The Labor enquirer., 1886-10-09
TACOMA LETTER.
Celebrating tho Acquittsl OF the "Con-
spirators" at Seatle-Banqaet
Cannonading, etc.


This trial has never In American
Jurisprudence found parallel, except IN
the infamous Chicago trial: The indict-
ments alleged that defendants had con-
spired, together to deprive a certain
class of people Of their rights as guaran-
teed bv certain treaty, etc.
The Chinese question proper occupied
about two days. the rest of the time So
cialism was on trial, and the case. re-
solved itself practically: United States
versus International Workingmen's AS
sociation, and the end has shown that
the United States got left.
William II. White, prosecuting attor-
ney for the United States, in his state :
ment to the jury as the issues of the
case, entirely ignored the articles of the
indictment and stat d that he had dis
covered an infamous conspiracy against
the governments of the world in an Or
ganization known as the l. W. A., and
that said organization was responsible
for all the trouble on this coast and
throughout the United States; and that
branch of that organization existed in
this territory with headquarters at Ia
coma; and it was the intention of this
society to overthrow this government
and institute a Socialistic common
wealth using the Chinese agitation as a
lever to inclte the people to rebellion
and treason. This is what he undertook
to prove.
There was introduced by the prosecu-
ton all the popular Socialstic literatu re
that has been written the present CEN
tury, including Burnette q. Haskell's
magazine Truth, and several articles in
addition by Burnotte &. Haskell and
other popular writer's of the age.
The Judge ruled at request of defend
ants attorneys that when portion of a
book VAS introduced the whole book
had to be read, and although it con-
effect and many eople who visited the
court room cam away with new ideas
of brighter future, the realization of a
universal brotherhood.
1t came out IN evidence during the
trial that w. H. White, the prosecuting
attorney, made the only anti Chinese,
dynamite speech that had been made in
Washington territory, and the writer
was present and heard these remarks in
Tacoma at an anti-Chinese meeting
The Chinese must 60, peaceably If they
will, but 90 they must, and if necessary
use dynamite but don't get caught at it, }
1t was also shown up that he was the
leader of certain vigilance committe
that few years ago hung three men on
E scantling in public square IN the city
of Seattle.
This is the noble speclmen-the CAPT
talistic tool that is now prosecuting
loyal patriotic citizens for daring to as
sumo that they are free in the exercise
of their constitutional rights and priVi-
leges.
Comrade NJ. V. Bulger of Tacoma. the
president of the Co operator Publishing
Company of Seattle, was one of the in
diCteG. His crime was making speech
at mass meeting of citizens the even
ing before the Seattle trouble where be
f advocated boYCottlng the Chinese, stat
ing that in Tacoma they had been boy.
Cotted so vigorously that they had al
left in one day, etc. His oyher crimes
were he was Socialist and member 0
the |. W. A. So Tacoma had a deep in
terest IN the trial and when the w.ret
flashed to us the joyful tidings our Citi
zens made immediate preparations fol
an immense ioli6CatiOn. The boat ar
rived from Seattle with large number
of the Seattle people and acquitted de
PENDANTS and was welcomed b. an i'm
mense crowd Of people and by the music
of the band continually broken by the
roar of the cannon.
Tie procession marched to the K. OIL
hall of local assembly 1928 where free
, banquet for all had been prepared. Tht
acquitted ones of Seattle and the in
dlcted of Tacoma sat down in congenia
friendship-the former free men, the
latter Patiently awaiting verdict as the
J trial at Tacoma is expected to taxe place
soon. After dinner several fine speeches
were made by Seattle and Tacoma com.
} rades, and the eager and determined
: cOuntenanCes of that large audience con-
vlnced the writer that this may be but
of the cannon that re. echoed over Oul
beautiful valleys should admouIsh CAPT
taIIsts and tyrants before it is too late
that 1t is better for the security of their
possessions that those notes OF warning
should issue from people rejoicing thai
another Infamous scheme of tyranny
had been frustrated, than that they
should come &C. ompanied with a leaden
hail from desperate people whose last
light OF liberty has been extinguished by
the imperlous hand of despotism.
w. CHRISTIE
Free Speech.
Editor Labor Enquirer.
1t Is refreshing to find paper which
will admit articles to its columns con-
demning the manner in which those