Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-07-25
SEATTLE SOCIALISTS
BLAME SECY DANIELS

Seattle, July 21.-Soclallsts of
Seattle, after considering all sides OF
the riots Friday night, in which
their headquarters and one hall were
wrecked, have united today in plac-
ing the blame on Secretary of the
Navy Daniels.
They put II up to President Will
son that his cabinet officer was re-
sponslble for the disorder.
A letter, laying the blame to the
secretary for his Ill advised speech
before private club, written by
Bruce Rogers, state lecturer and ap-
proved by the members Of the state
executive committee, has been for
warded to the president.
After pointing out their principles
are against violence and that they
have never desecrated the flag, the
lelteI says III part
Claim Newspaper Incendiary.
For over year next preceding
this date, a daily newspaper, to-wit:
the Seattle Times, has attempted in
every way known by corrupt and de-
PRAYED newspaper practices, and has
bent its every energy in falsehood,
misrepresentation and abuse, toward
the creation and infurlation Of a
criminal, lawless and Incorporate
mob to avenge itself upon us, to de-
stroy our liberties, Offices and book
store and to threaten our very lives.
"Our propaganda and our educa-
tional efforts steadily prospered un-
der the daily fire of abuse and mis-
representation until the coming to
this city of MIR Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy, who on, to
wit, Thursday evening, July II, de-
livered himself of an illy-considered
address under any circumstances,
and what, under the local conditions,
the presence In port Of the Pacific
fleet of the navy under his ranking
control, with its men and officers on
shore leave and under the artificial
ized psychology of hatred and Bit
terness toward us, amounted to- and
had the early effect of most lncen-
diary utterances, resulting almost
Immediately or so soon thereafter as
it was possible to get the import of
his words to the men of his COM
mand, who, as a land mob, festered
and famed by the paper, realized
how well fortified they were in the
secretary's words. in the sacking and
destruction by fire of our several or
ganizatlon headquarters, valuable
records and papers, damage to build
ings leased by us, several libraries,
bookstores. pianos, furniture, office
appurtenances, community kitchen
and equipment etc, an itemized list
OF all of which, so nearly as is pos
sible will be presented to the war de-
partment We question the practice
OF government officials speaking on
public questions to private clubs
from which the public is excluded
Due directly to the official eminence
of the secretary his words afforded
just the spark needed TO n0ame the
artihcialled couhagration and az
the same time had the effect of mak-
ing towards OF the civil police
Place Responsibility on Secretary.
"a secondary aiding cause Co the
secretary's speech was an occur
renee ordinarily of minor import
ance when two or three sailors at
tempted to Interfere with q street
lecture, and who were. as &c Is re-
ported summariN handled by mem-
bers or sympothlzers of ou orcoul2a-
tlon with which we have no.. the
slightest connection On the world.
and which therefore cauuo, be pre-
sented as an extenuatlon OF the law