Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-05-11

airy andDaniel AIcCartin, of Coshocton
temporary secretary. The convention
adjourned to meet at p. m.
The afternoon session was addressed
lby ]. Menke, member of the Mexi-
can Junta, who spoke in the interest
of the Mexican Revolutionist or more
particularly speaking, that portion Of
the revolutionary FORCES Inat compose
the working class of Mexico
In speaking with Majority man. he
said that it was not entirely a working
class movement, as there was two big
interests involved, sthe working class
and the middle class, composed Of the
business men to which Madero belongs
and if the ReVelutionisG win Madero
will profit heavily by the big sugar
plantations which he owns, though, /"
says Menke, the removal of Diaz will
greatly improve the condition of the
working class that have had about all
that is supposed to belong to a free
people taken from them by the blood.
thirsty Diaz and his cohorts.
The most important matter that con-
fronted the delegates was the straight
ening out of the affairs of the Dayton
local. The trouble had been before the
convention many times in other years,
and it could not he passed again, and
Lit was decided that the convention
should go to the bottom of it, and as
resulted, the attention of the conYen-
ton was claimed for the better part
Of tire edays.
1t was decided to sustain the action
of the state committe that had sus-
pended the Dayton local, who are by
that action, deprived of their charter
rights.
The main issue that was most re-
sponsible for the action taken against
the Dayton Local was their ignoring
of the state organization, in that they
had adopted bylaws that were at
variance with the principles of the
party, and in other ways had some
Some of the prominent members had
according to the testimony submitted,
/ been guilty of using the organization
| in the furtherance Of their own private
interest.
The question will now be submitted
to the membership in the state. with
the evidence as taken in stenographic
form, for final action.
The following resolution condemn
ling the action of the detectives and
state officials of Indiana in railroading
| of the three Labor men to hostile
city was adopted:
The Socialist Party OF Ohio, in con-
yention assembled declare the kidnap-
ing Of the two McNamaras and Nc
.aanigal by the Burns Detective As
Isociation to be another M1yer-Hay-
wood and Pettibone case.
/ In loud and unmistakable tones we
Idenounce the kidnapping of working
men, denying them their constitutional
land legal rights and railroadlng them
| from one state into another
These men were taken from the
same state which shielded Ex-Governor
Taylor of Kentucky, fugitive from
justice and taken to California, where
prejudice against unionism runs high.
We declare that working men are
mot equal with capitalists under the
law and until the working class gains
control Of the powers of government
| they will be Disseminated against in
THE interests Of the class in control
We cali upon the workers of the
limited States to rally to the defense OF
these men, and to stigmatize their
treatment as blow aimed at organic
ed labor and in the interests Of the
enemies Of organized labor.
We call upon the working class
leverywhere to organize industrially
ana politically and BY the power Of or
ganization to force the already totter:
Ting and frightened powers Of capital
ism to recognize the demands Of labor
and finally and ultimately to thus force
Ethe. overthrow Of capitalism with its
INEQUALITIES and injustices and il its
lstead establish the rule Of man.
Signed By the committee.
j. H HENDERSON,
]. BATES.
W. II. CRAWFORD, il.