The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-01
JUDICIARY IS DENOUNCED
Radical Resolutions Adopted by
the Labor Congress.
S0VEREIGN'S FIERY TALK
Debs stirs Up Tremendous Enthusiasm
Notice Served On the Plutocrats
Predicts An Uprising Such
As Has Never Been Seen.

ST. Louis. Aug. 3l.-The labor conven-
tion was called to order at 10 O'Clock
this morning TO hear the report of the
committee ON resolutions. Mr.. Bergen
In presenting the resolutions said the
report was the best the committee
could do under the circumstances The
report. which is a very leagthy one.
starts of by saying:
The fears Of the more watchful faith
ers of the republic have been justified
and the judiciary has become supreme.
with the republic PROSTATE at the feet
Of Judges appointed To administer ths
law, under the cunning form of in
functions the courts have assumed 10
enact criminal laws and have repealed
the bill of rights and by revoluli )nary
court-made laws have denied the ac-
cused the right OF trial by jury. The
exercise of the commonest rights of
freemcn, the right OF assemblage and
right OF free speech. have by legisla tion
under the form of injunctions been
made crime. Having drawn TO them
selves all the powers OF the federal
sore rnment until congress and the
president may act oily by judicial per-
mission. the federal judges have begun
the subjugation Of the sovereign states.
The pending strike Of the coal min
ers, starved into feebleness by scant
wages for arduous and dangerous toll.
the pending strike for the right TO be
fed enough TO make labor possible. has
been prolific of judicial usurpation.
showing the Willingness of judicial
despots to resort To the m )st shame
less defiance Of decency. as well as OF
the laws and humanity. In order To en-
able heartless avarice To drive It's hun
cry serfs back 10 the mine TO faint
and die at their drudgery. and there re-
mains to-day not one guaranteed right
of American citizens startled by these
subNersions of constitutional liberty.
We have met to counsel together and
have come To the following conclusions
| that.
Whereas. The present strike Of coal
miners has again demonstrated the fact
that our so-called freedom Is but a stu.
pendous sham. while hundreds OF thou
| sands of men. women and children are
starving i'm novels and on the public
highway:
"whereas. Appeals to congress and
the courts for relief are fruitless. since
the legislative as well as the executive
and judicial powers are under control
of the capitalistic class. so that while
cattle and swine have the right 10 the
public highway. Americans. so-called
freeincn. have not.
whereas, our capitalistic class Il
armed and has not only policemen,
marshals. sheriffs and deputies. bul
also regular militia. In order 10 enforce
| government by injunction, suppressine
| lawful assemblagee. free speech and
the right To the public highway. while
on the other hand The laboiing men oi
! the country are unarmed and defense
less: therefore D cit
! Resolved. That we hereby set apart
! Friday. the 3rd Of September next, as a
| Good Friday for the cause of suffer
/ ing labor i'm American and contribut,
! the earnings of that day 10 the support
Of our struggling brothers. the miners
and appeal To every union man and
every friend of labor throughout IN,
| United States to do likewis<s
Resolved. That II the strike of th'
miners Ii not settled by the Goth al
September and an announcement mad,
to that effect by the president Of th,
United Mine Workers. a general con
vention be- held al Chicago an Sept. -
| by the representatives of all unions
sections, branches, lodges and kindred
organizations Of laborng men and
friends of their caus4. for the purpos,
of considering further measures i'm IN,
interests of the striking miners and la
bor In general
Resolved. That public ownership ol
all railroads IL one Of the most neces.
sary reforms Of our body polite.
Resolved. That we most emphati.
cally protest against government by
injunction. and be II finally resolved
that no nation in which the people ar,
totally disarmed can long remain a
free nation and therefore We. urge upon
all liberty-loving citizens To remember
and obey article > Of the constitution
| uf the United States. which reads as
I follows: The right of the peopl. Il
keep and bear arms shall not be In.
! fringed.
tn" delegates were eager FOR work
and IN, afternoon session was set in
motion promptly al . o'clock After
considerable talk, Mr. Williams. a 81.
I Louis delegate. sndeavored to have the
coming convention held in ST Louis. n
was decided that the matter should re-
I main as introduced I'm the platform and
the labor congress will he held i'm Chi
caeo on Monday. Sept. "a
The third plank In the platform was
amended by the use If the word
! proper before use of the ballot.
] ana inc resolution now reads as fol-
lows: Resolved, That We consider the
proper use of the ballot as the best and
safest means for the amclioration ol
the hardships under which the la,oring
! class suffers
| Webster of 81. Louis wanted 10 know
| II these milk and water resolutions dis.
| posed of the pertinent matter of gov
| crnment by Injunction" He wanted
congress Ia investigate this matter.
why" said Sovereign. this convrn-
ton has rejected a proposition looking
| 10 this very end Even II congress did
( give us the rights We want. the courts
4 of the country would still have IN,
power of Injunction. and they could
then throttle us The convention should
inform the world that IL this matter /.
to be tested the miners should break al
injunctions."
Sovereign says he Is willing 10 60 q
jail In support of his idea.
1T is time, said Sovereign. feryrntly
"to bring the miners and courts face
to face In this matter and force an is-
sue Fill up the jails with ViolaioTs ol
injunctions and when the men VIII,
started this movement arr incarc'ratet
thousands of others will be found q
take their places. tCheers.i Thc labor.
ing people can vote Tor years. but moth.
ing can he accomplished Let Us reor.
eanize this government" shouted Soy
ercign; let us stand up and assert our.
selves Behind these injunCtions stand
Gatling guns and Winchesters. but 81,
fear them not. Let us hold NJ the ilal
and tear down The courts We stand