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the convention, the court makes the
following statement:
Defendant, as member of the
Central Executive Committee Of the
Communist Party Of America, by
virtue of his office, attended the
convention as fraternal delegate
with the right to address, and did
address the convention. One duly
elected delegate in attendance was
special employee of the United
States department of justice, bureau
Of investigation. A delegate from
the Comintern Communist or Third
internationally Moscow, Russia, was
present, and a delegate from the
Hungarian federation and another
from the Red Trade international
at Moscow were presented and par
ticipated in the convention. De
PENDANT reached the convention on
Aug Is and remained there until
arrested on Aug. %.
Federal officers, investigating ac-
the convention place, recognized
certain Communists in attendance,
and laid the matter before the sher-
ie of Berrien county. The Com
munists in attendance recognized
the federal officers and laid plans
to dispense, with right to foreigners
to go first, and many Of the dele
gates hurriedly left. The sheriff,
with number of deputies and the
federal officers, visited the conven-
ton place one morning and arrested
defendant and sixteen others, with
out warrants for arrest or search,
seized their baggage, and took them
to the county fail. The sheriff then
learned of the depository of the
grounds committee and made search,
found the barrels and seized their
contents"
Discussing the question Of Ruthen
berg's participation in the convention
at Bridgeman, the court saws:
THAT defendant voluntarily as
sembled with the other delegates at
the Bridgeman convention as a
Communist leader, factor and paid
official is placed beyond question.
Defendant, as a member of the Com
munist Party of America, section of
the Communist International of Mos
COW, Russia, was reelected a mem
Der of the Central Executive Com
mittee at the Bridgeman conven-
ton. The national convention at
Bridgeman was called by the Cen
trail Executive Committee, of which
committee defendant was a men,
Der. He attended the Bridgeman
convention as a fraternal delegate,
by virtue of his office, with the
right to address, and did address,
the convention. He was voIun-
tary Yassal of the Third Interna-
tional and, as such, was on the en-
rand Of carrying out its policies,
furthering its doctrines, and advo-
eating its tactics. So found, so
bound, so working and assembling
with others formed as a group or So
ciety to teach the doctrines and
tactics Of the Communist Party he
is to be judged by the declared poll
cies. fixed doctrines, and command
ed tactics of the Communist Party
of America, section of the Commun-
list International"
The court took up at length the
present program of the Workers Party
which was written by Ruthenberg and
which he had with him at the Bridg-
man convention, and says in regard
to this program:
This proposed program as was in
tended, dovetailed with the illegal
purposes of the Communist Party. 1t
declared: The capitalist state, that
is, the existing government, munich
pal, state and national is the organ
lied power of the capitalist class for
suppression of the demands of the
exploited and oppressed workers.
1t stated: The class struggle must
take the form of political struggle,
struggle for control Of the govern
ment.' But this was so transparent
ly buncombe as to mislead no one.
II declared: The much talked of
American democracy is a fraud.
Such formal democracy as is written
into the constitution and laws of
the country is camoufage to hide
the real character of the rule Of the
capitalist Il also declared the fu-
tility Of accomplishing their ends
thru political action and mapped the
following schemes: The Workers
Party will also nominate it's candi-
dates and enter into the election
campaigns to expose the fraudulent
character of capitalist democracy
and carry on the propaganda for the
Soviets.' II must be understood, in
considering this program, that the
authors thereof make no distinction
between capitalist, capitalism, and
the American form of government"
And further along in the opinion, il
has this TO say in regard to the pro.