did was to make an appeal for a collection which was later taken" replied Prof. Loyett.
 On cross-examination the govern ment attempted to show that mem- bers of the Young Peoples Socialistic league acted as ushers at the meeting and took up the collection.
 J. Louis Engdahl, the second of the five defendants to take the stand in his own defense, was called late in the day and his direct examination had not been completed when court adjourned.
 He said he was born in Minneapolis S4 years ago of Swedish parents and was a newsboy' and boOtblack while attending the public schools. Later he went to the University of Mime sota and became newspaper reported in Minneapolis. He worked as a newspaper man in Seattle. San Fran cisco. Salt Lake City. Washington, D. C., and Philadelphia, before coming to Chicago in 1909. where he was em- ployed on the Daily Socialist.
 He became a socialist the year be fore. In 1909 he was a delegate from the United States to the international socialist congress held in Copenhagen. where the principal question consld- cred was war and militarisn.
 Later he visited Carl Leibneoht in Berlin and attended a national con vention of German socialists The witness said ke ESd hneh editor Of the American Socialist ever since it was established in July. 1914.
 He said he was in sole charge of the paper and never consulted any of the defendants in regard to pOli- cies. He said he was only responsi- ble to the executive committee of the national s0cialist party which en- gagged him.
 Engdahl assumed full responsibility for everything printed fin the Ameri- can Socialist. He said he read every article submitted for publication and that he approved everything he passed and printed in the paper.