The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-04
DELAY ACTION.
Labor Leaders to Confer Again in
Chicago, Sept 81.
They Adopt "A Platform, However,
which scores the Courts-Debs
Makes "a Characteristic
Speech.


its work Tuesday evening. The meet
ing was productive OF several sensa-
tional speech and many resolutions,
yet no decisive action was taken in the
principal matter for which the gather
ing was summoned-the adjustment
Of government by injunction. The con-
vention, which had been announced
ms the last one of its kind 10 be held,
while adjourning sine die, has merely
postponed action on the matter before
II for three weeks as call for a similar
conference 10 be held in Chicago, Mon
day, September 81, was issued. True IL
As the convention ordered its chairman,
Mr.. Pomeroy, OF the International
Typographical union, 70 request Presi-
dent Mckinley, in the name Of the con-
vention, 10 call special session OF con-
gress for the purpose OF defining the
authority Of judges in the matter OF
injunctions," but as the president viii
hardly receive the communication IN
time 10 convene congress In three
weeks, even should he consider the mat
ter fayorably, the Chicago gathering
may take action which would render
Tuesdays move void or decide TO act
In another manner.
MIR. Debs and social democracy domi-
mated the convention and the famous
labor leader carried the gathering of it's
feet I'm the afternoon in one of his char
acteristic speeches.
A resolution introduced by Mr. Ma
hon, OF Detroit, calling upon all miners
now at work TO desert their posts, and
tmming them enemies OF human liberty
so long as they remained on duty, was
adopted Mr.. Mahon had another reso-
luton prepared asking the convention
20 call for 100 volunteers to go into the
town OF Pocahontas, Va, on the 18th
of September and there hold public
meeting ain defiance OF the mayor Of
that city, who had set himself up in OPP
position to the Godgiven and consti-
tutional right OF free speech" but at
the last moment concluded not to pre-
sent IL. The resolution will probably
come TO the front at the Chicago con-
vention.
The Platform.
The platform as presented is as fol-
lows:
''The fear Of the more watchful fathers
OF the republic has been justified The
judiciary has become supreme. We wit
ness a political phenomenon absolutely
new IN the history OF the world; republic
PROSTATE ut the feet or judges appointed
20 administer it's laws.
"They acknowledge no superior on earth,
and their despotic deeds recall Millions
warning % his countrymen: Who bids
man rule over him above law. may bid rs
well savage beast Under the cunning form
OF injunctions. courts have assumed to
enact criminal laws. and after thus draw
ing TO themselves the power OF legislation,
have repealed the bill OF rights, and for
violation Of these court-made laws have de-
MED the accused the right OF trial by Jury.
THE exercise OF the commonest rights
or freemen--the right TO assemble, the
right OF free speech. the right OF travelling
the public highways have by legislation,
under the form OF injunctions. been made "A
crime and armed forces dispense mobs
people daring In company 10 exercise these
rights. Al It's last term the supreme
court or the United States decided that the
thirteenth amendment, forbiddng inyol-
untary servitude. Is not violated by ar
resting a seaman. imprisoning him until
his vessel Is ready 10 leave port. and then
forcibly putting him on board 10 serve out
the term OF his contract decision under
which the old fugitive slave laws may yet
be revived, and striking laborers be seized
and returned TO the service OF their mas
tiers.
Federal Judges Arrnigned.
'TIavIng drawn TO themselves all the
powers OF the federal government, until
congress and presidents may act only by
judicial permission, the federal Judges
have begun the subjugatlon OF sovereign
states 50 that, unless a check IL soon put
upon the progress or usurpation, In a short
time no government but the absolute dcs-
potism OF federal courts will exist any
where over any portion OF American soil.
The pending strike OF coal miners. starved
70 feeblencss by their scant wages. by
arduous and dangerous toll, the pending
strike foc the right to be fed enough 10
make labor possible. has been prolific OF
judicial usurpation. showing the willing
ness OF judicial despots 90 resort TO the
most shameless defiance OF decency. as
well as OF law and humanity In order TO
enable hcartlcss aNarlce 10 drive It's hungry
scrfs back 10 tho mines 20 faint and die az
their drudgery. and there remains to-day
not one guaranteed right OF American cit
liens, the exercise OF which an injunc-
ton has not somewhere made crime.
started by these subyersions OF conStitu-
tionRl liberty. We have met 20 counsel to-
gether. and have come TO the following
illusions that.
Liberty which IL Not Freedom.
whereas. the present strike OF the coal
miners has again demonstrated the fact
that our so-callcd liberty Is not freedom.
but n stupendous sham, under which
millions are degcnerated, while hundreds
OF thousands OF men, women and chill
dren are starving In novels on the public
highways,
whereas. this condition has become
permanent for large and ever increasing
number OF our population, as long as we
permit a comparatively small class OF le-
gaized expioiters 10 monopolizo the means
or production and distribution for their
private bcneht-a fact again obvious IN
the case OF the miners.
whereas. appeals TO congress and the
courts for relief are fruitless, since the
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judicial powers are under the control OF
the capitalistic class. 80 that Il has come %
pass IN this free country that while
cattle and swine have a right 10 the public
highways. Americas so-called freemer
have not,
whereas. our capitalistc class as II
again shows In the present strike, Is armed
not only by policemen. marshals. sherinl
and deputies. but also by regular army
and militia an order 20 enforce govern
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