The sun., 1919-03-04
O'LEARYTALKS HATE
FOR 1880 SECONDS
England, Gregory, Secretary
Of Treasury and Others
Raked by Editor.
PATRIOTISM Is DEFENDED
Five and q Half Hour Uninter-
rupted Story Of Past Told
in Court.

Ill OOuTJ.
without a single interruption from
the Government prosecutors jeremiah A.
oLeary talked for I'VE hours and half
to Jury in Judge Augustus N. Hands
part Of the Federal Court on questions
OF Americanism. patriotism and the for
eign and domestic problems of America
oLeary IL facing charges Of violation OF
the espionage act AZ a result Of his activ-
tiles in connection with the publication
of the magazine Buu
The defendant yesterday accepted the
FREQ rein that the Government rave him
and talked Of the things that engendered
in his mind the bitter hatred Of England,
TO which he gave expression in his
writings and speeches. He fortified his
arguments from time TO time by quota
tons from American historians. but in
his references TO British history he oc-
casionally went wrong. He referred re-
peatedly to Lord" Balfour and once to
Joseph Chamberlain as "one OF Eng
lands great Prime Minister'S" He scored
the press in one breath. and in the next
said the greatest ambition of his life
was to become the managing editor Of a
great metropolitan newspaper. He said
his models in the journalistic field were
Dana, Greeley and Franklin. Then he
added that he had loaned q good many
people money. including good many
newspaper men. When he said that the
witness pointed in the direction OF the
table occupied by the reporters.
It was tho most tedious day OF tho
trial. Thomas B. Fielder, chief counsel
for O'Leary, was present. but took no
part in the examination of his client.
What little prompting was necessary
was offered by Arthur O'Leary. brother
of the defendant, and the entire day was
spent by O'Leary himself in a recital OF
his life history and an explanation Of his
views on a wide range Of topics.
Gregory's Request Attacked.
\ OLeary referred to the request OF
Attorney.General Thomas W. Gregory
10 obey the law and keep your month
shut" He resented that as an auto
cratic and despotic order and a viola
ton of the doctrines OF Washington.
Jefferson. Lincoln and Hamilton. No
public official, O'Leary said, had the
right to issue such an order.
"A man has the right TO express his
opinion. am divulging no secret,
OLeary went on. when say that Rep
resentative George w. Loft said that he
was opposed to the repeal Of the bill af-
fording free tolls for American vessels
through the Panama Canal but that he
Lad to vote for 1t because he Feared
social ostracism from the White House.
The witness went on to say that 1t was
his convictions along this line that led
Tim 70 write to Bernard Ridder of the
Stadts-Zeituno protesting against the at
titude of that newspaper in warning
German Americans to keep quiet and
hold no meetings in opposition OF Amer
ica's war programme and also for its re-
traction of an article commencing Mayor
William Hale Thompson of Chicago.
Frequently the witness would read
from the writings OF Abraham Lincoln,
Roosevelt and others and then set forth
in his own words what he thought the
writer meant or how he interpreted what
he had read. He opposed loans to Eng
land and the Allies, he said. because he
questioned the authority, constitution
ally. Of the Secretary OF the Treasury to
make such loans without ratification by
the Senate. England, he said. borrowed
money here, bought wheat and sold 1t In
England at less money than Americans
were able to buy 1t for at home.
For ten years of my life." he ex-
claimed, II have fought for America
only and 10 those ideals have sacrificed
my life and my money. Whether go to
sail or to the scaffold reserve the right
at all times to express my mind In public
on the public acts of public men"
O'Leary explained that the matter in
Bult was primarily intended to be an
enswer to Lord Northcllffe and to other
British propaganda that was being con-
Quoted In America by Sir Gilbert Parker
and others.
1t was an antidote." he said, "to
r,orthcliffe's propaganda for wooden
ships and to other British propaganda
an antidote that wasn't strong enough
that was altogether too weak to check
the British propaganda"
was it your purpose In trying &c
check that propaganda to reach such
Americans as you could reach through
BulIr' asked Arthur oLeary.
O'Leary Takes Exception.
we had no soldiers or sailors In mind
no mutiny in mind. We were simply
trying to save the fair name OF our
country until we got to the point where
the Judge overruled us. Then we took
occasion which IL now. when the tire.
has borne fruit-when the League Of
Nations is forming to destroy the SOW
eTeignty OF the United States and tc
bring about the British American unior
OF which Carnegie spoke and wrote"
O'Leary, during the course OF the day
spoke about his connection with the ole
Sixty-ntnth Regiment. He sdid that II
had entered the organization as a pri
vate and later became a company com
mander. He said he organized the regi
mental athletic organization. which sooI
became almost as big as the regimen
itself" He claimed an intimate friend
ship with Major-Gen. Organ and sale
that he had been instrumental In getting
Major Moynahan and Capt James Nc
kenna TO join the organization. ant
added that every man In the regimen
knew that It had been organized t
help free Ireland.
Continuing o'Leary told OF his EFFORT
10 revise the text Of the school book
IN use In the State through the Sta
Spangled Banner Association. 1t was hi
idea, he said. that proper credit was no
given to the efforts of Irish Organization
ju the civil and Revolutionary wars. ant
other OF his efforts were directed Il
i. having the national anthem printed II
full and not emasculated by British con
trolled publishing houses He also woul,
have had references 10 the. languAg