Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
BIC SOCIALIST
PARADE ORDERLY
TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS
IN LINE
Demonstration In New York Intended
to Show Sympathy for Meyer
Haywood and Pettibone.
Roosevelt Scored
pv Associated Press.

Ry Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Two long lines
of men and women, probably 10000 of
them, trailed through the streets of the
upper and lower east side, as a demon
stration of their sympathy for Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone, officials of the
Western Federation of Miners.
A part of the paraders crowded
Grand Central place to wind up the
demonstration in one of the biggest
union labor and Socialist meetings seen
in New York for a long time.
There was no disorder. Here and
there was heard a faint cheer, particu-
larly in the downtown streets, but as a
rule the crowds viewed the marchers,
who made little attempt at parade
functions, with only curiosity.
The first real enthusiasm came after
the crowd had entered the hall when
fife and drum corps played the Mar
seillaise." The crowd howled and scores
waved small red flags.
The meeting was called to order by
John c. Chase, secretary of the So
cialist party, who introduced Norris
Hilquitt as chairman. When the chair
man mentioned President Roosevelt the
name was received with a storm of
Kisses.
''If he has any information regarding
the guilt of these men it is his duty TO
give that information to the people,"
he said.
His defense of Debs was received
with prolonged cheers. "It was not"
said the speaker, "the fact that Debs,
Meyer and Haywood had disobeyed the
laws or done any of the things with
which they were charged that made
them undesirable citizens 1t was the
fact that they were honest, law abid-
ing, earnest workers for their fellow
men that induced the president to
make the statements he did against
them.
ITO the laboring man." he said,
"Debs, Meyer and Haywood are not
undesirable citizens
Scores the President
The undesirable citizens" to the
laboring man are the capitalists, the
mine owners, the governors of the states
OF Colorado and Idaho.
ITO u.s." he said, 1.-The man who has
been elected to the highest office in
the land and who uses his power to
trample down men whose very lives
may depend on the. openness and fair
ness of the public mind has violated
his solemn oath. He is the 'undeslr-
able citizen
E'e1SoSNA
every step of the case. The president $
statements in regard to the case and
the Idaho authorities acts in appro-
priating money ,or the prosecution were
condemned. A copy will be sent to
every member of congress, the justices
OF the supreme court and the president
A collection was taken up for the de-
tense fund.
Following this, William Coakley, rep
resenting the Central Federated union,
spoke. Organized labor. he said, will
be with the officers of the Western
Federation of Miners in every way
under the law.
"Organizezd labor is not for treason, u
he said. "We are Americans first, last
and all the time. We believe that the
constitution grants to these men and
to every other man free and fair
trial and we are going to see that they
get that fair trial, even if we have to
go to Washington for it. Organized
labor believes these men are innocent
and has gone into it's pocket to prove
them so. All we ask is fair trial
If Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone are
guilty of this crime they ought to. be
hanged. But if they are innocent, and
we believe they are. they must go free. "