Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-07-08
T0WlVLEY not
TO TAKESTAlQD
TODAY, o. A REPORT R :
Gilbert Up For Gross Exam.
nation; Baer May Be
Called.

Jackson, Mimi, July s.--Joseph
Gilbert, former organization manager
for the National Nonpartisan league,
upon cross examination in district
court here today, declared that he
stood solidly for every statement
contained in the war pamphlet issued
by the league and admitted that when
he spoke at Lakefield, Mimi, January
%, 1913, he ':ridicuied" certain
county officers because, he declared,
their. acts had held them open to
ridicule."
Gilbert and President A. G. Townley
Of the league are being tried on a
loyalty. The state alleges that they
conspired to hamper the govern
ment's war program.
Prosecuting Attorney E. H. Nicho-
las read various paragraphs from the
war program and Gilbert indorsed the
statements paragraph by paragraph;
He said, that the pamphlet also had
been printed In German and Finnish.
Gilbert admitted that the pamph-
lets, printed after the National Nom
partisan league convention in st. Paul
in, September, 1917, were circulated
generally where the league was seek
ing to increase its membership.
conversation in April, 1917, with F. A.
Teigen, the states leading witness, in
which he discussed the. war. He
answered no.
Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas, stat
ing to the court that he intended to
recall Teigen in an effort to impeach
Gilberts testimony, asked Gilbert
various questions along this line.
did you tell Teigen that Woodrow
Wilson had sold out to the moneyed
interests?" asked Nicholas
NO" answered Gilbert.
Gilbert admitted that in his speech
at Lakef1eld. January 80. 1918. he
referred to county officials as Shout
ers and flag wavers who spelled their
Gilbert declared that he never had
had a conference with Townley re-
garding the attitude of the Nom
partisan league toward the war. He
asse ted that Townley had no connec-
ton with the speeches which Gilbert
made at Lakefeld or other Minnesota
cities.
jackson. Minn.. July S.-President
A.&c. !Townley of the National Nom
partisan league will not be called az q
witness today his attorneys announce
cd shortly before district court con
vened today. Townley and Joseph Gill
bert. a former league organizer, are
ss Na,Ha trtsd on charge q having son: M
yGiIbert took the stand for cross ex-
animation this morning. His direct
examination was completed just be-
fore court adjourned yesterday. q
Congressman; j. M. Baer OF North
Dakota, a member Of the 'Nonpartisan
league, possibly will he called by the
1ofanco today hut Is IT is known
that the state will make a vigorous ef-
fort to have Judge e. G. Dean limit
Baer's testimony to incidents bearing
upon the charge of conspiracy.
The much discussed war pamphlet
of the National Nonpartisan league
was prepared in September, 1917, for
use in the congressional: campaign IN
North Dakota, according to the testi-
nnony of league witnesses. Baer was
elected upon the platform outlined In
these resolutions.
While waiting to be called. Con-
gresham Baer has been making
drawings of the court officials and at
torneys for the league newspapers
He was working as cartoontst at
Fargo when elected to congress.
Gilbert testified upon cross exam
ination by Prosecuting Attorney E. H.
Nicholas that he had been editor of
several newspapers before he came to
the Nonpartisan league. His last po-
sttion before joining the league stan
was editor OF the Seattle Herald.
WAS that a socialist organ?" asked
Nicholas.
II would not call 1t a socialist or
gan Half the socialists there were
opposed to it, replied Gilbert.
The witness testified that N. s. Ran
dali. who later made speeches for the
league in Minnesota, had made short
.oAo l,;y.O $n,.r fn,. fha Eyora IA .dtfn HhA
interests Of the circulation of the pa
Gilbert testined that he was one Of
several league employees who signed
letter addressed to Townley in
which it was set forth that the or
/, which it was declared that the officers
i and organizers Of the league should
( have something to, say: about It's con-
4 trol. He denied that he thought Town
4 4 ley had coinplete control OF the
Y league. ~
81 WithTresard .- to the leasue's war
s program the witness testihed that he
wrote porttons Of the pamphlet. II,
& Did you write this7' the prosecut-
inR attorney asked I've are unalter-
h ably opposed to permitting Sstockhold-
! ers Of private corporations TO reap
B enormous profita while at the same
5 time a species OF coercion 40 exercised
4 Of both sexes III urging them to pur-
chase government bonds to- help; A.
nance the war. ~ - <. - ..3s;.$ !. Sisi I.
belisve it., I' .4.'S'g 50 3.3 &: s. 8
..'Yol wanted to tell the people this
& too 2, " !" to conscript mon and exempt
Il the hloodstafned wealth coined from
the Sufferings Of humanity, u repug-
& nant tof the spirit Of America and con-
trAxy.to the ideals Of democracy ?'',8
sE4 1t certainly ig:'' ", 5S ;slt{ !; X
S% 'sYou wanted the people TO under
stand that wealth was being creWted
from the blood Of our soldiers
''ThAt's what It "ssy1; :" replied Gill
bert referring TO the war pamphlet.
Ss what WAs5 your purp0se II publish-
Ing this, y was 70 Sset the s1s, wasn.'t g
# mot Wholly. I'll. .ss. s.s 3. "a,
S And YOU didnt care about the ct:
hid aaa aou e'a 11iss 'SaRss shis: = ns eco CON.
tributane causes q, OF the spressnt Wal
aro -sAsIousA but 10 hove & thu hctE Eihle
slaughter looms the uHly incittngD oi
& An economic system based on exploitA.
Z S ''Yss." e F5. 81 s$ 3$:;. ..3
55st ''Did you write this: ut issslarysiy
4 4 convnlsive afeort on the part al
sadroit rulees for control Of the con-
Eantly Diminishing markets ?''' l''g n Z
Gilbert tssGiAsd that the Nohparti,
y. IN leaSus'b pamphlst which contain.
sis I'll the a4nas and Durposae Of thu
loagus and resolutions regarding thu
w Ge1lfude ct the leASuo toward ths WI