Evening star., 1944-08-18
.Sedition Trial
sAe.
|IsAdjourned
Until Sept. 5
Sheof Of More Than
$50 New Exhibits
+. Placed in Record
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Will d HcW smear OF more than
lS0 Government exhibits placed in
the record, the sedition trial in Dis
trict Court was adjourned today
until September S.
1t had been planned for the case
to be in recess from tonight until
the day after Labor Day, 50 that
jurors, attorneys and defendants
could have brief vacation.
Chief Justice Edward C. Eicher.
however. adjourned today's session
out Of respect to the memory of his
associate, Justice Oscar H. LuhrinR,
who died early today.
Edmondson Bulletin Quoted.
The new exhibits, only a portion
OF which were read or shown to the
jury by Chief Prosecutor o. John
Rogge before adjournment, in
cluded number of the privately /.
circulated bulletins of Robert E. Ed
mondson, defendant. One of
these, issued in 1887, said:
Lest we forget! American vigi-
lanteism is simply militant Ameri.
canism recapturing for we, the peo-
pie, a Government whose official
public servants have been faithless
to the Republic. In Italy it is called
Fascism; in Germany, Naziism; in
Japan, Nationalism."
In this bulletin, issued in 1887. ona
OF numerous Government exhibits
which MIR. Rogge sifted through to-
day and showed or read to the iury.
Edmondson told of visit to the Ma.
tional Christian Socialist party in
Montreal, headed by the Canadian
Fascist, Adrien Arcand. That party.
ne reported, showed that interna.
tional Communism stood for a new
world without country, family. prop.
erty or religion. Its symbol was Tho
destructive fist of hatred: its Orien.
tai aim to destroy Christian civili-
zation." On the other hand, he
added:
National fascistic patriotism
STANDS for a world based on coun-
try, family. property, religion. It's
symbol Is the Aryan cross, with an
open hand salute of good will and
peace.
Which do you choose?"
Dewey Criticized in Sketch.
A letter included in the exhibits
from Edmondson, to another de-
fendant, Hans Diebel, proprietor Of
the Aryan Bookstore in Los Angeles.
said:
Thank you for your kind express
slons. Good stuff, the Jewish army,
Make 'em fight each other"
Edmondson circulated, according
to another document, thumbnail
sketch about Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey, one of series called "Presi-
dental Pygmies."
This sketch said the Republican
candidate for President was dis.
covered and made by Jewish Leader
George z. Medalie," and was sur
rounded as district attorney by over
Is Jewish and Communistic assist.
ant district attorneys. ." Tho
paper added: Dewey accepted a
scroll for distinguished service to
Jewry. Appointed to his racket.
busting job by Jewish Democrat
Gov. Lehman on approval of Jewish
Mayor La Guardia."
Other exhibits showed Diebel cor
responded and exchanged literature
with Fascist leaders in England and
South Africa.
Letter to Diebel.
One one occasion. the Govern
ment brought out, Edmondson wrote
Diebel:
AS you know. we are not selling
hterature-by advice of counsel. All
contributors, however, are entitled
10 receive from printer the bulletins
or publications they wish upon max
Ing donation that will cover the
cost OF the matter. We bar profit.
making OF any kind in this fight.
at present, for various good reasons"
Justice T. Alan Goldsboroueh of
District Court announced he would
sign an order dismissing a writ of
naoeas corpus brought in behalf Of
ROBERT Noble, former defendant
IN the sedition case. The sedition
case itself is being tried by Chief
justice Edward C. Eicher.
Noble, whose case was severed
from that of the other Is defend.
ants several weeks ago, appeared in
court to oppose. his return to Cali
iornla, where he faces sentences to-
taling 10 years for convictions of
violating Federal and State sedition
laws. He was represented by Attor-
ney James j. Laughlin. Noble con.
tended he was being deprived of his
constitutional rights and was sen-
fenced after two illegal trials in
California.
Appeal Is Planned.
Justice Goldsborough said the
writ would be dismissed and told
Philip Miller, representing the Gov
eminent, to prepare an order to BE-
signed today. Indications were that
Noble soon would be taken to Cali
fornia, although Mr.. Laughlin
planned to appeal the ruling.
meanwhile, police were inyesti.
gatlng report that two of the
attorneys in the case apparently
were fired on as they drove along
Georgia avenue NV, near Florida
avenue. The lawyers were Maximil.
nan j. st. George of Chicago. coun.
sci for Joseph E. McWilliams, and
w. Hobart Little of Washington.
court rt-appointed attorney for Ernest
+. Elmhurst. They said they heard
a shot and Mr.. Little's car disclosed
q shattered plate in the windshield
In front of the drivers seat. The
bullet apparently had spattered
against the glass, but failed to pen.
citrate 1t. they said.
Mr.. Little planned to inform Jus.
tice Eicher Of the occurrence, out
today's adjournment prevented him
from presenting the facts to the
court.
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