United labor bulletin., 1911-06-29
WARREN SPEAKS TO
MANY THOUSANDS
THE TUiLERIES CROWDED BY La
BORIS HOSTS TO HEAR FIGHT
ING EDITOR.

20 Reason, OF Girard, Kan, drew the
largest crowd to TuiIeries park, Sunday,
known in the history Of the pleasure re-
sort. The occasion was the mass protest
meeting against the kidnapping of John J.
McNamara, secretary Of the International
union Of Structural lronworkers, from
indianapolis, Ind, and his taking to Los
Angeles, Cal, without due process of
law.
Although $1,000 people passed through
the gates of the park, a comparatively
few heard the speakers on account Of the
location Of the speakers stand and the
fact that the audience was compelled to
stand - sit on the ground. Some would
listen for few minutes. then pass on,
making place where another could see
and hear the speakers. This was great
error on the part Of the arrangements
committee when so important a person
age as Fred Warren was the attraction.
Mr.. Warren is not an orator: he is an
exponent of sound logic and dealer in
facts. He does not mystify his audience
by a flow of polished English from a
silvery tongue. but he sounds warning
OF the future by the events of the past.
His argument is convincing and his ap-
peal to the reason OF men is not made in
vain.
During Mr. Warren's talk. he said
"The supreme court OF the United
States has decided always in favor of
the capitalist; always against the work
ingman.' he said. Chief Justice White.
Bill Taft's appointee. had shown himself
a consistent friend of the capitalists. and
II was for that reason that he was ac-
ceptable to Taft I do not blame the
Judges for obeying the capitalists: they
know who their bosses are. The only
thing for us 10 do is TO get busy and
elect men to these Offices who are mem
bers of our class. Then we can hope to
have interpretations OF laws made in
favor of our people.
Before the civil war. Judges con-
trolled by the slave owners. the men who
profited by chattel slavery. defended the
men who had placed them in Office: now
the men who profit by the labor OF wage
slaves control the judiciary. and II is but
natural that the judges should obey the
men who placed them In office.
Il believe that the McNamaras are go
ing to be found guilty. The master class
has prohied by the Moyer-Haywood
fasco. They will not depend on the tes-
timony OF single Harry Orchard; they
|, viii see 10 II that they have plenty Of
evidence to convict these men. So I
think that the McNamaras viii be found
guilty. though you and / and every work
ing man know that they are innocent
The only hope lies In arousing pub
lie sentiment so strong that the capital
lists viii not dare TO disregard It. The
legalized murder OF the Haymarket mar
tyrs in Chicago was made possible only
because there was at that time no or
ganized sentiment of the working class
sThc effort to send TO the gallows Eugene
v. Debs was foiled by the organized sen
timcnt of the workers. II was this pub
lie sentiment that defeated the attempts
to railroad to death or to the peniten-
tiary Moyer Haywood and Pettibone.
And II is on this that we must rely to
prevent the legalized murder of the Nc
Namaras"
The following resolution was adopted
by "A standing vote. after Warrens
speech:
We. the people of the city OF Denver
and vicinity. assembled in mass meeting
in Tuileries park this 25th day of June.
1911. under the auspices OF the Socialist
party OF the city OF Denver and the Anti
Injunction league OF the state of Colo
rado. for the purpose of protesting
against the kidnapping and imprisoning of
working men In violation of law and
against the oft-repeated acts of govern
ment subVcrsive of the constitutional
rights of the people. do hereby declare:
First-That government by injunctions
issued by the courts is foreign to the
spirit of American institutions. utterly
subversive of the rights of the citizen,
and should be resisted to the utmost by
every lover OF liberty
Second-That the kidnapping of work
ingmen. and their transportation to dis
tant states. under trumped up charges,
first tried in the case of Meyer. Haywood
and Pettibone in Colorado and now re-
peated in the case of the Mcnamara
brothers In Indiana and Illinois, is high
handed outrage OF the rights of man.
which merits the severest censure and
condemnation.
Third-That the denial OF the writ of
habeas corpus by the supreme courts of
Colorado and Idaho and the confrma-
tion of that denial by the supreme court
of the United States, shows conclusively
that the courts are in league with the
capitalist class In its relentless warfare
on organized labor, that in these courts
are vested the supreme power to crush
the working man. and that the oppressor
can always depend upon that supreme
power to sanction and endorse his every
act of oppression. That these courts
have assumed royal prerogatives. clothed
themselves with robes of sacredness. and
wear q halo OF divinity. shall not prevent
us here under the open sky, breathing
the free air OF the mountains. from pro-
testing against their acts of tyranny We
dare criticise the courts.
Fourth-That we hereby pledge to the
International Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, in the defense
OF their imprisoned officials. our support.
moral financial and political.
Flfth-That we condemn the Demo-
cratic party that friend of labor" (?)
which having now n majority In con-
gress Ia too busy tinkering with the