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Opposition to World War 1
He was the Socialist candidate for United States Senator in the special election in April, 1918, and was elected to Congress in November.<ref name=blue />
He was the Socialist candidate for United States Senator in the special election in April, 1918, and was elected to Congress in November.<ref name=blue />
==Indictment==
==World War 1==
Berger opposed America's entry into [[World War 1]], which made him a target of the [[Wilson administration]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B06E6D71538EE32A25753C1A9659C946996D6CF BERGER INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY; Ex-Congressman and Three Chicago Socialists Accused of Spreading Disloyalty. JURY CITES 26 OVERT ACTS Irwin St. John Tucker, J.L. Engdahl, and William Kruse Codefendants with Berger.]</ref>
===Indictment===
On February 2, 1918, Victor L. Berger, together with Adolph Germer, J. Louis Engdahl, William F. Kruse, and Irwin St. John Tucker, were indicted by the grand Jury in the district court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois for a violation of sections 3 and 4 of title 7 of the espionage act.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zDs4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA9148 Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the Congress, Volume 58, Part 9]</ref>
On February 2, 1918, Victor L. Berger, together with Adolph Germer, J. Louis Engdahl, William F. Kruse, and Irwin St. John Tucker, were indicted by the grand Jury in the district court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois for a violation of sections 3 and 4 of title 7 of the espionage act.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zDs4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA9148 Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the Congress, Volume 58, Part 9]</ref>