The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-01
SOCIALISTS BUSY.
VIII Open Fight on the De-
tectiye Agencies.
Acquittal Of Haywood Moves
Organization to Action.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP
Will Nominate Candidate for
President in May.
Chicago Leaders Would Have
Haywood for Leader.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP

Chicago. Aug 1.-The acquittal of
William D. Haywood, who was charged
with the murder of former Governor
SteGnenberg of Idaho. by jury In
Boise, Idaho, has served as his first step
toward the nomination for the office of
president of the United States on the
Socialist ticket. The convention will
meet in Chicago next May. and from ex-
pressions by the Chicago socialists no
other candidate will be looked for.
The socialist leaders here yesterday
were loud in their proclamations that
the next fight of national Importance
they would indulge in would be fight
on the detective agencies of the coun :
try.
I'VE propose to begin now and wipe
out of existence the detective agencies
that make it a business to follow labor
politics for a living" declared secretary
G. T. Fraenskel of the local social1st1c
organization, land we will begin by
keeping up the Meyer. Haywood and
Pettibone conference and its system OF
gathering funds, and use the money IN
picketing the detective agencies"
VIII Fight Capitals Sleuths.
1--WE have just begun the greatest
movement the world has ever known TO
defeat the sleuth agencies of capital
ism," said J. Mahlon Barnes, secretary
of the national socialists organization
1.-THE trial of Haywood has opened the
eyes of the world to the power OF SOCIAL
ism, and we will, from this day on,
march to victory hot handed from any
court either civil or criminal. but
victory for the people in the final tri-
unph of socialism as the leader of all
trades unionists' movements.
Gives Credit to Judge Wood.
1.-The trial was just and the verdict was
no particular credit to socialism 1t was
81 rebuke to the employers of the miners
who framed up the scheme to railroad
undesirable men to the scaffold. The
credit had best be given to Judge WOOD,
who could not be bought by the mine
owners"
General Secretary Russell of the
telegra piers union said yesterday
that the report from San FRANCISCO
stating that there was friction be-
tween the operators and the managers
of the Western Union and Postal Tel
egraph companies over the settiemenr
of the difficulties in Frisco was over
drawn '"There may be some slight
differences declared Mr.. Russell,
but President. Small has not issued
any statement that would lead us to
believe that all will not be satisfactor-
lily adjusted y!
Adyices from San Francisco say
that renewal Of hostilities is threaten
ed between the telegraphers and the
and that the local union
has served nOI1ce, OH the
of the companies. that they are dis
satisfied with the treatment received
since they gave up the fight and re-
turned to work. President Small has
been requested to remain in San
Francisco and prevent, if possible, an
other walkout of the men.
Give Up Labor Day Parade.
Martin B. Madden. president of the
Associated Building Trades council,
and Alexander Macdonald, secretary,
Yesterday caused notices to be posted
in the offices of the affiliated locals
stating that there will be no Labor
day parade on Sept. 2. The notice
further states that solicitors are
on a Labor day program and
that merchants and dealers are con-
tributing to the souvenir, thinking
that they are assisting labor in getting
a parade before the people on Labor
day.
"Such a program is fraudulent"
declared Mr.. Madden. land it should
be denounced as rank fraud. If we
succeed in getting evidence that the
solicitors are using the Associated
Building Trades as an excuse to fleece
the public we will prosecute the guilty
persons without reserve"