New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-07-23

e1lSz0CA1SnC I'LL 8T 6tlC dSSloGdNIC VI,
Rev. DR.. ]. Baltzer, Of st. Louis, Mo.
president general Of the synod and Rev.
Eyrich.
Following the dedicatory sermon the
congregation and the mixed choir render
ed selections, after which Rev. Mayer
read a brief report. &.
In the afternoon services were held
again and Rev. E. Arends, of lie sSueur.
delivered the srmon, his text being taken
from the Chronical, Book =, II chapter,
9th to 18th verses. The benediction
and song by the congregation closed.
t! e Afternoon services.
Ladies Aid Served Dinner.
Tire members Of the Ladies Aid served
dinner in the new. basement. There
wassa large group Of people who appre-
GATED this and took their meals there,
On Monday evening TIE young ladies
of DE Helping Hand Society gave an
ice cream social in the basement and
they report that they made good.
the unfair proceedings believe thst the
verdict Of Judge Dean at Jackson will
be upheld by the higher court.
Rights Are Denied.
u The result Of the trial was : foregone
conclusion fro,n the start. The defend
ants were refused rights that have
always been granted in every American
court. The unfairness Of the proceedings
was so evident that an impartial witness,
a Chicago newspaper man stated during
the first days of the farcical trial:
q don't see how ToWnley and Gilbert
can expect to win when all Of the cards
against them are being dealt from the
bottom Of the deck. z
People See Frame Up Z
Any one reading the, biased reports
Iof papers like the Minneapolis journal
land. the. St. Paul Dispatch even could
Ielearly see the utter unfairness Of the
rulings Of Judge Dean. The little refer
ence they are making to the verdict in
their editorial columns shows that the
papers realize that the people see the
whole frame up.
OF the IA men selected for the jury
venire, not one was q member. Of the
{ Nonpartisan league, although the organi-
lzation has pproxirnately SO per cent
of the voting strength Of the county.
The jury Wss not segregated and
the jurors were allowed to mingle with
T the heated opponents Of the League in
jackson. The Jackson paper, whose
editor is close friend of the prosecuting
attorney, in bold headlines accused the
Leaguers Of being red-card Socialists
and pro Germ ans. Z ss5
Judge Dean had previously shown his
prejudice against the League in an inter
view which he gave out during the last
political campaign, severely criticizing
the organization SIS;
Defense is Hampered.
The court opened the door vide for
the state and held it open, but when
the defense opened its case the Judge
refused to allow any testimony show
ing the loyal and aggressive support
{ that Mr.. IoNnley and the League had
given to the Liberty loan campaigns,
the Red Cross and other war activii-
ties and the response Of the farmers
Eof the Northwest to the call.
No evidence was permitted Of the
fact that all Of the speeches, writings
and activities Of the League we're ex-
'amined, inspected and scrutinized BY
officials representing the federal gov
eminent and that they found them
/ absolutely loyal beyond question and
tt.conmended the organization and its
leaders for the generous, unselfish and
effective support.
The court allowed no evidence to
impeach the testimony Of the states
star witness, now under federal in