The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-23
COOLIDGE AIDED
PROSECUTION OF
HAWAIIAN REDS
State Department Sent
"EUidence' to Officers
tspeoIal to The Daily Worker.)

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HONOLULU, Hawaii, April Fl. -
The department of the secretary OF
state, evidently with the consent OF
President Coolidge, took part IN the
prosecution Of Paul Crouch, United
states soldier sentenced TO 90 years
at hard labor for being a Communist
details Of the court martial reveal.
Documents furnished by the state
department containing what it was
claimed were instructions Of the Com
munist International, were introduced
as evidence by the prosecution at the
court martial. Following the intro
duction of this evidence" the prosec-
ution asked for a sentence that will
ring thruout the army and teach
lesson to the reds"
Takes Nothing Back.
"I had no wild schemes for the i'm
mediate overthrow Of the government
such as have been printed in the cap
italist press" Comrade Crouch told
the court martial 1.-THE bulk Of my
propaganda was efforts to combat the
lies about Soviet Russia which ap-
peared IN the local press.
"a forty year sentence at hard labor
does not look like a very bright
future for me-" Comrade Crouch said
after the sentence was imposed. But
I had rather serve every day of it than
he a traitor to the working class. So
called constitutional rights do not ap-
ply to the Communists in the army.
Such was the real meaning of the YER
dict which sentenced me to forty years
at hard labor for belief in Communism
and my efforts to combat lies about
Russia"
Prosecution Attacks Foster.
During the cort martial, the prosecu-
ton made a bitter attack on William
2. Foster and other Communist lead
ers. and declared that the principles
OF Walter Trumbull, who was SEN
fenced to 26 years, and Crouch were
similar to those of Foster.
The prosecution, during the court
martial. declared Esperanto to be the
"Bolshevik language" because Paul
Crouch was teacher of the interna-
tional language. Esperanto is pre-
judicial to good order and military dis
cipline," the prosecutor said, land all
who have engaged in the study of it
may be suspected of revolutionary
propaganda"
Cards Stacked by officers.
Previous to the trial of Crouch, the
president of the court martial, de-
clared that Crouch was "a very dan
gerous person" It was this man who
was to give Crouch fair trial"
Creaue, who had been arrested as
a member of the Hawaiian Communist
League. has been released without
trial. Lieutenant Colonel John b
Murphy, assistant chief of staff, G, 2
Hawaiian division, said to Creque: ="
wish l could stick you, but haven
the evidence to take you before
court martial and do it."
Corporal Eugene Fisher, principa
witness against the Communist so
diers, and official stoolpigeon TO
Murphy, declared at Crouch's couI
martial that "Col Murphy told me t
get evidence against Crouch, and
use any method / considered desi
able"
TrumbulI Had Good Record.
Walter Trumbull, who was Sc
fenced to 2s years at hard labor an
dishonorably discharged, has been
the army for nearly three years, an
it was admitted that his services hay
been very satisfactory with condu
above the average. Trumbull was on
recently recommended by his Office
for a commission. Trumbull, who wi
in the 21st infantry band, in civili'
life had been wood carver al
sculptor. The man who was b
guardian is the chief custodian Of Z
museum OF fine arts, Boston, a mast
Of oriental languages, and formerly
professor at Harvard University.
Paul Crouch was a regimental 81
ply clerk in the 21st infantry. He b
been interested in the radical mo-
nent since childhood. Crouch was
journalist in civilian life.
Crouch should be addressed: RI
Crouch, care Police and Prison ono
27th Infantry, Sohofeld Barrac
Hawaii. It is requested that ne
papers. books, letters and magaziI
be sent to him at that address.