Show lABOR CHIEFS CHIEFSON ON TRIAL Issue Is Whether Party Advocates Advocates Ad Ad- Tactics of of Violence PORTLAND Ore March 1 18 The 18 The trial of ot three admitted leaders of the Communist Labor party being prosecuted prose for alleged violation of ot the state stat criminal syndicalism act is expected to go to th the Jury in Circuit Judge Morrows Morrow's court some time late to today to- to day Defense Attorney W. W A. A URen has lias admitted that Karl W. W V. V Oster state secretary of the Communist Labor party Claude Hurst local financial secretary tary and Fred W. W Fry defendants defendants defend defend- ants helped to organize the local branch ranch of ot the party this ad admission admission admission ad- ad mission thep Issue remaining is that of ot the teachings of the party The Jury will be required to decide whether the change of government ad advocated advocated advocated ad- ad by the party is by lawful lawt l procedure or by means of ot blood and steel The prosecution is counting heavily on the admissions of ot Victor J J J. defense witness and former Oregon representative s at the organization of ot the party that the convention decided the capitalist class would succeed in ousting communists who might be elected by action through the the courts I This the prosecution co contends tends is an indirect advocacy of ot the use of ot vio Yb- lence lenee |