United labor bulletin., 1911-08-24

Fred d. Warren spoke to an enthusi
astic audience of nearly 200 at the Mont
rose opera house Monday evening, July
31st
In very logical manner he explained
the why and wherefore of Socialism and
incidentally told how it feels to face
federal judge, to receive a fine of $1,000
and a sentence of six months in Jail and
subsequently to receive an unsolicited
pardon from a president which he re-
fused.
Perhaps the most interesting part OF
his task was that relating to the federal
courts and his expose of the infamous
methods resorted to by this august body
in the course of administering (n)j JUS
tice.
| In the course of his remarks, Mr.. War
ren gave the legal technicality a black
eye. He said that technicality was but
another name for lie and he frankly
acknowledged that his lawyers in the
| first court built up his case on the tech
nicality that the defendant had actually
sent out the identical envelope produced
as evidence by the prosecution.
The prosecution met our little lie
/ (technicality) with a bigger lie (techni-
cality), said he "and the big lie knocked
out the little lie"
dismissed his technicality-loving lawyers
and plead his own case on its merits.
Throughout the entire evening the
closest attention was given the speaker
and the hearty applause which frequent
ly greeted his pointed remarks, as well
as the very favorable editorials appear
ing in each of the three Montrose papers
in commenting on his talk Zone paper
giving the first column and half of the
HrCt % tn af4f1 f1xF f.ir and rart
account of his lecture) testify very elo-
quently to the universal appreciation and
satisfaction of his hearers, and this ap-
probation is no doubt largely responsi-
be for the immense crowd that congre-
gated on the street the following Satur-
day evening to listen to w. F. Ries OF
Toledo, Ohio.
Mr.. Ries made everything so plain and
simple in explaining what Socialism is,
why it is, what it proposes to do and
| how it proposes to do it, that no one
could fail to follow his arguments and
see their conclusions.
Mr.. Ries was stationed on a float
drawn up beside the First National bank
and torchlight was securely fastened
in just the right position to give the best
display of his charts, which were
mounted on an easel Benches were pro-
cured from a nearby park, to seat as
| i'i Sc Il huInDtl as pOSSlDie anu the IN
terest manifested was so great that al
most without exception even among
those who We're obliged to stand, every
one staid to hear the very closing re-
marks and many of his pamphlets were
sold among the audience
The incident of lady who came ex-
pecting to hear overwhelming arguments
against Socialism and who confessed
after the meeting that she had become
a thorough convert to the cause Is per-
haps not an isolated case.
Both these meetings were held under
lhe auspices of Local Montrose Socialist
Party, which has now entered on its 10th
year of existence
This organization recently had a very
pleasant affair in the shape of picnic
on the shady lawn of L. e. Berry, south
west OF town The forenoon was devoted
10 singing stirring songs and the reading
Of "Warrens Defiance to the Federal
Courts" by W. f. Linton
| After partating of a bountiful dinner
spread beneath the trees the picnickers
were entertained by an excellent pro
gram of songs and recitations by the
children which was followed by an in
teresting and instructive address by c.
=. Rolfe, corresponding secretary of the
local, after which ice cream and cake
were served by our hostess.
Ihus ended one of the most enjoyable
of Montrose Socialist functions and all
went to their homes hoping for many
similar occasions in the future.
ADA NJ. LINTON,
Montrose, Colo.
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