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rs re oe re het etc te ane CAB te ‘lech oath a oe aT ae ent be “pr ) >. ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN of eight persons, including himself, charged with conspiracy to incite riot during the Chicago convention. He referred to the trial as a "kangaroo court" and a “soap opera", stating it ° was the first time in the history of the U.S. Government that - people were tried for a state of mind. Hoffman also stated mt Judge Hoffman choge the jury members) rapidly and unfairly. He ~~ stated the eight were being tried without evidence and would end up in prison just to scare the young people of the _-eountry, and he compared the trial to the annihilation of the ' .Jews under the Nazi regime. Hoffman stated that out of the 150 seats available in the court room, only 12 were occupied by his friends. He said the rest were taken by FBI men, policemen and other agents, and stated these measures were taken so the defendants would be assured of a "fair and impartial trial." “¢ — _ the brunt of Hoffman's attack was centered on the Chicago trial Hoffman boasted of the fact that he has had hO arrests in the | past 10 years and has not "been put away yet", but said "we'll go to prison on this one." He stated, .m Sometimes I think the AS Yippies are the only Americans left." He said they survive for —_— oo free and do not work because there are no jobs worth doing. oe “why work?", hé said. "Give people what they want. « . let the 7 oO .. Machines do it." Hoffman calied capitaliam "an economic jungle Saco. which has become obsolete," but later he appealed for “bread”, i. mo the Yippie word for mOneys oo ; CE =: : Hoffman was paid $265 plus transportation . | oo or his appearance and it was paid by the Business Office of WSU - drawn on the Program Board account. He stated he knew of no , Other paymenta or disbursements. .He stated the Rothwell Student Center Board has two faculty members and the rest are students. ‘conr ENTIAL CE Wa etal OO a i a halk ol ae ei oy TO eee