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tention 81 Ettor On q the charge Of

tention Of Ettor on the charge Of
accessory to killing Annie La Pizza
is a case where the strict letter of
the law has been stretched to serve
q purpose nor mplatea BY the law.
itself-that the machinery OF the law
has not been applied to him rs a
strictly judicial spirit or method.
"The indications are that Ettor was
arrested not because of a determine
ton to enforce the criminal law, but in
order to put him out Of action.
"Such use of courts breed lawless-
ness, because It causes workmeny to
believe that the law Is against them"
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of their rights and are soon to be
tried for their lives because they have
successfully led the downtrodden
:wage-slaves Of Lawrence against the
mill owners Of that locality; because
they compelled the f1endish monsters,
who Slapped the life and strength Of
the workers and their children, to
grant the toilers a greater pittance
than had heretofore been allotted
them. 5S l N
This strike Is so fresh upon the
memory of all that it is unnecessary
to review it here. Some things. how
ever, should be stated. as'
The strike was led by courageous
and intelligent, men, men loyal to
their class; men, who refused to be
bribed or bought,-who saw the danger
lurking in, the way Of a disturbance on
the part of the working class and who
therefore cautioned them continually
against violence. Among these leaders
were Ettor and Govannitti. Their
influence for. the good predomtnated
among the workers and peace prevail
ed, until the armed minions of the ex-
ploiters came, upon the scene. and
disturbed the tranquility. ,r-". .,<
The. constitutional rights Of the
workers were infringed upon, and had
NOT Congress-, due to the untiring eff.
forts Of Victor l.. Berger, the only So.
cialist Congressman, taken hand in
the matter, shudder to think Of the
fate that would have befallen the ex.
plotted masses. .a.. ,......as, -...
The capitalists had no possible JUST.
fication for bringing the troops upon
the scene of the strike. Such justi1ca'
ton they were seeking, and their
agents provocateurs were busily work
ing to find it for them. Had not the
working men and women hearkened
to the peaceful advice of .Ettor and
Giovannitti, and had not Berger toiled
so arduously on their behalf, the ca7i.
talists would have found ample ex
cuses for wholesale massacre Of the
toilers as a means to subdue their re-
volt. During demonstration, a po
lice officer wantonly murdered strik
er-an innocent woman. Bttor and
Giovvannitti were two miles away
from the scene of conflict, but the
masters saw their chance and grasped
1t with Joy. - w. s.5-.r.
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DIVINE vs.. PoPu LAR RIGHTS.

M When James Unanswered the de-
mands Of Parliament, representing the
people, with a sermon on the "Divine
Right" Of kings, during the course Of
which he said, AS il IL atheism and
blasphemy to dispute what God can
DO, so 1t IS contempt in a subject to
dispute what king5can do, or to say
that a king cannot do this OF that
he laid the foundation #of the Civil
War that was soon to follow. When
Charles l., following in the footsteps
|of his father, carried these lofty no
tions to extremes, he laid the founda-
stion Of the block on which he was
eventually to be decapitated. II
n. When George III. who was deaf,
and therefor could not hear the suppli.
cations Of the Colonists, refused also
to see their ENJOYS, when he spurned
1.-THE ~ Just demands Of the Americans
and sent troops across thlsss ocean to
|ehect their subjugation, he ignited the
spark that set fire to the spirit, which
manifested itself In Patrick tHenry's
|impassionate appeal to Arms. - = =,
I When Louis XIV. and Louis; XIV. i'm
Ipoverished France in order to. main
ttain the ultra-extravagance of their
courts, when they overburdened and
I5bled the downtrodden people beyond
the point of endurance, they precipitat
ed the Revolution and It's concomitant
the Reign OF Terror" All the efforts
Of Louis XVI. to alleviate the terrible
conditions OF the people wrought upon
them by his predecessors, awaited him
nothing and did not even prevent his
escape from the guillotine. The re
preston had been severely strong
therefore the revolution became fierce
ly bloody. ~--s@@x'-hs.e..~.
So on, down through pages Of hi
story, we read of Progress continually
battling against reaction, bigotry, sup
erstition and ignorance, but ever
emerging triumphant from it's strug
giles. 49,. =, q. = @-c.eNg>. re y. ,.-.,
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I z. AN n INFAMOUS DOCTRINE.


