Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-01-12
ELLA REEVE BLooR COMING.

ELLA REEVE BLooR COMING.
Arrangements have been made with the National
Office for four five weeks speaking tour OF Ella Reeve
Bloor of Conn., The terms will be $500 per day ana all
expenses including fare but OF TINS amount i 19e
only about 81 SIS day all told and it furnishes
opportunity for treat Comrade Bloor las spent
e e6ua s saa
investigate the stockyards Of Chicago She worked there
in disguise for weeks gathering the eyluence on which
report of the commission was founded she mas Deen
special correspondent for the New York Journal New
York Herald Philadelphia North American, Chicago Trl-
bune etc Besides having been engaged in various other
activities she is ordained as minister OF the Unitarian
Comrade Bloor enters West Virginia in the eastern
Pan Handle will be routed west from there and then
the Ohio River into the southern part OF the state
The State Office had the pleasure of routing
speaker coming more highly recommended than Com
| Comrades do not make the mistake of figuring "how
much it will cost YOU" These meetings can be made
paying propositions In most it will be advisable
to charge admission and sell tickets. BY ALL MEANS
SEND IN YOUR APPLICATION FOR ONE OR MORE
DATES AT ONCE THE ROUTE WILL BE MADE W
NOT LATER THAN JAN 10Th.
You will have advertising matter sent YOU
A STATE ORGANIZER FOR WEST VIRGINIA.
By recent action of the State Committee A. B. shnn
Of this State but recently of Ohio and candidate
chosen as State Organizer Socialist Party of West
Virginia. His tour will commence about februayr lst
next He is native q Doddrldge county, W. va ana
Comrade shnn will speak in unorganized towns for
$15O the right of sale and collection where you will
secure hall room for meeting If you want an
organization in your nearest town write at once to Com
ceve further compensation the first months dues paid
by newly organized locals He Is e pay his own expenses
and the right of sale and collection.
Comrades, we are indeed fortunate in securing Com
rade shinn above terms and as the cost is SO small
considering the work to be done, l look for a great
many requests for his services Here is an opportunity
to- reach places heretofore neglected By all means get
busy and let's stir up things in this State We have long
wanted an organizer and that have we
give him best cooperation in the good work
The that his work has satisfactory to Ohio is
proof positive that he will likewise waken up things in
"09s TO THE STATE COMMITTEE.
This Office is in receipt of the following communica-
ton from Comrade S. c. Cross, 1908 H: Street, N w,
please kindly sumbit the following proposition to-
the consideration of the State Executive Committee Of
the Socialist Party of West Virginia.
81 hereby apply for he office Of State Organizer and
public speaker for the Socialist movement in the State
election in 1912 will gladly accept the appointment at
recompense of only $500 day with expenses besides
expenses to include only hotel fees and car fare
when actually working for the cause Of Socialism unless
otherwise ordered by the appointing powers
"Of course where entertainment would be furnished
by staying with instead Of hotels would ask
nothing for such where none was required OF
myself should Keep 7; STA @ nr Of
submit it to the appointing powers whenever they
requested it should endeayor e SPEAK every nga ana
legitimate work to advance the cause OF Socialism
should expect to rest for two or three months during
the Summer, during which will pay my own expenses
and accept pay unless advanced without request
S. g, CROSS.
sec'y Note-Comrade Cross has been frequent con
trIbutor to The Labor Argus our Socialist organ at
Charleston during the last campaign made gallant
vigorous fight for the in the southern part OF
the State understand that he has been engaged in
educational work at Washington City y
/ The above proposition is now in the hands OF the
T State Committee for its action.
you CAN JAIL MEN, RuT YOU CANNOT JAIL
/ elm the year 1906 three workingmen, leaders OF
great labor union, were kidnapped and Illegally and
the State COLORADO TO state
of Idaho placed trial. charged with the murder OF
Ex-Governor Steunenberg. (After trial all three were
found not guilty Of the crime and acquitted9 The appl
cation writ of habeas corpus which would restore
Supreme Court, Justice McKenna only dissenting The
Supreme Court decided that the law provided relief
for kidnapped .workingmen. aes5
.Thereupon Fred D. Warren editor of the Appeal to
Reason sent through the mails an otter of $1,000 for the
9dnaping of Ex-Governor Tayolr of Kentucky, who
at the time admittedly a fugitive from justice.
4 sTHE OBVIOUS INTENTION OF THIS OFFER,
/ FRANKLY STATED BY WARREN AT THE TIME, WAS.
| TO PROVIDE THE WORKERS WITH a CONCRETE
i PROOF OF THE CLASS BIAS OF THE SUPREME
i COURT HIS BELIEF BEING THAT IN THE CASE OF
i A RICH AND POWERFUL NAN THE SUPREME
COURT WOULD DECIDE DIFFERENTLY THAN IT
HAD DONE IN THE CASE OF THE THREE WORKING
MEN.
District Court and sentenced to six months mprison-
ment with hard labor and fine of $15000 notwhstand
ing that proved that before sending the matter
complained of through the mails he had consulted the
admissible to the mails and that similar offers
monty circulated through the mails.
This SENTENCE HAS NOW BEEN AFFIRMED
by THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF AP-
PEALS AND FRED D. WARREN MUST GO TO JAIL
ssNoW this case does not stand alone 1t is but
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