Dr. Fischer then went on to say that the Court would agree with him that he had to address the Court an atmosphere of utmost clectricity. His personal position in the case was a most difficult one. Narrow-minded people were of the opinion that he was a Bolshevik and a revolutionary. This was brought to tice by letters- published in the "Shanghai Times". He wished '0. state that he had no connection with the Soviet' Government or any revolutionary party and was not ju favour of the principles of Bolshe-am, He might have taken up the care with unusual energy but this was because he thought a grave in-Justice hud been committed.
Counsel referred to the charge under article 221 under which accused appeared. The article read: speeches or any other means openly. incites any person to commit any. offence shall be punished." counsel affirmed, was framed maliciously, For instance it was impossible to frame a charge of theft and then charge a man on an article connected with murder. or that he anil have literature possession liable to cause a breach of the peace. He had been accused of twisting, but he thong! that the police had tried to t the law. He wished to refer to a famous ease in this Court, the care of the shooting on May 30, In this care the police hed prosecuted der the publication laws of China There had been several carer of secution through the pre: the ease termed the "Bolshevik University Mr. Maitland "aid (het he objected mark of Dz. Fischer's. The university had been raided once in February when about 200 Bolshevik books had been found and the sec-and time on June 2 when furt Bolshevik literature was discovered. In each ease the term was justi As to the ease of Dzau Lih-lz, president of the Shanghai University, Mr. Maitland said that he was charged under the press laws which were found not to be in force. Hence: the case was dismissed.
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