NJ eracion,' the Los Angeles,
3 C,aa'l, organ Of the sMexican3l abor move.
me ment has this ITO Sal regarding the
theory 81 the prosecution. @ 81.
5Ssss Il I Etts p admitted that the &C.
cusesdl y men had no y direct con.
Enection with the II death e on
which the charge is based, but it IL
alleged that the things they said re.
famous doctrine, for under it there il
not an educator in the world who could
not be held TO having taught something
that induced some one to commit a
crime. Let me write the incontestable
truth that capitalism often sacrifices
life Ito profits, and, under that doc,
trine. I may be held for the killing OF
q capitalist By an outraged worker
Of whom ! never heard" II 4
OF Ettor and Giovannttto, 'Regen.
eracion", says .s.0 =. III. 4 s
apart from this, Dttor and Giovan:
nttti are fine men, with dne records
They are not OF the old money-seeking
Notwithstanding type of organizers
agitators, with whom we have been
cursed SO many years. They have
stood in the front rank of the battle
they have sunk themselves in the
movement Of which they are a Vita
part. These men are types Of the new
breed this struggle is producing. and
we should follow the example they
have set for us, making their cause
our own,
ITO GET Bttor and Giovannitti then
was obviously the object Of the pro
secution; Annie La Pizza's death was
the opportunity. S-,.. ......3
Eugene v. Debs sums up the situa
ton in his great Chicago speech OF
June 49,, f. 8 5E#2. ~ ~. j, :;
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!. REACTION VS.. PROGRESS.
a HISTORICAL SKETCH BROUGHT
Is DOWN ToaTHEaETToR-GlovAN-...
! @ .. " 's= NITTi CASE. JSls*a

aGisET,
- .{By George |. steinhardt:l NJ. #
No ruling class mas ever learned a
lesson from the history Of itsESSpre-
decessors. ~: :s.*fs& 7 ~ si$' n. 81
When Humanity, flowing in the If
resistible stream Of Progress, has de-
manded greater and greater rights,
the answer ofs49the powers that were
has always BEEN epression and
Persecutio . ,sSssas
& Thus down the Ages, history re
cords a continuity Of class struggles
bitter and blood betWeen master
and slave, ruler and ruled, and oppres-
sor and oppressed. :.., 4. +
In all these struggles, Reaction sue
cumbed to Progress and though the
handwriting was plainly written on
the WALL" the forces Of the former
refused to see it, and instead Of per.
hitting peaceful Evolution to take Its
course, they hampered it's advance and
the result was Revolution. What was
Inevitable and what could have been
peacefully attained, was not reached,
due to the repressive methods Of
the dominating classes, who stubborn
IN and grtmly. to the most extreme
point of brutality. fought for self pre-.
servation, until blood had been shed,
to which each side contributed It's full
quota.
History has taught the world, but
not any OF tie ruling classes that
tie repression of principle and the
persecuti Of ito adherents has nsyfs
been able to stihe either. On th %
contrary, 1t only added 70 the
strength Of beth and assured Their
success. S8s s
Thus, when Il 1855 Philip II. sue
ceeded his father to the throne Of the
Netherlands and IN the name q
Catholicism, continued Z the persecu
ton IT the Protestants from where bis
predecessor had left OF, the hrst tur
Ibulent signs Of revolt made their pp
pearances Later. when he declared
that .she would rather lose 9 hundred
Thousand lives, were they All his own
than allow the smallest deviation from on
the standards Of the Roman Catholic
Church "A and followed up this state
ment with the most iniauttous cruel
ties against the disbelie ths
people were thrown into an almos
open state OF rebellion. But WsgheI
fthe people, led by the mobiles, petition
lad the Duchess Of Parma, who had a II i
1.-THE meanwhile assembled the Neither
Hand throne, On Philip going to Spain
imploring her. to stop the merciless:
3Inquisition and were answered witt
1.-THE Moderation decree which sub
astituted hanging Tor turning sth n
lease 81 cond enned heretics. he pen at
lup indignat hon of the opulace ns
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longer 'l.l1g knew any bounds and their I'm.
con rolable fury vent IT'S vengeance
upon. y % the Church and State, until,
IL after prolonged struggle, both were
Etoolbliterated, and out Of its ruins sprang
the Dutch Republic. II
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ETToR,, AND GIoVANNITTl,

Now y n :! lawrence, two men langu-
tsh in jail-Joseph ]. Ettor and Arturo
Giovannitti. They are workingmen,
imbued with a spirit Of freedom that
should permeate every liberty loving
human being. They are now deprived
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strikers children leaving Lawrence too
often Justified. That the present stu
ation in Lawrence is menacing as In
lddicated BY the fact that in this town
alone there are over ten thousand
bona-flde members Of the Industrial
Workers of the World M.
