Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-24

ceedings had been instituted in his
behalf, when he was at. length ar
raigned before a magistrate upon
the groundless charge of disturb
ing the peace and admitted to bail,
and
Whereas, when said case for dis
turbance of the peace was regular
ly called for trial the same was
dismissed on motion of the prose-
cution and the said De Lara there
upon rearrested upon telegraphic
instructions from the bureau of inn
migration of the department OF
commerce and labor at Washing
ton as an alien anarchist subject
to deportation to Mexico. and
Deportation Means Death
Whereas, the deportation of said
De Lara to Mexico will, in the
judgment of all those competent to
form an opinion, infallibly result
in his death at the hands of the
Mexican government, and
Whereas, the said De Lara is not
an anarchist and has never given
utterance to anarchistic sentiments
and has never advocated force or
violence for the accomplishment of
social reform, but has always
maintained the attitude of a peace
able reformer seeking to uplift the
masses of mis- countrymen by law
full and educational means, and
Whereas, the deportation of the
said De Lara to Mexico would
leave an indelible stain upon the
fair fame of the American nation,
therefore be 1t
Resolved, that we, citizens and
residents of the city of Los Angeles,
in mass meeting assembled, do
hereby protest against the action
of the police officials of this city
in the treatment accorded the said
De Lara, and do hereby condemn
such action as a violation of law
and a dangerous infringement of
the principles of liberty upon which
our government is founded. and
Protest Against Arrest
Resolved, that we likewise pro-
test against the arrest and deten-
tion of the said De Lara as an
alien anarchist, and declare our
belief in his innocence of the charge
now pending against him, and
Resolved, that we protest against
public officials of the United States
of political refugees to foreign
countries, thus sullying the tradi-
tional fame of the United States
as a haven for the victims of for
eign oppression. Ind
Resolved, that we do hereby
pledge our most earnest efforts to
procure for the said De Lara a fair
and impartial hearing and a vindi-
cation of his right to remain in the
United States, and
Be it further resolved, that copies
of these resolutions be furnished
the press, the department of com
merce and labor and his excellency,
the president of the United States.
Madam Severance's letter follows:
Dear Friends: 1 would be doing
violence to my past record and to
my deepest convictions were L to
decline your request to join Tin my
feeble way) your brave protest
against the iniquity of the De Lara
persecution. For such it is, as
thoughtful observers have clearly
seen through long months of false
charges against him and his fellow
patriots, and the constant refuta-
tion of these. 1t is now crisis of
national concern, not of Los An
geles or of California alone, but OF
every man. woman and child in all
our broad land. 1t is an assault
upon the right of free thought,
free speech and of action, so long
as that in no way violates the
rights of others and the peace of
the community.
Knew Him as Gentleman
I wish to bear my personal tes-
timony to my knowledge of this
brave young patriot from several
interviews at my home since his
first coming to Los Angeles.
found him a scholar and a gentle
man. by birth and instinct A son
with the old-time reverence for a
noble mother; and with a passion
for freedom akin to that of our
own Patrick Henry. His eyes kin
died and voice quivered when
warned to guard against personal
danger.
May your efforts, dear friends,
lead on worldwide protest
against the dreadful injustice now
set on foot! Let not our fair city,
our state and nation be classed
with despotic Russia and with
Spain in the parallel case of Prof.
Ferrer! Our country, with all It's
shortcomings and wrongs, has long
been, with England, the refuge of
the oppressed of all lands and well
comes the foreigner with its high
legend in marble Of liberty en-
Tightening the world" At least
let us do our best to make this
helpful truth of our future:
For the cause that needs assist
ance;
"For the wrong that neds resist