The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-21
Is COMMUNISTS
ARE PUT ON TRIAL
WERE INDICTED
BUT SEVERAL HAVE FLED
FROM THE COUNTRY
MILLIONAIRE RED IN NUMBER
First Trial Involving 4 Conspiracy
Against the Government in Cook
County Since the Haymarket
Anarchists Were Convicted

Chicago. May 10.-Twenty-six nj.
legged members of the communist labor
party will go ON trial before Judge
Oscar H"bel today. charged with con
spil'acy to advocate the overthrow of
he government by force.
Thirty-nine We're indicted, hut NOT
all will appear in court. for several
are reported I" have fled to Mexico
and Europe. one. John Reed, maya
zine writer. author and first Rolshe-
wiki envoy t" the United States. is now
in Jail at Abo. Finland according 10
state department reports. accused If
smuggling from Bol>hevik Russia.
The 30 defendants. with three WON'T
en-. have ais" been indicted separately
under the Illinois law against criminal
Syndicali>m. Their arrests resulted
from the nationwide roundup of >uS-
pected radicals last january.
At the same time. Sc alleged mem
hers Of the communist party and ~
w. w. were indicted and they. with
the three women VIII" are declared IN
he communist lab"ri,eS. are awaiting
trial later.
Next I" John Reed. the most promi-
nent of those Slated tn go on trial TO-
morrow is William Rru>> Lloyd. mil
lionnire sergeant 1T arms Of the com
muni>t-lah"r party. Lloyd. with Reed
is Il graduate of Harvard university
and is the son of the late Henry n.
Lloyd. Boston philanlhropist who
ama>>ed Il large fortune. The son
whose home is in the wealthy Evanston
suburbs. has characterized himself in
newspaper interviews as the "reude>t
of the red.
The indictments charge. in -four
cate the overthrow Of the government
by force: 70 publish or distribute
printed matter ;ldvucaiirg thar prr-
pose: conspiracy I" belong To an en-
-nnZatiun advocating ii and col~pir-
acy Ia attend meetings 1T which ever
throw Of the government was aavo-
Gated.
Attorneys fer the state estimate the
trial will consume three months.
From four I" six weeks will he spent.
they say. in selecting Il Jury. rs each
side Will have approximately Boa ,hal-
lengeS.
The trial is the first involving a
conspiracy against the government TO
he tried in Cook county courts since
The !lHymarhet anarchists We're con.
Nictea ana five sentenced Ia han. on
November II. 1857. The defense has
enlisted hire" noted attorneys who
have been prominent in Socialist and
radical cases for lnany years They
are Clarence barrow. seymour St.d-
man AMI William \. Cnuuea. Frank
tommerfarl. u specialist in radical or
@ani2atinns AMI beliefs. VIII assist
States Attorneys Marvin +. Esrnlarlt
and Lloyd y. Heth in prosecuting the
case.
The Witnesses 10 he summoned by
III" stat" include ole Hanson. CORNER
mayor Of Seattle. Among then also is
IN eN-memh.r Of the central COM
mittee" which sought To govern Win
nipeG during III. general strike last
Year. The muu'> name has NOT been
announced. One communist labor
pamphlet to h. Introduced - Il state
exhibit. according to Nj tnmnrrfor,.
praises the leaders in the Seattle and
Winnipeg general strikes ANA Hanson
and the WINNIPEG" man will he called
to tell IF conditions in heir cities
during the strikes.