The Glenwood post., 1919-01-04
ANARCHISTS GET
JUST DESSERTS
Judge Clayton Shows Little
Patience With Bo|shevism
..Gives Heavy Sentence
CAPITALIST" Defined

Twenty years in federal prisons for
three convicted male Bolshekists and
fifteen years in prison for the fourth
woman, with heavy fines in addition
al penalties for violation of the espion.
ege law, was the efficacious treatment
accorded anarchy in the United States
district court at New York by Judge
Henry D. Clayton. Another Bolshevist,
also convicted at the same trial, who
turned informer, was sentenced TO
serve three years in jail. The five
were found guilty by a jury of illegal
~ circulating and publishing disloyal
pamphlets among workers in New York
factories and on the streets, attacking
the United States government and the
allied nations. All the prisoners are
citizens of Russia, and the court room
was crowded with several hundred an
'', 1. w. w. aSitdtOrs ana per-
sons of similar views.
The events which took place at the
court session when the defendants were
sentenced, as described in newspaper
accounts, are appended:
II. Weinberger, counsel for the pris-
oners, who is a close friend of Emma
tested at the opening of court against
the action of Marshal Mccarthy in ex-
GLIDING the anarchists from the room.
Judge Clayton told him he would not
be permitted to interrupt the court in
the carrying out of the "business in
hand.''
am not going to permit anybody
to mart anything today said Judge
Clayton. 1.-The only matter before this
court is the sentencing of these per
sons. There will be no propaganda
started in this court, the purpose of
which is to give aid and comfort to
soap-box ortators and to such as thesa
victed before the bar of justice''
Weinberger then announced that
Jacob Abrahams, Samuel Lippmah and
Mollie Sinner, three of the defendants.
would like to address the court.
Abrahams, who is the leader of the
Bolshevist clan, was the first to ad-
dress the court.
81 wish to say said the long
haired Russian, that this court has no
moral right to impose sentence. do
not want any mercy
THAT being the case, Judge Clayton
interrupted, "there is no further need
Of any talk on your part
IF what L have done is criminal I
am proud to be a criminal the pris-
oner snarled.
am glad that you have got that
out of your system. Bring up the next
one,' said Judge Clayton to Marshal
Mccarthy.
Lippman. with big-rimmed glasses
nd long hair, stepped forward with au
ir of Importance.
81 do not care for any of your sym
lathy," Lippman began.
"That being the case," Judge Clay
ton replied, "my duty in this matter,
far as it affects you, is rendered less
,inful.'
The prisoner started to harrangue
out democracy.
"You don't know anything about
democracy, said Judge Clayton, and
he only thing you understand is the
hellishness of anarchy. And let me
assure you that you are not going to be
martyrized, but you are going to he
punished. Bring along the next one. v
Mollie Stimer, in Russian tunic and
with angry eyes, stepped forward.
She started to make speech, bu!
was quickly stopped.
Mollie,' said Judge Clayton, "this
ia one time you are face to face with
the law of the United States, and as
am not going to permit you to air your
views regarding our country, i guess
you had better resume your seat" and
she. did.
Then followed the pronouncement OF
sentence. Judge Clayton began by 4
reference to the contention of Vein