Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-22

downfall on the morrow OF that 22nd
of January, Poland distinguishes her-
self with a strike of 100000 working
men. which speedily spreads over all
Russia to the rallying cry of; Death
or liberty!T Kaateff executes the
Grand Duke Sergius. The working
class spurns the temporizlng endeavors
of the Childowsky committee and OF
the minister of finance Kokowszew.
Agrarian disturbances break out, and
the peasants take possession OF the
seignorial estates whose owners are
keeping in hiding in the cities. The
sailors Of the Potemkine make common
cause with the people. and raise on the
ears ships the standard of the inter-
national Soldiers. In ever larger num-
bers, refuse TO fire upon their brothers.
The department OF war cowardly gives
the army of Manchuria over the afro
cious misery. not daring to recall those
forces into Russia. For The first time
political parties take shape IN the open.
The real work Of the revolution has
been carried on by the wage workers
through the Socialist and Union organi-
cations. In all the news from Russia
that tho proletarian organizations.
with the red flag as their banner, have
been the very soul and strength of the
fight. No American who understands
the history Of the revolution In this
country will think 1t strange that the
revolutlonists have not yet won. Rather
will he wonder a the number OF vic
tories gained in so short a time. Never
before In the history of the world has
a struggling people dealt such terrific
blows at tyranny and forced their rul-
ers TO ConCede so much. We are here
tonight to testify to our sympathy with
them, and we say that their fight Is our
fight 1t was the greatest and most use
full man that America has ever pro-
duced who gave utterance to the senti-
ment and voiced the principle for which
the workingmen OF Russia and the So
cialists of the world are battling. Ben
jamin Franklin said Property is the
creature Of society and society is en-
titled TO the last farthing OF 1t when
society requires It, The Industrial
Unionists of Russia and America pro-
claim that labor produces all wealth.
and that labor is entitled 10 all II pro-
duces.
THE VOICE OF LABOR
"The international Socialist bureau
did we'll to call on us to hold these
meetings. All over the world tonight
the class conscious forces of labor
meet under our own flag and voice our
own demands. The working class OF the
world must be the emancipating class
Of the world. In Russia all other classes
are powerless 10 oppose czarism, In
America the plutocracy by its owner
ship OF the trust Is rapidly crushing the
middle class to death, and will soon be
face 10 face with the only power capa-
BILE OF ending the rule OF graft and rob-
berry; a unitN working class, led by
the Socialist unions, In this country
We do not need the bomb because we
have the school and the ballot. Educa-
ton and organization are the only ex-
plosives we want With those We VIII
win peacefully When we '--' we VIII
vote TO have the American people own
American Industries. and when we
strike we will strike for an open shop
where the capitalists can have a chance
TO work as well as the rest Of us.
THE flag under which our brothers In
Russia fight Is stained crimson by the
blood OF the martyrs OF freedom. Its
color proclaims the brotherhood of all
peoples We will join our brothers IN
their battles under that international
emblem and never stop until we have
cleansed the stars and stripes from the
vermln which now finds shal'er within
it's folds. We will wipe out the stains
put on II by those wretches who ~H'eed
Il over factoriea where the curse of
child labor shames every decent clti-
zen. from the stain OF the bull-pen and
the blood Of strikers shot down for ask
ing FOR better conditions. As the stars
and stripes, when Il was first flung TO
the breeze, stood for the highest aspi-
ratlons Of man and was raised nv
rebels. so the flag Of the social revolt
tlon today stands for the MODEST
homes and ideals of man. and Is al
ways raised By social rebels"