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ONE. VIEW OF THE CASE.

The Aftermath OF the Strike" .:,.,.l
I'm spfB of the fact that the strike
at Lawrence, Mass, is formally over,
that wages in the local mills have
been raised from five to fifteen per
cent, and that, as a result of the con-
flict, nearly four hundred thousand
operatives all over New England, are
now drawing Increased pay, the situa-
ton in the mill town is by no means
without serious aspects. One of the
chief irritants at present is; the. con-
tinued imprisonment ithout bail Of
Joseph Ettor and Arturo Gicvannitti, I,
on the charge of being accessory be-
fore the; fact Of murder. The case Of
these men involves sprecedents which,
if it is decided against the defendants,
will tend to become q powerful weapon
in the hands Of the employers. The
facts are briefly these: On the even
ing of January 20 Anna La Pizza was
shat and killed in a small riot incident
al to the strike. It is not certain who
fired the shot, Some OF the witnesses
before the investigating magistrate
said that Officer Benoit who was the
center Of the disturbance did the
shooting, others that man unknown
fred at Officer Benoit and missed him.
The strike was then at its height, and
the situation was so dangerously
tense that the authorities took advan.
tage Of this homicide to arrest Ettor
and Giovannitti, two leaders Of the
workingmen. No one claims that they
killing. No one supposes that they
were anywhere IN the vicinity Of the
desired the death OF the victim, who,
indeed, was one OF the strikers. They
are to be put on trial for life, how
ever, charged as leaders OF the strike,
with using language which melted a
riot, the incid dental result OF which was
the homicide The use Of melting
language has been almost as difficult
OF determination as the identity OF the:
one who fred the shot. II II Dttor and
Giovannitti are condemned. new
strength viii Re given to the view
that strike leaders Whnae words ars
at all capable Of depreciation as en-
couraging disturbance can be held for.
any killing associated with the strike,
even IL the homicide. is the result OF "a
personal alteration in q crowd. Not
only the workingmen, but the citizens
Of. Lawrence and vicinity not connect.
ed with either side IN the conflict, are
concerned at the present status or the
case and the results that may flow
from II, Working feel also that Il
Els unfair that labor leaders should be
held responsible BY the courts for the
results OF disorder consequent upon a
labor dispute while presentatives Of
the other side to the dispute are not 80
held, even though they Maintained con.
dittons that would inevitably lead to
protest and disturba and because
|workingmen feel that this is unfair,
they are confirmed in their belief,
whet her II ght OF not, that the courts
are prejudiced. No sympathy with
the social theories and tactics OF Et-
tor and Giovanni i n needed to elicit.
The hope that eyeryt thing lawfully pos
|isble will be done to prevent the deep
ening Of q resentment already suf-
fciently dangerous, and, as in the
case of TIE forcible prevention 81 the
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PROFESSOR .:tTAUSsIG ON EFT
-, TORS ARREST. r.. 4

At the time of Bttor's arrest, Pro
lessor VIM. T. Taussig, Phi D. LII. B.,
of Harvard, professor Of social econo-
my, said in ,part:-
II believe that the arrest and de-
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continuous, rendered discovery from
any misstep highly improbable, and as
delay was dangerous neither Of us was
disposed to nnger long.
BE We all ready, Cap?" questioned
Bungay, bending his head down. Fer
If ye be, I'm a goin' up"
"All right l answered, struggling
TO my knees in the narrow space;
only take 1t slow, Jed. I'm a trifle
bigger man than you, and this is
rather close quarters"
Wal, yes, maybe n matter of a
poun' err two" he retorted, and the next
moment / could hear him scraplng
his way upward. feeling for foothold
upon the irregular layers of stone. /
followed, pressing my knees firmly
against the rough wall, and trusting
more to my hands than feet for So
curity against falling. There was
evidently a fireplace of some kind on
the first floor, with a considerable
opening Leading from II into the chin
ney we were scaling, for as Jed slow
ly passed. ! could perceive sudden
CLEAN Of light streaming across his
In. He glanced anxiously that way.
