Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-01

Bismarck and the counts and the
baron and all the other contributors,
who knew the promises and the plot to
wholesale massacre, were far guiltier Of
the murderous conspiracy than was the
SW1ndler. Brehahn, for Brehahn, know
ing that he was lying merely to get the
thousands OF marks, had never any in
tent to murder, while his dupeS were
counting on the murder Cf the news
story is reliable) and were giving their
support based upon the plot to mas
Sacre.
The mere bubble that the alleged
crime was committed in Germany, and
the laws we quote are of American de-
cision, Is immaterial, since the essen
tial point is the standard of civilization
and social morality involved, and not
the technical statutory law or court
construction. The public is not inter-
ested in the punishment Of individuals
in far-oh Germany. but is concerned as
to the standards of people with whom
other peoples have to deal.
What would come Of an indictment
along the following lines?
World Civilization ct al. v. Prince
Won Bismarck, Count Bueckler, Count
Nathan and Baron Won Dirkson:
Court Of Public Morality,
District of Civilization,
Western Division Of Humanity, IS.
The grand jurors of the world, duly
selected, impaneled, sworn and charged
to inquire with and for the Western
Division of Humanity of the District of
Civilization, upon their oaths present:
Count /.
That Albert Brehahn, Prince Won Bis
marck Count Bueckler, Count Nathan
and Baron Won Dirkson together with
others whose identity Is unknown to the
grand jury, on the eleventh day of
November, AID. one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen, or on or about
said date, at Berlin, Germany, in the
Western Division of Humanity of the
District of Civilization and within the
jurisdiction of this court did willfully,
knowingly, unlawfully, feloniously, wick
edly and maliciously conspire, combine
and confederate and agree together,
and with divers other persons, to these
grand jurors unknown, to commit GER
tain offenSeS against World Civilization,
contrary to provisions of the common
law, all as a part Of said conspiracy
mentioned, to wit, to violate the COM
mon law in this: The it was the pur-
pose and object Of the said conspir-
atorS, and each of them, to willfully,
knowingly, unlawfully,, feloniously and
naliciouSly assasSinate, murder, kill and
destroy within three minutes, more or
less, by means of certain diabolical
invention and continuance called and
known as a death ray machine" in
vented and claimed by said Brehahn to
be capable of killing, assassinating,
numbering and annihilating all Jews
in IiVN
That 1t was the purpose and object
of the said alleged conspirators, and
each OF them, knowingly, unlawfully,
feloniouSly and maliciously, to murder,
aSSaSSinate, destroy and annihilate all
Jews and Republicans there and then
located and found residing or sojourn-
ing within the corporation limits of the
said city of Berlin, Germany, by and
with the said death ray machine.
And the grand jurors aforesaid, upon
their oathS aforesaid, do further pre-
sent:
That after the formation and agree
ment of said unlawful conspiracy, and
in pursuance of and to effect the
object Of said unlawful conspiracy, the
said Albert Brehahn, at the city of
Berlin, in the Western Division of HUI
mainly, District of Civilization and
within the Jurisdiction Of this court, on
the f1rSt day OF April, AID. one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty-nine, did
knowingly, unlawfully and feloniously
direct the deadly rays of said death
ray machine-to wit, the alleged inven-
ton on which the dupes had been re-
lying as an instrument for their muir
derous crimeS-at and upon the SELF
appraisement, conceit and gullibiltty OF
the said conspirators, and by said overt
act did destroy, murder and melt down,
all and severally, the alleged brains Of
the said conspirators.
And furthermore, by said overt act
of one Of the said cCf1spirators wit,