The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-08-27

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gue,dl n11nlbe these
United states have upheld NJ I cleve-
land, while the labor Or anizattons and
their frtend1 have: never got through
abusing him. >,.'';-.
The Colorado situation, however, is.
different. Mr.. Roosevelt has constitu-
tfonal authority to place the n1achi1.-
cry At Washington In motion. It Il
evident that the fourteenth amend
mrertt to the constitution Of the Unieti
States is being violated. II there is
one thing palmer than another 1t is
that which gives the United States au-
thority to prevent any state from de-
priving citizens Of the rights and prfvt-
leges guaranteed to them by the con-
stftutiorr Of the United States. Here
Is the clause referred to:
"AH persons horn or naturaIized in
the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of he
United States and of the state in which
they reside. No state shall make or
enforce any law which shall abrfdge
the privileges and frnnnunities Of citi-
zens of the United States; nor shall
any state deprive any person Of life.
liberty or property without due pro-
cess Of law; nor deny to any person
within the jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection OF the laws
To the ordinary reader it Would seem
that President Roosevelt has not only
the right, but it is his duty to take
action against the whole
sale violations Of the provisions of
this amendment, as is being done by
those III authority In the state Of
Colorado.
There may be a question as to the
manner in which it may be done. This
IS but matter Of detail. which, it
seems to US could easily be worked out
by the earnest and able legal talent
that should surround a. chief executive
Of nation like the United States. It
may open new question Of law, but
there should not be much hesitancy
about this, Courts do not seem to have
1t comes to issuing far-reachtne and
injunetions against
workfngmen. Why not turn the
tables once, and see how it works.
In conjunction with this matter
there is one phase Of it that has not
been given much attention by the pub
lie press. A foreign citizen has more
rights In Colorado than an American
citizen. Whenever the citizens alli-
ance. In deporting or arresting miners
without reason. happens to get citt-
zen of another country, all that is nee
essary for the foreigner to do is to
take the matter up with his country's
representative at Washington and he
is released forthwith. Some of the
American miners are becoming citizens
cf the republic OF Mexico, In order
that they may live ana work IN Colo
RADIO with perfect peace and safety.
Does not this prove that there Is some
thing wrong cut there and that 1t is
necessary for something to be done at
once -.
There is no desire for revenge on the
part Of the workingmen of the United
States. All they. ask is justice If
they cannot receive 1t from those placed
in authority, to whom can they look?
Capitalism has been having it's own
way long enough. It's labor's turn
next. If public officials do not enforce
the law as they find it, there will come
d day when labor will have sense
enough to elect it's own people to run
the government. If we mistake not
that day is soon at hand. We see the
car marks of such time in the senti-
nent that seems to be growing among
The workingren today.