The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-16

a good thing to illustrate the very things
that he had been talking about in con-
nection with the Christian belief and the
war. So it was decided to order them
and they came TO the home of Waldron.
He had never read them fully until
after he was indicted, so he stated, but
he admitted that he now knew that
they contained some disloyal statements
and that he would not have circulated
them had he read them in the first place.
With the opening of the cross-exnm
ination by Attorney Billiard came the
fireworks of the trial
:" In the summer of 1917, Mr.. Wal
dron, did you do anything to help the
government in this war?' asked At
torney Bullard. Why, yes, did, = re
piled the witness. - raised large war
garden and got II bushels of potatoes
three bushels of corn and a larg
amount of other vegetables and there
fore did not have to buy any, which lef'
more to be sent across to the trenches. .
''Can you name one single thing thai
you ever did during the summer of 1917
TO encourage single young man to en-
list asked Mr.. Bullard, "or did you
at any time in your pulpit or anywhere
or at any time ask your people as
American citizens to back the govern
ment to the limit Ny church was
not recruiting station, said Waldron,
emphatically. Here an argument be-
tween counsel for the defense and At
torncy Billiard started over the proba-
bility Of any church being recruiting
station. The court took hand and al
lowed the statements to become part
Of the record
| "When you were working in your
beautiful little war garden, asked At
torncy Billiard, "did you ever talk with
Gilbert Holt, who assisted you in your
gardening, about enlisting7' ayes,
said the witness, several times. He is
now over in France somewhere. Did
you when you talked with him still have
your views about q Christian cannot
take the life of his brother?' asked
Attorney Bullard, to which the defend
ant replied, "Yes.'
/ "When Paul Brayton applied to you
for advice, as his pastor and spiritual
advisor, in regard TO his coming mar
rage and tho draft what did you tell
himl' 81 told him to do as his con.
science directed him. declared the pas
tor. "Well, them declared Attorney
Billiard, "you thought it was all right
for him to spill his blood as Chris
tian?" Eyes, answered Waldron.
"Can YOU think of one single thing
YOU did during the month of August tC
assist the government in the prosecution
Of the war outside of working in youl
nice garden patch2" asked Mr.. Billiard
eyes, l think / can, said the pastor
81 worked for 20 hours the first week o,
August painting the Baptist church a
Windsor. - suppose that helped TIT
government wonderfully? - qucried At
tornCy Bullard. eyes, said the wit
ness.
TELL the court and jury what yo,
did in any way, shape or manner tina
month to aid the government in build
ing up an army, aiding of soldiers
etc, directed the attorney. II wa
not paid by the government to reerui
any army or to aid the soldiers an
swered the pastor.
I" How about your government worl
| in October?' asked Attorney Billiard
land what did you do then for the ali
Of the cause?' - prayed frequentl
, for the success of American arms an
that God might give the Presilcn
/ strength and wisdom answered Wa
, dron.
Then followed discussion of tn
. pamphlet, The Word of the Cross.
r {" Are the words in the pamphle
, loyal?' asked Attorney Billiard. ono,
replied the pastor, "but they were Sc
cured for reason Here Attorue
: Billiard burst out, eyes, and well 70
| know what the reason is! y and IN
g.. court had to intervene and let Waldro
. tell the reason they were secured.
. Here Waldron burst out with 4 spa!
. modic flow of words which fell so fas
that nobody could catch them and h
!. was asked to repeat them. They wcr
!. in answer to question of Attorne
. Billiard as follows: Did those pampl
/ lets make it easy for you to fight tn
@ kaiser or assist the government in 5
: doing2'
4 ''The way to fight the kaiser is
i have God send bolt of lightning {
d came into Burlington last night and
Q strike the kaiser dead. | believe that
IS every Christian in the nation would g
k down and pray, God would strike II
il kaiser dead and destroy his arm
% In the cross-examination by Attornt
.c Bullard i'll regard to the Liberty Loa
Sunday service Waldron said ho had
p. small flag in his buttonhole that he ha
n worn for three years, so that answer,
20 for the. national colors in. the churc
10 and that he had The Star Spanglcd Ba
II ncr sung.