but did not pause In his steady climb
upward
A moment later / came opposite
that same beam of radiance. and
cautiously peered down the sloped
opening that led 70 the disused fire.
place. All ! could perceive was a
pair Of legs, evidently those Of a cav
airy officer. Judging from the broad
yellow stripe down the seam Of the
lightblue trousers, and the high boots
ornamented with rowel spurs He
stood leaning carelessly against the
mantel, talking with some one just
beyond the range Of my vision
AT that moment the music ceased
suddenly, and afraid to proceed until
1t should strike W again, braced
myself securely on a projecting stone
and bent my head over the orifice uu.
I'll ] could catch a portion Of the con.
versation being carried on By my un-
conscious neighbors.
NO" said the cavslryman, gruffly.
and apparently IN reply to some previ-
Gus question, the fellow was most
devilish obstinate; wouldn't tell the
first thing; even a threat Of treat.
ing him as a SPY and hanging him
outright proved OF no avail But
Sheridan's theory is that Lee has or
deTod Longstreet 20 lift our rear.
while he makes a direct attack in
front. That's why the old man pro.
poses to get in his work first. and
we march at daylight to form con
nection with Hancock. BY Jovo.
Chesley but that woman IN black over
there with Follanstee is the handsom
est picture I've seen south OF the line
Mark how her eyes sparkle, and how
prettily the light CLEANS in her hair
Who Is she, do you chance to known
Yes" lisped the other, languldIy,
met her at breakfast, headquarters.
this morning Deuced pretty and ali
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tie fellows egotism, and lifting him as
/ might a child. poised him lightly
upon my shoulder. He struggled a
wall. and then / could feel him tug
ging eagerly at something which ap-
pssred to yield slowly to his efforts
AS DO worked. dense shower OF dust
and SCOT caused me to close my eyes.
She's a comm all right" he said.
cheerfully, putting with his exertions,
but l reckon as how this chimbly
amt bin cleaned out since Their war
begun. Hold up yer right han. Cap.
an git blame good grip on her, fer
she's almighty full. anil wanter go
down sorter easy like"
did as he suggested. bracing NY
self TO meet his movements, as he
stood straining on my shoulders. and
In another moment l had succeeded
In lowering the large sheet-iron pan
silently to the floor.
Room 'nough yere fer two men ter
oncet," chuckled my companion. in
rare delight 1.-The chief in silence
strobe before Yere goes"
His weight left my shoulders; there
was slight scramble. another shower
Of dirt, then the sound OF his voice
once more.
Lift up yer hans, Cap; dig in yer
toes on Their stones, an We'll begin
our VICE"
He grasped my wrists with a
strength which / had no conception
the little fellow possessed. There was
moments GREATNESS struggle, and
] squirmed through the opening, and
lay painting on the flat slabs which
composed the foot of the great funnel
To afford me more room Bungay had
gone up a little, fin44ng footlodgment
upon the uneven stones of which the
chimney was constructed. For a mo.
ment we rested thus motionless, both
breathing heavily and listening to the
music and shuffling of feet now almost
upon level with our heads.
The noise, which was strong and
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dered since how ] ever succeeded I'm
squeezing my body through that mar
row opening into the empty fireplace
without at least knocking over some.
thiPg during the difficult passage. But
! did manage, working my way down
slowly creeping inch by inch like a
snake, carefully testing each object I
touched in the darkness for fear Of IT'S
proving loose, until finally lay
stretched at full length upon what
was evidently. from It's feeling. a
carpet Of unusually fine texture.
The room proved to be an inner one
and unlighted a bedchamber. as I
soon determined, for my outstretcbed
hands encountered the posts OF n bed
Then a slight gust Of air partially
swept aside hanging curtain. which
ruotled Ike silk and I caught brief
glimpse Of the adjacent parlor. Il was
likewise unillumined, but the door
leading into the front hall stood aiar.
and through that opening there
poured a stream Of radiance. together
with the incessant hum OF many voices
IN animated conversation. the deem
biare Of the band. with the ceaselese
movement Of dancing feet
Satisfying myself by sense Of touch
that the bed was unoceupied, for I
was far too experienced a soldier to
ieave an enemy in my rear, I cropt
cautiously forward to the intercepting
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should ever prevent my Seeking her
with all the mad ardor OF love. no
faintness of heart should intervene
between us. That she was present
knew from those chance words over
heard In the chimney. and my one
deep hope ever since / donned that
Federal uniform and ventured down
the stairs "a hope most oddly mingled
with dread) was that we might In
some manner be brought together. I
was yet vainly seeking a glimpse Of
her among the many who circled past,
when / was suddenly recalled to. the
extreme delicacy OF my situation by
the deep voice of the Major asking me
direct question:
do you ever dance, Colonel?"
