Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-18
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
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who the commissioner indicates, what
ever the justice of their cause, had
placed no mans life in jeopardy
Citing the case Of Julius Tum, a
union tailor, not affiliated with eth =.
er the |. W. W. or the Socialist party,
who was beaten by vigilantes with
clubs and "blacksnake' whips, after
being forced to kiss the Star Spangled
BANNER and sing "The Land Of the
Free and the Home of the Brave"
Weinstock says:
'In common with his fellow victims
his sacred rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit Of happiness, guaranteed
under the constitution were trampled
under foot by men who, in the name
of law and order, as an alleged vigi-
lance committee, proved themselves to
be the bitterest enemies OF law and
order -"
"Your commissioner is frank to con-
fess that when he became satisfied of
the truth of the stories as related by
these unfortunates It was hard for
him to believe that he was not So
journing in Russia, conducting his
investigation there instead of in this
alleged "home of the free and land of
the brave. Surely these American
men who, as the overwhelming evil
dence shows, in large numbers as
saulted with weapons in a most cow
ardly and brutal manner. their help
less and defenseless fellows were GER
talnly far from brave, and their vic
Tins far from free"
Giving the reasons for the reign of
terror in San Diego, Weinstock quotes
from various newspapers Of that city,
which, he alleges, have done much to
foment violence. From the San Diego
Evening Tribune of April he quotes
This is San Diego's ultimatum:
1--WE claim the right to defend ou-
selves from the confessed outlaws, and
we claim the right to choose our
weapons of defense. II the sword Of
our own law is turned against us, we
claim the right, under the unwritten
law, to resort to the law OF nature"
Weinstock also quotes from the San,
Diego Tribune of March 4 as follows
Hanging is none too good for them
(meaning the I. w, W. and they
would be better dead, for they are alb
solutely useless in the human econ
omy; they are the waste material of
creation, and should be drained Off In
to the sewer Of oblivion, there to rot
in cold obstruction, like any other
exrement."
Welnstock's report declares that
there was great conflict of evidence
between arrested men and the police
as to police brutality.
"There ls," he says, however, much
testimony not only from members of
the l, W. WIS. but from citizens in no
way affiliated with the Free Speech
League, that would 60 to show that
there has been needless brutality on
the part Of police officers on the pub
lie streets at various times - :" And
he finds that police department of
San Diego has gone beyond its legal
limitations in forbidding and prevent
ing men and women from holding
street meetings"
But, Weinstock In no way approves
of the !. W. W, teachings or their
methods Of forcing political change.
After a long review of I. w. w. doc
trines his report says; "The evidence
before me forces me to the conclusion
that It is the organized and delber-
ate purpose Of the l. w. W. to teach
and preach and burn into the hearts
and minds Of its followers that they
are justified IN lying, stealing and
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