The sun., 1909-11-29
DEMAND DE FORNAROS PARDON
Protest Against the CartoOnlst's Tmpris-
onment Voiced at the Berke eley Theatre.

Protest Against the Cartoonlst's Impris-
onment Voiced at the Berkeley Theatre.
A meeting to protest against the i'm
prisonment OF Carlo de Fornaro. a car
toonist. for libelling Mexican editor was
held at the Berkeley Theatre last night.
This resolution was adopted:
We the citizens Of New York city In
mass meeting assembled. herewith resolve
that we regard the conviction OF Carlo de
Fornaro OF libel and his sentence OF one
years imprisonment at hard labor as an
unprecedented and unconstitutional at
tack upon free speech and the freedom OF
the press. We demand that our Legisla-
ture repeal that part OF the libel laws which
gave an excuse for the action OF the court
and we call upon the Governor OF New
York for the immediate and unconditional
pardon of Carlo de Fornaro.
First OF all reporters were introduced
to Heriberto Barrow, who says he's the
Democratic candidate for President OF
Mexico. running against President Diaz.
He was a member OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives. he said, and about year ago
introduced to Mexico the New Idea party
In September he fed. fearing persecution.
He says posters announcing his candidacy
in big red letters are being torn down by
the police in Mexico and any cue that
dares to indorse him openly is being
thrown into prison by Diaz.
Then Gaylord Wiltshire. chairman,
opened the meeting and told Of tho trial
OF De Fornaro. He related how De
Fornaro had gone to Mexico three years
ago and discovered that Mexico was
one Of the most brutal desPotisms ever
known to the world and how he came
back here a year ago and wrote book.
-Diaz, Czar Of Mexico" He said that
Henry w. Taft had j. G. johnson, -the
most noted criminal lawyer in the
country bring suit for libel against
De Fornaro He said that Charles Taft
owned hundreds OF acres in Mexico and
employed 1000 poems who are practically
slaves
.The United States is politically the
most perfect despotism in the world"
said Mr.. Wiltshire. This was greeted with
cheers.
George Edwin Joseph. attorney for De
Fornaro, said there was some consolation.
in the fact that the present District Attor
ney would go out Of Office on January 1.
"Why,- said he, -an Eskimo may come
translated to him that Mr.. Peary says he
is liar il he said he saw Cook discover
the pole. That's the same as our case.
That editor down there had to have the
alleged page of libel translated to him.
Mother Jones, tho Socialist propa gan
dist. then took the centre OF the stage and
scanning the audience shouted that she
had no fear Of any Pinkerton dogs who
were present and worked for Diaz. She
was as ready to die tonight as any time
in her fight for liberty.
There you all sit men and women.
clapping for liberty with blistered hands
and you don't use your brains to VOTE
she said. And then you women go
about like a lot Of meow cate with that
Mrs. Belmont. Women. don't you bother
about the ballot. You'll get IL when
you make your mon vote for liberty
just then a fireman entered. Mother
Jones shouted, There's policeman
coming now, but I'm not going to stop
for him.
A collection was taken and Joshua
Wanhope, former Socialist candidate for
Governor, spoke.