Show BERGER TRIALS TRIAL'S S 'S SENT ARGUMENT ENT ENDS Five Socialist Lead Leaders rs Arc Are Accused of Helping Ca Cause of Enemy Chicago Jan 7 Final i. Final argument f of ot counsel wa was concluded toda today in the tho trial of or the tho five Socialist leaders er char charged d. d with conspiracy to violate the espionage law The case will be given cn 1 to the Jury jur tomorrow morning after Federal Ju Judge c Landis has given in instructions ln- ln on tho the law involved in the I. I A Assistant tant District Attorney Joseph B B. B Fleming spoke t for far r nearly nearl four hours In closing ar arguments h for rOl the govern govern- at ment- ment ment uc reviewed Cho UfO n length and declared the tho prosecution had hod clearly clearl established tho the defendants had conspired to violate tho the espionage law When hen German submarines were cre sinking our ships and anel murdering hundreds hundreds hun hun- ot or defenseless men women and children when our country was swarming swarmIng swarming swarm- swarm Ing ing- with Ger German n 1 spies and anel our factories factories fac tac- tories and anel ammunition plants were being be being bem be- be m ing blown up Victor 1 14 1 H Berger and tho the other four defendants In itt this case COle were working da day and night making seditious speeches and circulating treasonable literature said Mr 11 Fleming FlemInG Fleming Flem Flem- ing this group of or men was shouting t fur for r peace when they know tho the only peace possible was a a. German peace At Ata a time when thc they ml might hl have havo been useful useful use use- ful tul In helping the government So win the tho war thc they were doing everything they could to give gl glaid aid and comfort to the enem enemy Attorney I Seymour SemoUr Stedman man ma made lc the closing al' al argument for tor the thc defense earlier In the day dar lie He declared that the government govi gov gov- OI O I had failed tailed to provo prove Its case caseI either cither with direct or evi- evi I nn and asked aske that the defendants l be he discharged Ho TIo closed with an appeal for rOl the thc protection n of or the rights of oC free I speech a a. free freo press pres and anel free tree assem assem- blage blae i |