| Show LENIENCY IS SHOWN TO GERMAN SOCIALIST President of Engineers and Firemen Gets Only Nine Months for Violating Violating Vio Yb- lating Martial Law u Switzerland Sept 4 German nr nrc pointing to the r Z ZURICH trial of or l one of their I lenders lender nn ns nn Illustration of ot I Ith th the growing which til tin tin- authorities for the party Huncke wn Oil on en n a charge of oC attempting to o Incite Incite- sol sol- diets of or the Dr army to be lie disobedient loh nail u and to Induce Induce- civilian to disobey th the laws law of tb the land Innel Although be vin n ns l convicted sid d to nine mouths mouth n- n ment the tue socialists b point out that the Ji n 1 16 11 lend lender r fared cl better luau even cen h he himself had bad exp expected Huneke l IM I i of the German Engineers r nod Firemen Firemen's federation and on one of or the most mont powerful trade union unton men In the countr country rise rile fact that tb the did thu not Dot bring before n a court martinI Is lit nt a. n a victory for tor the socialist while white his with nth a II sentence of only null nine month from n a resist court whirl had bad the power rr of or sending him to penal servitude for life Is nine also regarded d with by kelf followers follower I I The he trial took place In Bremen and was heard in camera but a a. general idea of the proceedings can be bo obtained from the Judgment which was pronounced pronounced pro pro- in open court b by the senior jud Judge c. c The charge of or attempting to induce I soldiers to be disobedient and mutinous cannot be maintained In la its entirety tho the accused can on only be convicted con of this offense In so far as his propaganda happened to reach roach soldiers and of the arm army and anel nay navy His Ills roal real offense lies in having distributed and causing I to be bo distributed copies of n a pamphlet I entitled Our Principal Enem Enemy Is at nt Home among amonI tho the workmen of ot tho the Weser reser Shipbuilding com company pan who are engaged in manufacturing vessels of war for the imperial na navy o Agitated for tor It only has been proved pro that the ac accused accused accused ac- ac was as directly connected with the distribution of about copies caples of this pamphlet and although it Is probable that ho Ito was responsible for the thc circulation circulation lation of or man many moro more we wo In this court can oni only deal with tire We number number- actually proven pro This circumstance operates In favor of or the accused In meting out punishment to him Trio Tao pamphlet contains contains con con- tales passages which c constitute an Incitement to disobedience of oC the lawn lawa of tho the land lanel as well as aH other passages which are calculated ted to disturb the tho public peace b by stirring up ui different classes of or the population against ag one r another The accused has committed a crime against his fatherland In en endeavoring endeavoring en- en dea b by means of tho the circulation of this pamphlet to persuade tho workIng working working work work- ing men of Germany to agitate for tor peace and find in explaining explaining- how a movement movement move move- ment in fa favor of or exorcising pre pressure suro on the imperial government go can be carried on with tho the help of or the press and through meetings and public dem dern- ions Under hinder LawAll Law All AU these methods' methods of or public agitation lion tion have havo been declared to be Illegal bv hr the proclamations Issued In iii connection connection tion with the Introduction of martial law at the outbreak of ot hostilities so that to advocate them constitutes tho the perpetration ot of a n. crime Moreover Moreover More More- ore ore- over oyer tho ho efforts made mado b by the accused to 10 create strife strite between those whom he calls imperialists on tho the one ono hand and tho the working classes of ot Germany on the theother theother theother other hand unquestionably amount to toan toan toan an illegal act In the sense of oC the tile existIng existing existing exist exist- ing provisions precisions of or m military tar law Jaw now In force Corce throughout hout the tho country countr It Is quite clear that circulated tho the pamphlet with Ith full knowledge of oC Its contents and of ot its probable effect on lt its HI readers so 50 that he ho committed his offense deliberately and anel with sot set pur pur- pose All 11 these circumstances have led the court to the conclusion that a term of ot imprisonment for nino nine months is the least last penalty which we wo can Inflict on the accused |
