The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-20
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Is had. We are prepared with the
clearest labor case in the history OF
the world
large part of the audience
Joined In singing Hold the Fort"
an old labor union song which. II
is claimed by the |. W. W. was
the one the passengers on the We
roma sang on that fatal Sunday. A
collection netted $3.50 for the de-
Tense fund.
r.. u. Ault. editor or the Union
Record. introduced Judge Winsor
as chairman. Judge Winsor cited
the L. =. constitution against TAX
ing either life or liberty without
due process OF law.
The will Of no sheriff" he said.
shall take the place OF that"
Not Confined TO c. OF c.
Referring 10 the constitutional
guarantee OF peaceable assemblage.
he said:
The right TO be free to discuss
matters Is not confined to the
Chambers OF Commerce and the
minions who do their bidding"
Stating he had lived In Everett
% years. J. Mitchell. secretary OF
the Building Trades Council there.
said he Is not an l. w. w. He was
present. however. he declared,
when an I. W. w. speaker named
Rowan read something from the L.
s. industrial relations committee
report, citing abuses OF working
men.
Objects TO U. S. Report
"A policeman stepped up" Mitch
ell said. and told him: That
won't do. You can't read any stuff
like that in public
Rowan. according to Mitchell.
was then arrested and ordered TO
leave the city or stay in jail 30
days He left. but returned the
next month. and was arrested
again. This time five yigilantes.
said Mitchell maphandled him and
brutally attacked him as they es-
corted him out of Everett
From that time on" said Mitch
ell. "a man in oyeralls wasn't safe
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He cited several cases where
members OF the !. w. W were bru-
tally attacked, and he charged
Mayor Merrill as participant in
this "lawlessness. He particular
| ~ referred TO an incident which
occurred on October 80. when Al
men were made to run the gaunt-
let. he said
Describes Bloody Scene
There were so of these citizen
deputies on each side" Mitchell
said. This happened at Beverly
park. and the Al l. w. VS. we're
made to walk between them.
What happened can he we'll I'm.
agined from the fact that the new
pavement was covered With blood.
and two or three hats of these I'M
fortunate men were found there
also filled with blood. The morn.
ing after this happened, Rev. F1ynt
OF Everett. Rev McGill OF Seattle
and President Marsh of the State
Federation OF Labor viewed the
scene-and they know and will tell
There were men on the dock to
meet this steamer who We're none
other than plain strikebreakers.
They were not Everett citizens,
some of them. They were school
boys from Spokane and Seattle.
There wasn't a rifle left in any
Everett hardware store the Satur-
day night before the fatal Sunday.
do not say every citizen who
went TO meet the boat went with
premeditated murder in his heart.
but some did"
Labor Leader Talks
Hulet NJ. Wells. who followed.
said the cornerstone of free con-
stitutional government" is the right
one believes in.
Speaking in behalf of the labor
council, he said:
There have been those who
override constitutional rights and
resort to direct action. We do not
believe in this anarchy which !
reigned In Everett and raised it's
ugly head last week at the Press
club"
Rev. sydney Strong was then
introduced.
zone thing is clear" he said, |
that the cause of the trouble in
Everett was n plain denial of free
dom of speech. This is not only UNI
American, but Illegal and unwise."
lie declared that he would have
advised the Everett Commercial
Club to have met the Verona with |
brass band instead OF by force. |
and would have welcomed them |
to make their speeches. Then |
everyone would have had good |
laugh. he said.
Let EN- Spout, He Says
"Give 'em fresh air" the doctor !
urged. open space. and let 'em
spout. Nothing will kill off false
doctrine any quicker than to have
II freely preached"
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