U.S. At War: The Curtain Rise






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U.S. At War: The Curtain Rise













The Curtain Rises


The green-walled courtroom in
Washington's Federal District Court building was small (40 x 38 ft.)
for the largest sedition trial in U.S. history.* The ever-present
question before the court was big: can a democracy defend itself
legally?


Each of the 28 men and two women on trial last week faced ten years in
prison, a $10,000 fine. The charge: the 30 had conspired to overthrow
the U.S. Government in favor of a Nazi dictatorship, and had tried to
demoralize the armed forces. The probable defense: the accused were
merely enjoying...











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