Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-23 | Page 7 | Counsel Attempts to Defend La Follette

I COUNSEl ATTEMPTS TO TOLA T DEfEND LA FOLLETTE By Associated Press Pres W WASHINGTON ASHI Ia Cou 22 May 22 2 Counsel for lor Senator La closed L today the argument begun yesterday before belore the senate privileges and elections committee commit commit- tee In support of or a a. motion moton to dismiss charges that that statements by the Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- senator In a speech at St. St Paul last Jast September worn were werf disloyal and seditious sedi sedi- Gilbert Gibert M. M I Roe of ot New v se York th the tho senators senator's attorney concluded with wih th tho declaration that Senator La Foll Fol tte te Is not disloyal and that to sa say that in his heart heart he desires tc- tc to see tho tue German cause succeed is unthinkable Two weeks were given Jhen the thc attorney to tofile tofile file tie a supplementary brief briel Mr Roo Hoo praised Senator I La L Follette's record and asserted that that the St. St St Paul speech hor bordered ered on tho the commonplace containing containinG on only 1 facts which were cro of or common knowledge and would not have f attracted an any attention at nt all al If It It IL I had not been mr the flood food of ot newspaper I misrepresentation that went out oct