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Show oo NON-PARTISAN WAR PROGRAM IS INVESTIGATED JACKSON. Minn , July 1. The war program of the Non-Partlsan league, withdrawn nearly two years ago In St. j Paul was introduced today at the trial of A. V. Townley, president of the Na-: tional Non-Partisau league and Joseph Gilbert, a leaguo organizer, who are charged with conspiracy to commit disloyalty. The Minnesota supreme court some time ago decided that the words used in the pamphlet, which had been distributed distri-buted by the Non-Partisan league were not In themselves disloyal. The prose-, Icution in the present case argued that :they would attempt to show that this pamphlet was one method used by the league (o discourage aggressive participation parti-cipation in the war. Judge E C. Dean ruled, after attorneys for the defense objected to the Introduction of the ;pamphlet, that tin document had been j referred to at the trial and that it miuht be admitted as a slate exhibit After the pamphlet was introduced i in evidence the state called J. A. Sayles. a Lakefield farmer, who testified testi-fied regarding the speech Gilbert made at Lakefield n January 23, 1918. His testimony was abou the same as that of a half dozen state witnesses who previously testified regarding the same meeting. It was expected that a recess would be taken at noon until about four p. m. so that some of the court officials may attend the funeral this atternoon of T J. Knox, a local member of the bar. |