Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-22
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W. Littleton. who withdrew temper
the committee to handle the case OF
United States Senator Truman II.
Newberry of Michigan, in connection
with whose election charges Of fraud
have been brought.
Taking the floor in the height OF
on oratoricai battle in which counsel
for both sides unlimbered their heav-
lest artillery. Mr.. Littleton declared
the present investigation will not
prove tempest in a teapot"
been delivered as it had been-dhmb
He charged that Trotsky and Len
inc are attempting installation in
America of the Soviet form of gov
eminent and that before the waves
which are stirred by case have sub
sided the American public will I'M
derstand the so-called political party
are inconspiracy against the consti.
tutional government OF America.
Opposing a motion that charges
against the five Socialists be dis
missed. Mr.. Littleton declared that
THE representation with reference to
what these five men did and what
they profess and what they engaged
to do stands out as plainly as any.
thing can stand out-that they gave
their allegiance wholly and solely IT,
an alien and invisible empire known
as the Internationale."
Mr.. Littleton declared that Social
list legislators could be ruled by aliens
paying party dues and that they are
the hired agents of a group of aliens,
come to carry out the plans of the
higher agents al far as they can in
the councils Of a free government"
Despite a ruling by the chair that
there should be no demonstrations
during the trial there was a burst
from men and women who filled the
moor and galleries when Mr.. Littleton,
after denouncing the Socialist party
toward the war, referred to remark
by Hillquit, chief counsel for the de-
tense. saying:
Mr.. Hillquit said yesterday that
what may be treason today may be
the law of the land tomorrow 1t
Will be law tomorrow il you traitors
write the law"
This later brought sharp objection
from Mr.. Hillquit. who declared Mr..
Littleton's ''reactionary. ua-American
statement invoked applause in the
House to everlasting shame of those
who participated.
Did l make any misstatement? p
demanded Mr. Littleton.
No" said Mr.. Hillquit, 1.-THE state.
ment was absolutely correct, but
what object to is the inference"
i do not intend to have anything
go in the records that made a mis-
statement" said Mr.. Littleton.
Mr.. HiIlquit then named men of
the American history who had held
views opposed to the majority and
added:
There are always initiatists, al
ways pioneers. and at first their
ideas shock those whom they strike.
We are preaching economic free
dom. 1t. may sound traitorous to
you but it is our right"
The second day Of the trial brought
denial Of three more preliminary
motions by the defense-brinRinx
the total introduced and overruled
to six. Today's asked reinstatement
Of the defendants during THAI; dis.
missal Of charges because they do
not include cause for dismissal and
production of specifications TO
which even the meanest criminal is
justified"
Argument on these motions con-
stunned the entire day and delayed
until tomorrow presentation Of evi.
dence. When Gilbert Rowe closed
his argument on the first motion,
Seymour Stedman of Chicago, argu-
ing the second. launched forth into
a defense of soviet Russia.
Sparring developed when S. John
Bloch. state chairman Of the social
list party. pressed the third motion,
demanding a bill Of particulars. Al
though this motion was denied.
Louis NJ. Martin, chairman of the
judiciary committee. assured defense
counsel they would be furnished
each day with evidence so that they
would be advised what they would
meet
we snail pc at a disadvantage I'm.
less we know precisely. with exactness,
what we shall be called on to meet. :.
said Nr. Bloch
John B. Stanchfield replying to Mr..
Bloch declared the phraseology was that
OF the defense counsel. because the
phrase solidarity with the Russian So
Wet form Of government" was contained
In manifesto adopted at the national
emergency convention Of the socialist
party. and this manifesto. Mr.. Stanch-
field asserted. was written by Mr.. Bloch
after consultation with Mr. Hillquit.
Mr.. Bloch replied that while he may
have participated in drawing up the
manifesto. Mr.. Stanchfield ''canot con-
Ter upon me the authorship Of a docu-
ment l did not write"
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