Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-01
LABOR IS VIOLENT.
n,bss Radical UlterancsS Chetrsd 10
The ECha
NO LONGER A REPUBLIC HERE,
s,,s the st. Louis Confrrence-A Great
Convention TO bs Held in CHI
cagO Sept. 27.

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 3l.-The conference
=, rho labor leaders which has been lh
..,,,ou hero two daye finished its woik
,hi.syepipg. The nesting was pre-
dus,Ivs Of several sensational speeches
and many resolutions. yet no decisive
-a,,on was taken In the matter In
vbieb the gathering was summonod-
,bs adjustment Of government ny In
Junction. ,..
The conventions, which has been
.nrounced as the last one OF Its Kind
nhs held, while sojourning cine die,
b,, merely postponed action on the
n,s,isrs before II for three weeks, Re a
Iii ,cr a slmilar conventior,to he held
in Chicago, Monday, sept 2h was
Issued. .o,
Dominated the convention, anu tn,
tsmous labor leader carried the gath.
ling of Its feet this NOR ming In one
NJ bis cnsracteristic speeches.
RESOLUTION introduced by MI. Ma.
han OF Detroit, calling upon all mineTe
now at work to desert their posis, and
tanning them enemies OF human lib
srtv 40 long az they remained Oh
anIv was adopted. Mr.. Mahon had
snoiber resolution prepared asking the
convention TO call for 100 volunteers
IL 90 into the town of Pocahontas,
Va on the 18Th OF September, ana
thefe hold O meeting sin defiance OF
The mayor OF that city, who set him.
,ef no in opposition to the God-given
anu ancient right OF free speech" but
At the last moment c0nclaueu not to
nr.sent It, The resolution will prob
ably come to the front at tho Chicago
convention.
The delegates were eager for work
at the afternoon session. Alter con.
siderable talk, Mr. Williams, a ~.
L, uis delegate, endeavored TO have
The coming convention held In g.
Louis, Ii WAS decided that the mat.
Ter should remain as iutrou uce1 In the
platform aDv tue labor congress Will
bs held In Chicago on NJ yndBy, Ssl-
,smber 9th.
The THIRD plank in the platform was
amended by the use OF the word
"propet0 before "uso OF the ballot"
MI. W. bster, OF st. Louis, wanted
toktow " these milk and water rteO.
lulions disposed OF the pertinent mat.
ter OF government by Injunction"
He wanted Congress 10 invesiigste
this mater.
"WhN" said Mr.. Sovereign, "this
convention has rejected proposition
lOeking to this very end. Even II
ConIrSs, uia give us the rights We
wsni, the courts OF the country could
still have the power OF injunction, and
they could then thrOttle us."
BEoRGANIzg TIE GOVERNMENT.
MT. Sovereign said he wa willing to
90 10 jail Ia support OF his Idea. sit IL
time" said M. Sovereign, fervently,
VIC bring the miners AMI courts face
10 face in this matter aud force an Is
sue. FIJI up tint Jail with violntors OF
iDjunotiops anu when the men W no
Started this movement are iDcarcerated
thousands Of others will DO found to
TAXI their places. (Cheets.) The labor.
Ing people eau voie Tor yesrs, but moth.
ing cIn be accomplished. Let us re-
organize inns government" shouted
MI. Sovereign. "Let us stand up anu
asieil ourselves. Behind these iuiunc.
lions stand Calling guns ana winches-
teis, but we lear them not. Lei us hold
up the nag anu tear down the courts.
We stand Oh our dignity and will have
our liberty from this time Oh" shouted
Af. Sovereign.
The convention broke Into wild
cheers which developed into a spon-
tat eOus call FOR Mr.. Debs. He rose
from his seat and came slowly to the
Platform. When the cheering ceased
MI. Deb, began y speech which was
Interrupted at the end OF nearly every
sentence by cheering and Aand.clap-
ping. He said:
LIBERTY IS DEAD.
~ believe the gravity OF the indus.
maj siiuation In this country is well
uhdefstood. 1t IL quite evident that
Tue uelegstes to this convention recoY-
ME The fact that civil liberty 10 dead
III Amerlc;. have said and say 81 gain,
Wf lhe lat time have appealed to the
oenfls ior justice anu shall appeal to
mem no more. The A. II. U. expended
sb,UUO 10 have the question OF civil
iislis tested In the Supreme Court OF
'he United States, only 10 b. told that
we nave no rights that capital was
pound to respect. Bhnll we appeal to the
supieme court again? No. We appeal
W thls convention ana the country
lot an uprising oil all ths common peo.
PIE In every walk Of life to bsst back
.ae courts and te-entnrone the rightB
ol the American people. Labor day lie
near. WhaI shall we Dc? PREDICT,
my lTitnds, that we will see the ex.
uhOtuiusry spectacle OF enslsved labor
Isliling It's chains anu dancing to the
MUSIC,
=, "LsOOr isthe cheapest commodity on
MOVE earth, and yst there are those
Mwno WeulI nave 1t at u lower price.
Aae united voice OF labor has been
is'efu against the appointment OF Mr..
io~dsIiy 10 a federal position, anu
nollos lhAt he was promptly put into
We place. (Minlsieo cheers anu
"rrum iustice Of the peace to Justice
o. Tue Supreme court OF The United
pS.a.ee all the JUDICIAL powers Of the
United states are directed agaigst the
'AoGrtr All tue organIzst touroes OF
,-si,'y are against the Isborer, and II
,Aoot expects emancipation labor
'sell must do IT,"
MI. Deba then told the convention
nat much destituliou existed among
hlueis OF the once prUu state OF