The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-10-16


Judge HUMPHREYS sent fortysix jail in the
t TO prove that he and held in contempt by
the people of Seattle BY opening the prison doors and bidding the
atie proved to all the world that Judge HUMPHREYS contempt
Of the people that the e1nS%Pe 81 I" oS o WAS justified
So his awe rulings and arbitrary DEGREES but resulted
Judge Humphres is legally and politically dead
The free speech movement is very much alive
The of the Seattle pressneludng the crimes is con
cilatory. 1900, -, - irr 81
superior court judge judicial har kari and brought to
conciatory attitude naughty and arrogant press
In admitting Judge HUMPHREYS disgrace to the city, and
that he Lasting ] TT h workers. PSoP e G of
speech right of the workers to the public streets Tor peace
What the rulers of Seattle simply have changed
the base of operations the point Of attack 5ne Tv 9nbr inc
competent hands and turned the duty Of regulating free speech
over to the police department. That's all c.,
Free Speech League wants to know who IS boss IN Seattle
let them something in the restricted district a.
that speeches have been made by fighting eds IN e
unlawful district for few nights already but just wait until the
The capitalist class of the United propose allow
the working the of streets advntageouy situated Tor popa
streets city Of this country are REGARDED by the the
profit moneym9kng investments 4Qoo saeWs are
make walking comfortable but to make business
The streets regarded the class part of the shop
They are cooperative collectively owned y the merchants
delivery and shipping department They are not laid out Tor the
to know who owns them start something that d4esn
The who rents the store feels that he owns the street
front thereof ,o
The streets only nominaly belong to the dear people
The sidewalks merely loaned the workers
they them for shopping purpoesfor the profits
of the gentry Of the show windows
The streets by 'the public all right if you know
The public like people," the profit and their
reaners.
The rest of the mob.
(Every man or woman this simple obvious
a straight Socialist tcket)
So Seattle proong their battle for unabridged
free specials they surely hey will forth to battle with
the and the sidewalks but who own
police and fire departments the courts the state militia ana
the federal army and navy
To invoke the socaled rghts granted by the constitution
whether naona-were utter folly far PROTECTION
1t be wisely done OF course
propaganda purposes But should the courts be
appealed seriously workngcass gh since there none
1t was Washington himself who sagey declared that
Government it is not eoquence lit IS force!
fact, the government itself and It's nslC-
tons merely the purpose of holding the working class IN
subsection rob them of the fruits OF their toll while
at the same time using of to regulate and
discipline apay and greed of their class that one group
profit mongers may great advantage over the other
groups.
if the Reds in Seattle wish to enter into real free speech
fight with their wide open to the TACT hat the
constitution of the United States and the flag will yield them no
protection n their so-called fundamental rights
The and the courts like the streets belong TO e
trading and the government and all that pertains
thereto