The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-04
niture into the street and making a bonfire of

niture into the street and making bonfire Of
The day before the riot, according TO the
dispatches, Secretary OF the Navy Daniels ad-
dressing banquet given at the Rainier cup IN
his honor, spoke in tribute to the American
flag and took occasion TO praise the attitude OF
the mayor Of Boston, who stopped a red nag
parade The red flag has place in this
country" he said, land believers in It have
no place in this country. A mayor who does
not enforce the law against the red flag Is not
fit 20 hold office. and people who believe in the
red flag should be driven from the country.
Assured beforehand of the support Of the
head of the navy. the sailors made an effort
to drive the believers of the red flag from the
country. but instead Of reducing the number
their riotous acts only had the effect Of In
Creasing the numbers, for surely IL such acts
could be committed under the Stars and Stripes
and with the sanction Of the secretary Of the
navy some people might possibly prefer the
red flag, which does not 1tand for riot and
destruction.
Let us. however, give the sailors Of Seattle
due credit for their patriotic and heroic en- y,
destroying about $4,000 worth Of private prop.
erty. Hats off gentlemen while these valiant
protectors OF the great American interest pass
in victorious parade
The next in order of events is that while this
destruction of property was taking place the
mayor ordered all bars closed, which shows
that while the mayor might not endorse the
red flag he realized that SO long as drink was
obtained riotinr and destruction of property
might continue,
Now enters upon the scene one j. e Humph-
ries hitherto unknown and unsung Accord
O reports, the liquor dealers appHed
To him for an Injunction restraining tho mayor
from interfering with the honorable occupa-
tton Of selling liquor which injunction this
Yrey Superior Judge HUMPHREYS very gracefully
and accommodatngly issued. The next move OF
the honorable judge to enjoin the people
whose property had been destroyed from talk
ing about 1t publicly This anti-street speaking
Injunction or the order of this one man TO the
people to shut up the thing that the people
disobeyed and defined the judge. and invited him
( 30 do his worst
No doubt these people of Seattle had read
the constitution Of the United States and had
decided that article ! Of the amendments meant
Just what 1t said. They thought they had the
right of free speech and assemblage. They
thought that rights guaranteed by the consti-
tuition could not be abridged by less authority,
but they have much to learn.
/ Since the constitution written ard adopt
ed by the States it has been rewritten by the
Supreme court The constitution now is what
ever it is decided be by the Supreme court
and judges of the pinhead variety taking their
cue from the Supreme court, decide tho Hher-
ties of the common people as it may suit them
and the interest which they serve.
/ Judge HUMPHREYS is doing great work and
should be commended by all good citizens
Judge HUMPHREYS is proving TO the people that
they have no rights guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition that corporation attorney judge is
/ bound to respect. Judge John E. HUMPHREYS,
may his tribe increase--until 1t brings about
its own destruction.
r. A TYREE.
/ Richmond, Va