The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-07-16
JOTTINGS
Judicial Decisions.

JUDICIAL decisions.
Nicky Arnstein, the so-called 'mas-
ter mind" in the $5,000,O00Wall Street
bond robbery, was recently convicted
and given maximum sentence of 2
years and fine of $4,000.
A Russian in New York City was
alleged to have handed radical leaf
let to fellow worker. The Russian
cannot speak a word Of English;
nevertheless, the court denied him an
interpreter. After arresting him, the
police made raid on his apartment
without procuring a search warrant.
The material thus seized was ordered
returned by the court, owing to un-
lawful seizure.s Seizure without a
warrant is daily practice of the
bomb squad, which considers itself
the upholder of claw and order" in
these "free" United States.)
However, when brought to court
the district attorney used against the
defendant the substance Of the mater.
ial that had been returned to him. On
the basis of such evidence, which had
no place in court where men dare to
boast Of "justice" and equality
evidence which the judge, even had he
pretended to interpret capitalist law
should have ruled out of court at once
lon the basis of this evidence, thu
man was convicted of criminal anar
chy and /sentenced to 2h to 9 years
Thus "justice" is meted out in tn,
United States.
Judicial BOlsheviks.
Is it possible that judges are frankel
nowadays, or less restrained, or hav,
they simply turned bolshevik?
| Several Of them lately seem to hav,
learned the Communist Interpretation
Of the capitalist State. There is Judg,
Van Siclen, of Brooklyn, who de
clared that government must uphol,
the ruling class, and that class toda.
is the capitalist class. Now Justic
Ivan Oradel, of the Court, of Appeal
of the District of Columbia, assert
that "the three fundamental prin
ciples which underlie government an
for which free government exists ar
the protection of life, of liberty, an
of property. The chief Of these is pro
perty."
This is a new version of the Declara
tion of Independence. However, W
agree with the Judge. He has learne
his Communist pmlosophy-his de
cisioAs will help teach the workers.
Mutiny in France and England.
Rebellion has reached the army!
i A French regiment stationed
Strasbourg recently held demonstrs
!. tion which ended with the slogan
2 "Down with militarism." A score {
3 soldiers were sent to prison for tn
e demonstration. The men thereupo
e assembled in the courtyard and pr,
v test against the verdict.
I'll A French division was to set OF
for Triers. The "Marseillaise" W,
y being played, but the whole divisic
}. began to sing the "Internationale
There have been demonstration
against war at Nantes. Part of
y regiment at Barbecue refused
;" entrain for the Ruhr.
lie Part Of British regiment and ,
lie Irish regiment recently went to e
,r cesses bordering on "sedition". IT
ut mutineers built barricade and we
at only quelled by the action of lar,
H. military force.
MObs.
%. A negro in Georgia was "charge
e. with assault on a white girl. He W
arrested. Just to show how mu
"law-abiding" citizens care about t
law, mob Of "best citizens" went
- a rampage, burned down n neg
's' church, several houses belonging
ne negroes, lodge and church buildin,
They dragged out several negro
who were so unfortunate as not
n be able to evade them, whipped thu
y brutally and even shot one down W
dared to defend himself with a sh,
gun.
All because a negro was "charge
with an assault!
nd 1t seems as If negroes will have
do like the Irish. Organize and I
the same weapons as their assailal
use. Only organized opposition v