Victor L. Berger: Hearings Before the Special Committee Appointed Under the Authority of House Resolution No. 6 Concerning the Right of Victor L. Berger to be Sworn in as a Member of the Sixty-sixth Congress, Volume 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - Allegiance Berger was a member of the Socialst party from Wisconsin who was elected to Congress in 1919 but was also under indictment for charges that he violated the Espionage Act. The committee decided against him and his seat was rescinded. |
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