The Washington socialist. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-08
FLAGRANT CASE OF
JUDICIAL. PERSECUTION
Act-And Do 1t Now
By CHAS. w ERVIM


daring to take part in a struggle of a
group of toilers in Paterson for a lit
tie less poverty, is uniquely diaboli-
cal. Unique in the fact that it has
! taken place in republic. UNIQUE in
its frank brutality. Every one who
| read; every one who heard the evil
dence knows that the only offense
committed by Quinlan was having
what Justice Minturn termed "an os.
| tracized economic faith which labored
for the abolition of the present wage
system" Having this faith Quinlan
had the courage to do everything in
his power to further it's spread. Had
the courage to carry his message even
to Darkest Paterson. Since the in
famous Judge Jeffreys moved through
Englnd melting out punishment to ev-
cry one who dared even to protest
against the tyranny of the governing
power, no English speaking Judge has
as frankly and brutally sought to
spread a reign of judicial terror as
has been witnessed in parts of New
Jersey during the last two years This
reign of judicial terror has had but
ont object in view-the beating down
OF every movement to help the toilers
in their struggles for a little better
wages and a little better conditions
for themselves and those dependent
upon their earnings. Qunlan, BOYD.
Scott, Haywood and others, all felt
the sting of the judicial lash. It mat
tered not who they were. 1t mattered
only that they were working in the
interests of the class that was being
robbed through our present wage sys-
TEN. Let another struggle take place
and it will be another group who will
feel the heavy hand of judicial inius-
tice upon them. This is not QuinIan's
fight for his liberty. 1t is YOUR fight
for YOUR liberty. What happened to
Quinlan and the rest may happen to
YOU any day in any state, unless the
workers of this country serve notice
in no uncertain words that they are
not going to be over-awed by a few
men who happen to have the admins
tration of the laws in their hands and
who use this power in the interest of
the employing class. Are we going
to stand idly by and allow our COM
rades to lose their liberty because
having seen their duty in dangerous
places they have dared to do it. See
them rot in jail while we enjoy at
least, some degree of liberty? 1t is
Quinlan in the east and Holt in the
west and what have we done in the
way of organized effort to set them
free? To talk about it means nothing
and to write about it means less I'M
less it results in the use of ORGANIC
ED POWER to force the lords of mis-
rule to open the prison doors to these
brave and faithful soldiers of the COM
mon good. Every day that they stay
in jail is a day of shame to the work
ers of the United States. Every day
that they stay in Jail is an indictment
against the manhood and womanhood
of the class in whose interests these
comrades lost their liberty. Get busy
in every UNION, in every LOCAL.
Our forefathers formed a League of
Sacred Defense against the tyranny
of England Formed it before the re-
volution Let us do the same. Let us
form Lague of Defense Against Judi
clal Tyranny. Hardly a day passes
but that some act of judicial tyranny
takes place somewhere in this land
which should be our land. Tell the
story of the crime against Quinlan to
every one you meet. Tell the story
of the crimes against other workers.
The people will act when they know
the truth. Let demand signed by
millions go, not only to the courts of
New Jersey for the undoing of this
crime committed against Quinlan, but
to every court that has melted out the
same brand of injustice to every cham
pion of the working-class now endur-
ing the torture of capitalist Jail. Get
busy-GET BUSY and GET BUSY
NOW. Write this paper as soon as
YOU have organized for this purpose.
Every moment is precious. Our com
rades' faithfulness cries aloud to us.
WILL YOU BE DEAF TO THE CRY?