Exactly what l may have replied /
know not. but It was evidently trans
lated as an affirmative, for In another
moment 1 was being piloted down the
side Of the long room, while he gos-
siped In my rather inattentive ear.
AS you have doubtless remarked.
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Colonel. we are extremely Fortunate
in our ladies tonight. BY Jove, thsy
would grace an Inauguration ball at
Washington. So many officers' wives
have Joined US lately. supposing wS
would make permanent camp here.
and besides there are more loyal fam
lilies In this neighborhood than we
find usually At least their loyalty
Is quite apparent while we remain.
Then the General Hospital nurses are
not especially busy.-no battle lately.
you knowCand there are some
deuced pretty girls among them. Ball
room looks nice, don't you thinkr'
Extremely we'll; the decorations
are In most excellent taste.~
Entirely the work of the star
Great pity 80 many were compelled TO
be absent, but a soldier can nevey
tell. Here upon special duty. Colonslf-
Il brought dispatches from the
President to General Sheridan
(To Be Continued Next Weekly
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Thought maybe tibet wud wake We
Up" he chuckled. This yere's gospel
truth: Sheridan hes started his in
fantry on half-circle march fer Min
ersville. Their first division left ct
three O'clock. an thar won't be nary
Yank loafin' on ther valley by noon
termorrow. An more" he added rapid
~. his eyes dancing wildly with sup
pressed Acknowledgement Is a
sTingin' OF his corps west ter meet
EN- thar, an l reckon, as how tharll
be hell fer sartin up Their Shenandoah
IN less ner week"
"But how do you know all this?" I
questioned incredulously, as the whole
scene and its dread possibilities I'M
rolled before my mental vision
"Ther niger / held up he'd de-
spatch fer Heintzelman over on Their
left. an then Marian she sorter
pumped young fule staff officer fer
thor rest o. it." he replied promptly.
ooh, It's sure go. Cap, an I reckon
az how maybe Lees whole army hangs
on one OF us gittin' out o. yere ter
night"
That he meant every word he spoke
felt convinced, and his enthusiasm
was contagious. My blood leaped
within me at this call to action: all
lethargy fled. and with 1t every dead
ening thought of her who had so sud
denly woven about me the meshes OF
her power. False or true, maid, wife,
or widow, my duty as a soldier 20 my
commander and the army to which I
belonged. biotted out all else Even
es this new rush Of determination
swept over me. above us there
sounded clearly the dashing music of
a military band In the strains OF a
STRAUSS waltz, and we could dis
unguish the muffled shuffling Of many
feet on the oaken foo. overhead.
Cations chance remark about the great
ball TO be given that evening by off
GERS on the headquarters staff recur-
red to my memory.
That dancing up there will help US.
jed" ] said quickly, my mind now
active 90 grasp every detail you
say there ia a chance for escape from
your oeli7 Then give me your hand.
and help me to crawl through that
hole.T
II was q narrow squeeze for a man
Of my size yet ] crept through With
out great difficulty, and found myself
IN the dense darkness Of room
which, as I judged hastily from feel.
ing about me. was similar IN shape
and extent to the one In which I had
boon confined Bungay, however. per
mitted mo little time for exploration
Grasping me firmly by the arm, and
feeling his way along the wall, he
CROPPED across 10 the other side.
There's a mighty big stone chimbly
Gomez down ysre. Cap" he whispered
An ther openin' tor take out SCOT an
ashes Is up thar. fist blow Their
fiuer. It's sheet-iron pan, I reckon,
Their way Il feels; an It must be thar
they put q niger IN ter clean Their
chimbly whin II gifts stuffed up I
could git up thar alone, but couldn't
DO no work, but thet thar pan ought
ter cum out all right Dew We think
ye cud hol' mo up. Cap7 I'm purity
durn heavy"
L smiled in the darkness at the ne.