The evening times., 1895-08-07
As WITH AlSINGLB VOICE
Labor Organizations Everywhere to
Join in the Debs Protest.
Text of Master workman Sovereign's
Call For an Expression of Senti-
ment gandinx the Case.

General Master Workman Sovereign's
call for q general protest by labors hosts
on Labor Day, September z, On the
case OF Eugene v. Debs and his confreres
OF the American Railway Union, is meet
ing with a general response.
From cities in all parts OF the country
word comes that 1t has been taken up
with will. The call is as follows:
"The decision OF the United States Su-
preme Court sustaining the action of Judge
Woods in the recent contempt case against
Eugene v. Debs, George w. Howard and
other officers of the American Railway
Union, has, In fact, placed the right OF
corporations and the rights of property
above the rights of human beings, and thus
committed travesty on Justice and an
outrage against free government.
at has established a precedent OF arrest
ing and tbrusting American citizens into
prison without evidence Of crime or con-
viction by jury, which is an open viola ton
of the Constitution OF the United States.
The decision is a long stride toward the
humiliation OF the right Of free speech and
the right of the common people to organize,
counsel together, and act for their mutual
welfare. In fact, urder the precedent es-
tablished in the contempt cases against
the American Railway Union, it is possible
to arrest and imprison, without charge or
trial, any number OF citizens who may, indi-
yidually, quit the service of a private corpo-
ration. Already the process of arresting
men in Pennsylvania for attending ri,-e,-
ings OF la Dor organizat ions has begun. Free
government has been perverted and the
rights OF the producing masses su bordinated
to the Will or the privileged classes.
Therefore, appeal to our order every
where in the United States to arrangZ
public meetings to be held on Labor
Day, Monday, September 2, for the pur
pose of coDdemning the action of the
court and protesting against the impris-
onneDt OF Eugene v. Debs and other
officers of the American Railway Union.
l would suggest that our local aud Dis
trict assemblies solicit the cooperation
Of all other labor organizations of rec
Ognized standing, and of reform organ
izatious, and as far as possible make
Labor Day one united protest against
the usurpation and tyranny OF the courts.
I'VE have now a monarchical govern
ment with the crown vested in the Federal
courts, and the sooner this fact is rec
oguized and acted upon the better 1t will
be for the W hole peopte."
A few week. ago the STANDARD Oil trust
and the dressed beef monopoly treated
the people of the country to one Of the
periodical squeezes for which they are
Uoted. and the sudden rise in prices OF
: the commodities of these respective trusts
put millions of dollars in their Golfers
Local Assembly Get emnIoyed nv tho
swifts as wool puliers in the Union stock
yards at Chicago, are resisting a reduc-
ton from 50 to S1s75 per day.
Coopers' L. A. sS6. of Cleveland, are
still having trouble with breweries that
will not use their. label.
1t is reported by the Ohio State Assem-
bly, that they are doubling their member
ship.