Show SPIRIT SURVIVES K W V V T us TERM IN PRISON ISON ISO Is N ir dietz defender of cameron dam bears no malice toward his persecutors FINDS WORLD MUCH BETTER loyal wife happy over freedom at last for protector of her home declares innocence of the crime charged milwaukee tea years behind the cold gray stone of waupun st state ate prison have broken the spirit of many a man to jonn jolin V F dietz they have emphasized the determination and courage which won him the immemorial title of the defender 0 of f cameron camer on cam back in civilian clothes fresh from the hie exhilaration of his first automobile ride in ten years and surrounded by the loyal wife and children who have staged an unrelenting fight for or his freedom john dietz diets presents the same of sturdy manhood which won the he sympathy of a nation during the most spectacular siege in aicon wiscon sins history physically john dietz has changed from the man who mho entered waupun a decade ago the husky frame is slightly stooped his once vigorous hair has grown sparse the lines of age have crept into the strong face the lingers fingers aich which so determinedly clutched a rifle trigger in defense of home and personal convictions have become drawn but mentally the defender of cameron dam is the same john dietz ot of ten years ago 1 I a worry in the world I 1 never did have my ily own owa heart has proclaimed my innocence of the crime with N till which I 1 was charged I 1 have had the peace of an innocent man no malice toward accusers this statement is characteristic of the john dietz of today there la Is no malice toward those who have taken ten years from his life no threats or desires for revenge rev euge only tho the sense of a wrong which he Is willing to forgive and the strengthened manifestation fe station of right 1 I can appreciate ray my freedom now cow any man can who has spent to in a penitentiary he said mr dietz prefers to allow his prison experience to remain a closed book but of the events which led up to tf tile the battle in his north woods home lie e enjoys to discourse beginning with the political feud of which the siege was the culmination sir mr dietz gave an accurate and chronological account articles which had been published in newspapers of his struggle against the enemy poems of his own composition written with the mental zest which characterizes the brain capacity of the defender were recited with remarkable accuracy and abrou throughout bout it alf all there ws never an attempt to paint himself as aa a hero or a martyr just the plain straightforward recital of facts and a desire to give even his enemies a word of praise when he deemed praise was due john dietz then did not re represent the spirit of broken mahbod as has haa been previously stated there was a twinkle in his eye as he told of aoma of the amusing incidents in his romantic career often ho laughed heartily and playfully grasped about the waist mrs dietz kind and motherly 71 smiled and then wiped a tear from her eye yes it has been a long fight bu we have won she sald said 1 I am the tha happiest woman in the world today le it la Is the most I 1 can say unassociated with the outside world lor for ten years the defender of cameron dam hits has not been a recluse considerable of his time has haa been spent in profitable study lie he lias has remained in touch with world hp happenings pIgs through th the weekly newspapers and magazines which the prisoners are permitted to read on ahe the big political subjects of the day the late war find and the trail of new inventions which have followed he is thoroughly versed tito world Is not getting worse as some soine would have us belleve believe he a said aid its getting better wisconsin lias has been making rapid strides corning coming through the country I 1 was laer fe ferestad rested ested in the many new forms of 0 agricultural machinery the tractor Is a great boon to the farmer it Is an indication of the trend of civi civilize liza lion which ew even ten years have shown mr dietz termed prohibition a very good tiling thing 1 I 1 am not a prohibitionist he said 1 I enjoy a drink once so in a while myself but its abuse by some people has killed it two thirds of the wen men against whom I 1 fought at cameron Cara oron dam were trill whisky sky drinkers wa whisky hisky was one of the lie things that caused the trouble |