South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
MILLER7S DEFENSE OF MOTT.

Efforts the part of Fred A Miller and his LOkal
Anzeiger-onicia gazette OF the local "Plotters of
Potsdam"-to justify Tom Mott their judicial Won
Tirpitz unethical superjudical, perhdious sub
warfare merely serves TO prove close re-
latonship preachment the of F. a. Miller
on the ethics Of journalism, must OF necessity be
preachment void of brains anything else a
hypocrisy His entire mOdus operandi Of
as attache army when
taken prisoner lifts hand and seemingly surrenders
with JOY. shouting kamerad." throw adversary
his guard then tries stab him the throat
with bayonet. unloose upon him hitherto
ceaIed grenade.
The Main LOkal Auzeiger says:
Embarrassing as it have been for him
to have served as judge and jury he demon
strated spirit of justice that is indeed com
mendable and a lenency that shows him
be in full control Of himself and able
10 rise above the embarrassments and petty
annoyanees caused by almost constant nagging
and attempts at belittlement of loyalty. ability
and character the part the affected
newspaper
Ordinarily would call such talk that political
sophistry go at that but this more than
political sophistry. effort excuse defend
justify downright rascaIy. to which the author
by excuse. and Justification acknow-
edges himself part whether before after the
fact b,it slight difference.
Mott was never embarrassed by having" to serve as
judge. lie knew that he didn't dare to get of that
bench and let any OF 90 out OF 1O1 members OF
St Joseph County Bar association hear that case
IN the face OF the and the falsihed upon
which it was based. And the political machine back
OF the proceeding. which Miller journalistic
spokesman. wouldn't have let him get if he had
dared. He followed orders OF Boss Graham, with
whom he had numerous unethical conferences during
the trial at every of the road The machine
knew that they needed Motifs Spanish inquisitional
treachery, to carry ont their dabolicaI scheme and
the finding guilty regardless OF the trial was just
as certain the the rule TO show cause was
fled as It was with the reading Of Motifs alleged
opinion.
The eight sentence so-caled instead OF evidencing
fairness impartiality the part presiding
Judge evidenced only the discovery on the part Of
himself his co-potters. that they had shot into
the air and that the unpopularity move falling
intmidate suppress exposure thnss feared
was only going their matter worse. There
Il thought necessary play different brand
OF politics thar they had started play. The
sentence political the campaign speech
made by Mott couched his decision. the only part
which that SIR Miller thought worthy Of verbatis.n
print being his defense himself and his attempt
ward on exposure his Porto Rican disbarment
5 ord.
Furthermore. IL not expected the part % the
poltcocontenpt consprators that ;he defense knev
Of the fasiaed record upon which they were relying
TO ont case. so that while they thought nee
essary 70 save their faces by conviction they knew
That heavy" sentence including perhaps JAIL as
i. tney had planned in advance might mean such an
upheaval OF popular opinion. and particularly
the members the bar that nigh, result in a