Show ROBERT MINOR IS I RELEASED GUILTY BAKER SAYS Newspaper Cartoonist Alleged Alleged Al Al- Propagandist to Speak in Salt La Lake e iI I i iI I By Associated Press Pr WASHINGTON Oct 23 Robert Minor lInor American Americ n n newspaper cartoonist I who was detained by hy American n military mili mill millI military tary authorities in France on charges I of being connected with pUns plans of German Ger Ger- 1 mat map to circulate Bolshevik I literature among American troops was as I released because t Of f m insufficient evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence to warrant nt his trial the senate was informed tt today day by Secretary Baker While recommending the release the th-e judge advocate of the A. A E. E F F. Mr Baker said ald expressed the opinion that Minor was as guilty Since the release e of the cartoonist the secretary added evidence has been beeh b eh obtained connecting connecting connect connect- I ing him with the preparation of ot pamphlets which were to be circulated among American os Idlers on the I Rhine Minor lInor acter Mr Baker Baler said a at t the request of Meta Filip a German leader DENIES CHARGES Charges against Minor who was ar arrested arrested arrested ar- ar rested in hi Paris by British officials and turned over to the American authorities authorities ties were based Mr Baker Daker said ald on information obtained by a officer of the military intelligence intelligence intelli intelli- gence service who was sent to Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Dussel- Dussel dorf to Invest investigate ate plans to circulate Bolshevik literature among the Abler Abler- I ican lean troops Upon being arrested Minor made ma e a I general denial of the charges Shortly after Minor was released Secretary Baker Daker said in concluding his letter important additional Information Information information tion was obtained as to his connection with the propaganda pamphlet in ques ques- tion An intelligence agent sent to Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Dusseldorf Dus- Dus frim Coblenz was told by th the th head of or th the concern who actually printed ted these pamphlets that Minor was the man who brought the copy to him obtained estimates for tor the printing of the same and who actually directed that they be printed This in information information In- In formation was corroborated by another G German in the office of the printing establishment In the month of March an Intelligence Intelli gence agent who was stationed In Berlin Berlin Ber Der- lin and was supposed to be e a was told by Minor that the time was ripe for the spreading of propaganda among th the American Am troops of occupation Minor Is scheduled to speak in Salt Lake on November 3 at Musicians Musician's hall han He will under the auspices of or the Workers Workers' S Soldiers and nd Sailors' Sailors council a branch of which was organized in Salt Lake four ninths ago |