The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10

HE movement for demonstrations throughout country
charged with completely the murder of eNov-
Steunenberg Idaho took its impulse from the revou-
onay Socialists and the anarhist spirit OF the
party that was responsible for the Hayarket tragedy Chicago.
detected this and everywhere
organized labor refuse identity itself with
the matter This advice is being generally followed and
wherever held have been under the auspices OF revolution
The best evidence of this is that they punish
of Haymaret The conviction and punish
haped upon loudly by their sympa-
zers community and newspapers became
aided spreading the belief that they had been
unheard and hanged unus After Judge Gary before
whom they tried defended the
which he had presided and its jury which acted under his
instructions proved by the record This
fully established the facts that the accused had
statutory rights respected and that
duty proving their guilt beyond reasonable
doubt that the attack ceased and the propagandsts OF disorder
martyrs their efforts nocuae the
general public concerning the affair After sleep
Tor the aymaket matter again III evidence ana
made that the murdeers OF Sunenbeg cannot be punished
calling all power of the Federal Government
In the first place. the accused will not be punished unless
their guilt beyond reasonable doubt
So far there indication in that State purpose to wrea
unlawful vengeance upon anybody Ihe man VINO contted e
made full confession has confederate These
mpcate Messrs Meyer Haywood Pettibone and ST
John conspiracy not only to murder the Ex-Governor Idaho
others whom their had been
Tquson from the Governor OF Idaho that honoed by the
Colorado taken Idaho jurisdiction That
the proceeding regular and kidnapping asserted is
shown by the refusal of a Federal to interfere.
The who haangue the demonstrations that are now
occurring take the ground that Moyer and Haywood could not be
consping State procure the commission OF
in another and that Meyer and Haywood not in
for inquiry their guilt Such theory of the law of conspiracy
quite unlikely prevail in this country If the of Reds i'll
the President of France and
dispatch agent commit the quite likely that upon
showing of probable the United States would tradte the
alleged the demand of France 1t would be
mpotent conclusion the intervention of State line
immunity for those who charged with conspiracy that is
efectuated soil
As farnded doubts that the State of Idaho will vim
dcae her dignity and the impartial character of her justice in the
trial these good citizenship requires that that sovereign
State be permitted proceed the natter unfuenced by
nal demonstrations These demonstrations like that this city
Sunday night which ended under the red flag and
manning police of preventing trial
the State They have intimidang tendency That
Ex-Governor Steunenberg murdered enforcing the law of
his doubts. There other for killing
him. He good citizen of exemplary domestic life. He
and member OF the respected of the
labor But he enforced the law in obedience his official
abate their zeal in the laws enforcement These
favor of those accused of killing him have the effect of
extending notice his and Judges and u
and they therefore, attempts interfere by intimidation with
the course Of justice.
The attempt identify is not pros
TO itself and made by the rapid progress of industrial
change likely that under such circumstances abors in
snct of order which IT shares with the whole
mun be and replaced by the sentiment expressed
by the red flag 1t instructive remember that John Mitchell
president OF the coal miners unon declined affiliate
the ground of its anaris tendencies and teachings
Mr. Mitchell has been denounced bitterly the
denOuncng Governor Goodng and the of Idaho
The that social order which represents
mental and laws, which institutions will
by the flag existing
those who destroy.