The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-27

class OF case q given ease belongs 20 ann
What the Law applicable "a that par'ie
uiar case -
THE STREET srEsKrSG CAsE-
In r~cen; street speaking case upon
Witch iuiunctions were issued. there "a,
and Is not a question a. 20 tho lac
| applicable TO such eases being as follows
| In the absence % some specific CITY
ordinance which reasonably rssnlats'
street meeting. within certain fire I'm
les. any citizen may exercise tho fish'
60 speak TO an audience upon the public
/ highway. and the only restriction %
/ qualification which ran bs placed upon
! such right 10 that the individuals uss o'
the pss % other.
Any use 81 the public highway Witch
| ohstructs the use Of others IL. ~ courss
/ unreasonable. because tho public high
| way is Intended for traffic and travel
and " one obatructs traffic and travs
and creates a nuisance thersby they
should BE- arrested. found guilty and
fined or punished for such offsnse How
ever. this 10 no reason why all persons
should bs permanently and forever en-
Joined from ersrciAin. = natural right
| suppose I 40 upon a public hiEhway
hold a street meeting and look veil q
~ that no ons IL inpedsd or phsfructed
/ IN thair free use and enjoyment o. tbs
/ highway. is 10 reasonable or common
sense thu, should be enjoinsd or pros
| ecuted when have no, violated ans
ordinance or law And should my rish'
be denied me because some fanatic OF
peace. biockaiing a street and creatins
a nuisance7 II no, the Law able 70 sup
pres. the fanatics withou, deprivins
others % their natural right7
TIg ANSWER
n IL no answer for a court ~ say
Go hire hail. you soap boxers
Take n bath" You are only worth
~
much business IN this court room as q
pig" AN you weary willics should ~
TO work"
when the mos, humbls citizen n
the land IL denied any material rishi
essantial 70 the enjoyment ~ life oi
judicial consideration by court II Il
high time for the people 10 prepare e
guard their rights from such attack. be
cause N attacks may bs made upon th'
I weak and defeuHsless with impunity. Jus
tics has no meaning.
The public welfare does not require
that private rights shall be ignored. ant
u IL the duty ~ the courts 20 proiec
and respect them. And " court re
fuses tho people mus, have recourse hi
recalling such court II representative
government ia 70 fuifIl It's mission o
affording order in society while indus
trial organization Ia effected
A JUDICIAL MURDER
condcmnatory comment and reference
lie often made by judges on the met
hanged NJ chicago for the Hay Marie
riot IN 1885 II the judiciary Of TN
nation would simply study and inform
themselves upon this particular case
never again would the Hay Market RIO
10 referred 70 for the purpose 81 rial
cuttnR the working class
TO THE WORKING CLASS
In my next article I VIII prove, FIRST
that the men hanged had nothing to a.
vvith tho meeting where tho Hay Marke
riot occurred, and that capt. John Bon
field Of the chicago police, melted IN
not. second. that the jury which irie'
the case was a pscked jury. selected u
eonvici, third. that according 70 the laV
las laid down by tho Supreme court o
Illinois. both prior 70 and again sine
the trial Of this case. the Jurors. accord
Ing TO their own answers. were not com
pstent. and the trial was, therefore. no
n lossi trial fourth, that the defend
ants we're not proven 20 be guilty OF ~
Grim. charged In the indictment; rim
that the trial Judge was aither 80 pre-
,udicsd against the defendants or els
determIned 10 win tho applause OF Ger
tain class in the community that he coul'
rot and aid not grant n fair trial.
EDWIN J. BROWN
ia First Az
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