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Show EDITOR MS s FIGHTON DRAFT J. Louis Engdahl, Socialist, on Trial, Hears Files Against War Read. Cine AGO, Tcc. 23. Un-lcr eroj-s-ex-nminatton today J. Louis Kntf'-luhl, editor of the American Socialist, who with four othc rs is on trutl before Judpe Lamlis cliarsed with violating the espionage law, admitted that he had never printed a line in the pa pur which mlpht have aided the government in the successful prosecution prose-cution of tho war. He did not deny having printed pages ! of editorials, statements, speeches and interviews ar.alnfal the war and the sc-leetive sc-leetive draft. Assistant District Aftornry Fleming read extracts from numerous alleged anti-war articles from the riles of the: paper. One was signod hy Victor L,. KTgftr. another defendant, and entitled - 1 "If This Be Treason, Make the Most of i yt." Kngdahl said it had been tniif-n trom I book w ritten hy Hcrger several years i f UZO. entitled: "Kergt-r's Broads-ides." Another article offered in evidence was ' entitled: "The Navy Give Receipts." ' and referred to the fae that window1 service flags for homes of men In the military service of the United States had : been -issued. It concluded with the inquiry: in-quiry: "How much killer will women continue to sw.p their husbands and sona for a R-.iady pier? of 'anlhoard?" The "Killing Program of the Government" Govern-ment" was the caption of another ar- llcle. "Somfl, Ye Slaves, " was the tlL'e of an article against the selective draft law. , ; Assistant District Xttorm,v Fleming re- ' ferred to sections of the ,St. L.ouin Botal-ist Botal-ist convention anti-war platform, cartoons car-toons on Uie horrors of .war and certain ! pamphlets which had been printed in the American Socialist and asked: "Ho you think that the publication of these things in your paper after this country: had entered the war was calculated to help the Rovernment in successfully prosecuting the war?" The government attorney asked the witness to answer the question ves or no, but was unable to get .a direct re- i sponse. I In his direct e?:qmtnatlon Engdahl said : he had registered under the draft and ' had not claimed exemption. Attorney Hteadinan for the defense re?d an editorial on free speech from Hearst's Chicago Examiner, which he offered of-fered in evidence. |