New Britain herald., 1925-06-11
SCOPES ADMITS
 HE'S THE GOAT
Is Willing, However, to Test
 Freedom of Thought

New York, June ii Pl-Figura- tive goats, instead of monkeys have figured largely in the closing hours of the New York visit of John T. Scopes, high school teacher. who goes on trial next month at Dayton, Tenn, for violating the state law against the teaching of evolution.
 In an address last night to New York sympathlzers Scopes told of his pleasure over being the goat" in fight for freedom of thought.
 Meanwhile Dudley Field Malone, New York lawyer, who had been reegated to assist by research work announced that he would not be a goat" that he would assist ac- lively in the case or not at all. So he was accepted as one of active counsel.
 Scopes, who leaves for home to- day, was a guest at dinner of the Civic club last night. He said he was embarrassed in addressing the distinguished group of liberals and radicals first because he was young and inexperienced and secondly be- cause while an automobile had been sent to get Clarence Darrow, one of his counsel, he had to walk to the club and got lost.
 Being a goat is not so unpleas- ant" he said. If you are going to be goat you want to take thought as 10 whether you are to be a big goat or a little one" he explained. T really and truly think this is a fight for freedom of thought. This trial is not to judge whether I am a criminal"
 As to sidelights of his New York visit Scopes said:
 T found New Workers the most lovable people in this country with the most greedy hotels and restaur- ants and the most selfish people those reporters who wanted to monopolize all my time and not even let me see the Follies"
 If Scopes did not get to the Fol- lies, he did find amusement at an- other thCater in a skit forecasting the coming evolution trial. There were three characters, William Jen- nings Bryan as prosecutor, Scopes and a monkey as a witness.
 John Randolph Neal, chief counsel for Scopes, who svisited New York with him, has announced a revision in associate counsel. As now planned they will be Clarence Dar- row. Bainbridge Colby. Dudley Field Malone, Arthur Garfield Hays, east ern manager of the LaFollette cam paign last fall. and Charles w. Thomas, former senator from Col orado.
 Malone was reinstated as an &C., tive trial associate after he gave mo- tice that he would not do mere re- search work.
 either stay on an equal basis with other associate counsel or I quit cold" he said. If the fact that certain people think I am Roman Catholic and others know one of my marriages ended in divorce and the fact that by name is Irish is to prove a greater hindrance than a help, l want 10 know it and get out now.
 T will not be the goat. 1 am ac- customed to let my clerks look up references for me. If that is the only way ] can help, I must withdraw" . When invited to speak at the din- ner 10 Scopes last night Darrow re- piled, T won't come unless you let me make a speech"
 And speech he did make. bristlinE with references to "Bryans and Bromides." and concluding with this plea fot tolerance:
 ''The best way is 10 try to inter fere as little as possible with other people, 10 cultivate broad spirit of tolerance and charity and let people live their own lives"
 MT, Neal invited everybody down 10 Tennessee for the trial, saying that the summer climate was fine and that there were no mosquitoes.