Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-27
4 PERFECTLY PURE CAPITALS" 4 STAR
 WITNESS IN TRAIL
Defense Introduced Testimony to Re- flute Charges Made by Schiller Who Planned to Evade Draft.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Clarence s. Dar- row, Chicago attorney, in testifyina at the trial of five Socialist leaders charged with violation of the espion- age law, declared today that there were occasions in time of war when even the right of free speech must be restricted. He said that he was willing that almost anything should be done to win the war.
 He said he was in favor of this from the beginning.
 William Bross Lloyd who describ- ed his business as lawyer, trustee of his fathers estate, and a perfect ly pure capitalist. testified to a visit paid to his office last October by Pri- yate Arnold Schiller, one of the star witnesses for the government. He said Schiller told him that Will liam F. 'Kruse, one of the defendants. had permitted the government to ob- ing letters which made it necessary for Schiller to testify against the So- calists at the trial ill order to save his own hide"
 Lloyd said that he and his broth CTS owned 9 per cent of the stock of the Chicago Tribune. He said he was formerly a. member of the board of directors of the paper but resign cd because he was not in accord with it's policy. The witness said he had teen a Socialist for many years, and recently was the party candidate for senator ifl Illinois.
 Richard o. Handwcrk testified that Schiller came to him before he was drafted into the army and suggested that he had plan of evading mil1- tary service by escaping to Mexico in a motor boat 1he witness said that on other occasions Schiller said he was going to hide of his unclc's farm ill Michigan.
 'He asked me to go with him, tut I told him it was foolish to talk that way" said the witness.
 David Mendelssohn corroborated the statement of Schiller's plan to hide on his uncles farm in Michigan to evade army service. He also de- scribed in detail the activities of the Socialist Conscript league of which he was a member. and which had for it's purpose the exemption from war duty of conscientious objectors.
 Clarence s. Darrow, Chicago at torney was a witness today at the trial Of five Socialist leaders chars- ed with violation of the espionage law. H. told of being consulted by Berger. Germer> and Engdahl, de- fendants, regarding the barring Of The American Socialist from the mails in June, 1917, and later mak- ing two trips to Washington to pro test against the governments action,
 In Washington DarroW met Frank p. Walsh. Amos Pinchot. former Con- gressmam William Kent ot Califor- nia, and others.
 Mir Darrow said hearing was had lefore Postmaster General Burleson and representative of the depart ment of justice. Postmaster Cen eral Burleson told Mr. Darrow that the Socialists should refrain from mentioning the war.
 Mr. Darrow told of discussing the subject with President Wilson. He said the president wanted to preserve the right of free speech and free press but that it was necessary that nothiug he done to interfere with tho government in winning the war.
 The president said he feared it would be impracticable to dra" definite line for the guidance of the radical papers.