St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-06-03
SOCIALIST COLUMN
WARREN,S ADDRESS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

appear before this court III my
own defense because my attorneys
are unwilling to say what ! think
should be said. / desire to waive
all that council for the defense has
said with reference to the govern
ment's inability to prove that this
envelope was mailed from the Office
of the Appeal to Reason, Of which
/ am the editor. I wish to waive
all the objections interposed by my
attorneys and the arguments ad-
vanced by them why l should be
given a new trial. / DO NOT
WANT A NEW TRIAL. This
case has COST THE DEFENSE
$2o, 900. A new trial, before jury
Of my political opponents, selected
by the district attorneys Office from
among government employees, or
those who hope to get federal job,
before Judge prejudiced against
my cause, would result only in an
other miscarriage Of justice.
Il the mailing of this envelope
with its offer Of reward, printed
in red, for the capture and return
to the Kentucky authorities Of ex-
Gov. William Taylor, under in
dictment at that time for murder, a
violation Of the federal statutes
Stripped of all legal verbiage and
technicality, that Is the issue here
and no other.
My attorneys argue in the brief
submitted that the indictment is de-
fective. I do not pretend to know
about this. I will say, however,
that I have no desire TO have my
sentence set aside on a mere tech.
nical defect In the indictment, and
! would regret to see the issue in
volved disposed Of In this unsatis.
factory manner. II would still leave
the question In doubt as to whether
the mailing of a reward, printed in
red. for the capture of fugitive
republican politician, Is violation
Of the federal statutes.
BY environment, training and
economic interests. the judges who
compose this court are opposed to
me. You can no more impartially
consider the questions involved in
this case than could the judges ap
pointed by the English king to con-
slider impartially the questions
which arose between that monarch
aud his American subjects.
In all controversies that arose be.
tween the master and his slave
prior to the revolution Of 1860. the
federal courts made their decisions
conform 10 the interests Of the mas.
tiers. II was from the slave owners
that they derived their powers and
held their positions. No man open
ly antagonistic to the slave power
could hold a position on the federal
bench.
An examination of the decisions
Of this court-and your decisions
are similar to those OF all other fed
eral courts--wherein the interests
Of the workingman conflict with
the interests Of the employer. is
ample proof Of the class character
Of the federal judiciary. Dissent
ing from the opinion Of this very
court. in case wherein a working
girl was pitted against a great
corporation Judge Thayer said; !
descent from these doctrines which
seem TO have been formulated
with an eye mainly to the protec-
tion Of the employers and with too
little regard for the situation and
rights of the employees"
As militant member Of the
working class l frankly confess
that l expect nothing from this
court. A court Of justice, so called,
which turns away mangled work
ing child empty handed, in defense
Of capitalist class property agains,
working class life and limb, is not
apt to look with favor upon one in
revolt against such shocking in
humanity aud the system RESPONSE
bic for il.
! know that this Is the settled
policy OF this court. ! understand
why its decisions are In the interest
OF the employer and against the
working man and working woman,
You are serving those to whom
you are indebted for your position
and responsible for your power. l
am simply trying to show to the
working class world, which en-
braces great majority of the pop
ulation, the character of the federal
court. to which must be submitted
their liberties and their lives. The
federal court under capitalist mis-
rule is essentially capitalistic in Its
sympathies, its interests aud its de-
cisions.
In this important work OF edu-
eating the working class as to the
true character OF the courts, you
are helping me. II was the Dred
Scott decision that hastened the
overthrow of chattel slavery, and
as history repeats itself, we may
confidently expect that the decision
OF the supreme court In the now
famous kidnapping ouspiracy
backed by the federal courts de
cisions In all other labor cases. will
precipitate the downfall of wage
slavery.
Personally. 1t is a matter of no