The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-02
Injunction Regarded as an instrument
10 Destroy Rights of
WOrkingmen.
ALSO AGAINST THE MILITIA
NO "COMRADE" TO BE MEMBER OF
CAPITALISTS ARMED FORCE"
Convention Adjourned Finally Last
Wight After Adopting "a
Constitution.

The Socialist Unity convention completed
its business last light and adjourned final
ly. Some time after the evening session
convened Comrade Slobodin, of New York,
offered, through the committee on resolu-
tions, the following resolution:
Whereas, The injunction has become, in
the hands Of the federal judiciary. an IN
strument by which the capitalist class seeks
TO destroy the civil and political rights Of
the wCrkingmen, forbidding them from as
semblng peacefully TO discuss their griev-
ances, and so eniOinlng them from express
i bes It tneir opinions in private conversation
Resolved, That the Socialist party. in
convention assembled, brands the judges
of the United States Courts as the servile
instruments Of the capitalist class, and
calls upon the workingTnen of the lane to
use their ballots in defense of their class
interests
This resolution met with the approval OF
part of the comrades, but the more con-
sentative ones moved to amend it. which
was done as follows:
Whereas. The injunction has become, in
the hands of the judiciary, an instrument
by which the caIitalist class seeks to de-
stroy. the civil aud political rights OF the
Resolved. That we, the Socialist party, in
convention assembled, call the attention Of
dietary is but a servile tool in the hands of
the capitalist class and hostile to the in
terests OF labor. ana We call upon the work
ing class TO use the ballot in defense of
their own interests by voting the Socialist
ticket"
CAPITALISTS ARMED FORCE.
This resolution, which was adopted. was
followed by one that was still more fiery,
and which, after a slight amendment and
hot debates, was adopted. The resolution
as first offered read as follows:
mo member of the Socialist party shall
become a member OF state militia
There were several heated expressions on
this resolution. and when il was moved TO
table it, Comrade Hoehn. of St. Louis, who
said he remembered the street-car strike in
that city. said.
The iaboring class should be allowed to
take up arms against our enemies. When
men are on Il strike and the strikers have
a chance to take up arms. | say let them
take the gum and have a chance to defend
themselves and their principles"
Others believed that the Socialists should
not be permitted to belong to any armed
force that might be used to fight strikers,
and the resolution was amended to read:
n member OF the Socialist party snail
become a member of any armed force OF
This was adopted by vote of 80 to 20,
nearly all the women voting against IT.
\ resolution that caused considerable de-
bate was one to prohibit Socialists accept
ing positions under the patronage system
controlled by other parties. This does not
include fremen or policemen. 1t was
adopted.
EVIDENCE OF UNITY.
As an evidence that the various parties
of the Socialists had formed Il complete
unity in this convention the following reso-
luton, offered by Victor Berger, was
adopted;
Resolved, That the Social Democratic
party. with headquarters at Springfield.
Mass; the Social Democratic party, with
headquarters at Chicago; the Socialist
party of the State of Texas. the Socialist
Democratic party of the State of Ken
lucky. Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska, hereby
surrender their separate and independent
existence and merge and amalSate into one
organization
In the vote upon this resolution Conrade
Goebel, of New Jersey, was the only dele
gate to vote against il.
Leon Greenbaum. Of St. Louis, was elect
ed national secretary by exclamation.
The follOwiHS St. Louis delegates were
elected a provisional committee of five. to
act until the election of national delegates
Feb. %, 1902: Baird, HOehn, Hildebrand,
Putnam and Dunn. The m Will
also revise the proceedings of the conven-
ton.
A collection of $3.50 was taken. and
pledges made to pay the expenses of the
convention.
There were cheers for Socialism,, songs
and applause when the convention was adj
jOurned.