Evening star., 1924-11-07
BY JACOB SPOLANSkZ.
CHAPTER XXII.

In a. rear room on the top floor o.
a Brooklyn tenement house one after
noon in December, 1919, group oi
seven men conversed together In low
tones, gathered close about a table fr
the center of the room.
After prolonged argument the mer
finally scraped back their chairs anc
one Of the number rose, opened the
door and motioned gravely to some one
out, then waited in silence as young
man entered. He then closed the door
and resumed his seat with the others
who had shifted their chairs to form
a semi-circle facing the young fellow
who had just entered.
This individual stood, obviously Ill
at ease, shifting his glance from one
to another of the men who faced him
in the semi darkness of the room as II
TO read there the answer he sought. A
stenographer sat at the end OF the
table, his pencil poised. looking ex-
pectantly at the one who had opened
the door. This man then spoke.
Found "Not Guilty"
Louise Fraina," he said, speaking
sharply, this court finds you not
guilty"
With a half-hysterical sob the one
addressed as Fraina burst into elo-
circle of chairs, who now rose and
Joined in the general discussion. The
sob of the boy had been a sincere ex-
preston of his feelings, for he had
just stood trial on charge of treason
and the penalty might well have been
death. Not treason against the
United States, but treason against the
cause of communism. He had been
charged with being an agent of the
Department of Justice of the United
States and of giving to the United
states Government Information of the
movements of the underground COM
munist organization of which he was
a member
And in one of the largest cities of
the United States the communist or
Eanization, on orders from the execu-
tive committee in Moscow. had set up
this communist justice court of seven
members. An alien court set up in
the United States itself to mete out
justice to a man who was accused of
being United States agent.
Alien Court Set Up.
AS matter of fact he wasn't. But
that is neither here nor there What
he was charged with does not matter,
nor do the facts which led up to his
trial 1t is mentioned here to show to
what an extent the Communists are
organized in the United States, and
to show with what military efficiency
the organization machinery operates.
What is important is the evidence
this gives of the supreme confidence
felt by the Communist in his own
organization: a confidence which
breeds sufficient cffrontery to dare to
set up an alien court to try a man
for the offenSe of aiding the very
country in which the Communist trial
is held. This trial is not Il rumor. 1t
actually took place, and a copy of
the entire proceedings is in the pos
session of the Department of Justice,
furnished by an under-cover agent
who was present at the trial. The
trial. al.,court in this case was composed
of the following men:
Gregory Weinstein-an attache of
the Soviet Embassy.
DR.. Harry Nosovitzky-a Detroit
doctor.
j. Lovestone-a we'll known Com
munist who has been indicted in con-
nection with the raid on the Com
munist convention at Bridgman
Mich. and now travelling agitator
for the Workers party.
DR.. l. Hourvich Of New York City,