Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-24


OF the Imperial Kloncilium, or aft
a trial upon three-fourths vote OF
This unusual section did not
appear to the emperor" to be
anything extraordinary, his com
ment being: "As long as the old
aorse is pulling well, 1t rs no use
TO take MIN out OF the harness
when you have him narnessed up.
He cannot do you any harm" :"
Simmons modestly stated to the
committee that he had no vision
OF turning the United States into
an empire. He stated, among
other things:
III tomorrow morning our great
President Harding should resign,
and all the functioning faculties
OF our great American govern
fnant should become instantly
paralytic and If the American
people should rise up and proclaim
me the monarch OF America, /
would die before | would accept
it,
In Distinguished Society.
Whine modesrly laying ASIDE the
imperial crown, Simmons. how
ever, placed himself in the DIS
tinguished company of julius
Caesar, Jesus Ghnst and George
Washington, as he gave utterance
TO the following choice outburst:
Julius Caesar had his Brutus,
Jesus Christ had his Judas, and
our great and illustrious Wash
ington had his Benedict Arnold.
Sir, | can state to you that can
enter the fellowship OF all three or
those because | have suffered in
my soul as result of the treason
Gus and treacherous conduct OF
trai tors. | refer TO one in the be-
ginning OF my statement this
morning. Right recently, those
Swho have furnished material to
the outside world and who's
names have been put across tn,
page, are one man by the name o.
Craven, of North Carolina; anotL
er man by the name OF Fry, VIII
halls from Tennessee; anothe
man by the name OF Wright. wh,
halls, so far as know, from NeN
York Mr. Craven was a dis
gruntled office seeker who trleI
to have me appoint him as stat
head of the state of North Caro-
lima. When / had not made any
appointments along that line, ant
had not gotten to that, l under
stood he was trying to get the ap
pd ntment to use it for politica
purposes. The appointment Wa
not made at the time he wanted i,
and he sent threatening letters
and because he did not get it, 0
because he could not get that ap
potntment, he became dis
gruntled office seeker in this OF
der and proved a traitor to hi
sacred trust. Mr. Fry, or Capital.
Fry, as he is called, was in ou-
field force. He also proved 4
traitor and violated as solemn al
oath as a man can take.
simmons admitted. in discuss
ing his ritual that he had appro
priated Without any credit the i'm
mortal poem OF JosiahG. Holland
entitled God Give Us Men" bu
made no effort TO defend himset.
against the charge of plagiarism,
frankly stating that he had takeu
the poem aud but slightly para
phrased IT.
Theatrical Breakdown.
The climax of simmons test,-
mony was a highly theatrical ant
emotional breakdown" whicl
some observers have declared 1,
have been deliberately staged TO
the effect it produced. althougl
simmons claims that it was cause
by an illness from which he wa
suffering at the time, After con
Guiding his long-wInded state
ments and verbose testimony h,
turned to the committee an
cried:
Again l want to express
you. Mr.. Chairman. my deep graf.
tude and thanks for the courtesie
you have extended TO me. wan
to say to all those men and won
en- who have given assurance
with your permission. OF their be
lief in me that they have m.
thanks, and l want to say to m.
and the prosecutor Q
this Organization in all honest.
and sincerity no matter to wha
creed or race you may belong I
rour prosecutions. through u
OF the press or otherwise
hat you do not know what yoi
IRE doing. You are ignorant Q
he principles as were those VIII
gere ignorant OF the charact,
nd work OF the Christ. eanns
etter express myself than by sa.