The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
CALL OFF HOSTILITIES
Is Demand Made on President Wilson
by Barre Gathering.

The May day celebration held at the
Socialist headquarters on Granite street
was one of the most enjoyable gather.
ings ever held in Barre for the 200 who
assembled. After the dinner. to which
about 200 men, women and children sat
down, the Socialist convention was called
to order by John t. Callaghan and Rich
ard Ciardi. A. Broggi was elected to
serve as chairman and Mrs. Emil Salo
of Bethel as interpreting chairman for
the Finnish members and Richard Ciardi
for the Italians. John T. Callaghan was
elected as secretary of the convention.
vote of thanks was given to the cele-
bration committee for the good work
they had done.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: Whereas, the Socialist
party of Vermont believes that killing
Mexicsns and slaughtering Colorado coal
strikers are both crimes against human
ity and whereas, the working people.
who contribute the vast majority of
the population of the United States and
of Mexico, have nothing to gain by war
between the two countries, which can
benefit only capitalists and corrupt poll
ticians and whereas, the outrages com.
mitted by the militia of Colorado, act
ing in the service of the organized mine
owners in their efforts to destroy the
organization of labor in that state are
far deeper disgrace to this republic
than any insult which foreigners could
infict upon its flag: Be it resolved, That
we Socialist citizens of Vermont de-
nounce the perpetrators and the instigs-
tors of the Ludlow massacres as the
most dangerous enemies to civilization
and to humanity; we declare that upon
their heads will rest the responsibility
for whatever further evils may result
we send our sympathy and pledge our
aid to the working people of Colorado,
who have been driven to appeal to arms
in defense of their liberties and the lives
of their wives and children. We demand
that all the power of the nation be used
to punish, not only the hirelings who
perpetrated this dastardly outrage, but
the capitalists who planned il and in
whose service it was executed. We de-
mand that the right of working people
to organize for the betterment of their
conditions and to insist that their EN-
ployers deal with their organizations
concerning term of employment concern
ing term of employment be established
on a firm basis. We declare that the
public ownership of mines, railways,
mills and factories and other great
means of production and their opera
tion for public service instead of pri-
vate profit is absolutely necessary to
remove the cause of class war, as well
as international war; and we call upon
all working men and all citizens, who de-
sire peace and liberty, to join with the
Socialist party in bringing this about,
and we especially call upon them to join
with us in a nationwide demand that |
hostilities in Mexico be at once brought |
to an end in order that public attention |
NAV be turned to the vital question of |
constitutional government |
at home and making il possible for the
class to emancipate itself with |
out recourse to violent measures"
It was voted to send copies of these
resolutions to the press and to the Yer |
mont congressman and to President Will
son. After The convention there was
singing and speaking.