The producers news., 1935-02-22
JUDGE HAS
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Farmers League, whose arrests
had been ordered on a contempt
Of court charge, were dismissed by
the Judge after he had given them
a lengthy lecture. Ha told them
TO go home and "grow a new soul"
Joslyn and Holte had appeared
voluntarily before the Judge. w.
Mustonen, U. y. l.. chairman at
Vandalla, Mont, and u Point, U
+. J.. secretary at Bergen, who
were also facing charges Of try
ing 10 "intimidate and corrupt"
the court, did not appear. Their
eases were also dismissed.
In his lecture the honorable
Judge, who felt himself Insulted,
intimidated and corrupted by pro.
test resolution, called these defen-
dahts "dupes."
you are just dupes. that Is all, :"
he said, what for7 For the
purpose Of collecting dimes, nick
els, quarters and half dollars from
others who knew nothing more
about what was actually before
this court than you did"
The Judge does not like eollee.
tions for defense purposes. lie
accused "sueh sheets" as the Far
mers National Weekly with spread
ING "falsa information"
Threatens Faaeiam
"Let me say TO you, Joslyn, and
you, young man, that had you
written that kind Of a letter In
most Of the countries In Europe
you never would have had a hear
ing-you would have been taken
out and shot," Judge Miller ex-
claimed
The defendants were not "pun-
iahed" because apparently there
had alfeadv been too many pro-
tests from all over the country anil
they had taken effect. And an.
other reason for this unexpected
lfnieney was revealed by the Judge
himself,
Threats ard Praises
What ! really hope and ak
peet out of this matter is not so
much TO punish you or TO punish
at all, This court has tremendous
powers hardly know how much
power | have-but | certainly
could send you to the penitentlary
If ! wanted 20, | am not going
TO-" the judge said. But, II would
like to have It go forth TO the right
thinking farmers, TO the right
thinking people Of this state, that
they are being trielsed and duped
and fooled by demagoguea, fire,
brands aud false leaders In organ
icing themselves in what they cell
mass action against the govern
ment Of the United States, their
own government, a government
that IN this depression, In this
heretofore unknown calamity, has
raised hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars for the distressed, has spent
II laviahly and is doing Il today"
That ia what the Judge wanted
10 get aerosa, into the newspapers
and the minds Of the people, that
the power Of the court Is great,
greater even than the Judge HIM
self knows. that the farmers have
been 'duped and fooled" by "fifel
brands and demagogues" into de.
Tending their homes by mass &C.
ton. He wanted TO get across the
idea of what a glorious govern.
ment the American people have,
which spends hundreds Of millions
Of dollars In this great calamity
TO help the distressed, The Judge
did not state what has brought
about this calamity" and what thJ
government Il doing to preventt
Himilafb heretofore unknown cal
antilles" In the future.
$40 Per Month For Six
The Judge also questioned JOS.
lyn about how much relief he hat
been getting Jealyn told him thai
with a family Of six he had 10.
eeived $40 per month and lately
this had been raised az, The cap.
italiat newspapers did not print
this part Of the questioning,
And then IN his speech the hon.
orahle judge had the nerve to tel
Jealynl "No other government on
the face Of the earth would ever
have rome 60 that extent Go relieve
I you 1eslyn"
This was the moral the Judge
wanted ta point out and Get into
The newspapers. hut The drought.
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