A Supposititious Case.
Mr. Blair also addressed the Court. He submitted that the cartoon was susceptible of quite a different interpretation than that Mr. Massey personally was concerned in tho distribution of that pamphlet. Suppose a cartoon depicted Sir Joseph Ward as a pickpocket. ' The-.Chief .Justice: I don't, think it's desirable for you to suggest..to cartoonists what they should draw. ■-•- . Mr. Solomon: They, know quite enough.already. Mr: Justice Chapman: They might givo you a permanent retainer to make suggestions. Mr. Blair said a cartoon might be drawn showing Sir Joseph Ward robbing widows and orphans—tho reference being to the. death duties. Nobody would take that to bo anything else than a political cartoon referring to a political matter: After a brief reply by Mr. Bell, the Chief Justice announced that tho Court would take time to consider its judgment.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1126, 13 May 1911, Page 6
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139A Supposititious Case. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1126, 13 May 1911, Page 6
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