Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-24
LABOR PARTY
WANTSSCALP
OFANDERSON
Impeachment Unanimous.
" Demanded by Chi
cago Convention.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-A demand for
impeachment of Judge A. B. Ander-
son of the United States district
court was formally voiced today by
the new National Labor party In q
party In . petition addressed to
congress. The jurist's action In
granting the government . man
datory Injunction ordering rescind-
ing Of the coal miners strike order
was the reason assigned for the
action.
Only Ono Objects.
The action followed presentation
Of q report by Robert NJ. Bruce OF
Chicago. chairman Of the conven.
tons resolution committee. Only
one voice in the gathering was
raised against the resolution, r. L.
Martin, q West Virginia omcial Of
the United Mines Workers, object
ing 10 the procedure, a. - waste
Of time"
Congress has never paid atten-
ton to the demands Of labor" he
said. The only way to remedy
present conditions 10 to change
control Of the government BY vct-
ing the National Labor party into
power"
Nevertheless he and syery other
delegate to tho convention signed
The petlt1on Axd th6m ordered 10
FVee t61Ge1 Hff6tSd for dfStribat1o6.
Tiea gp Wln leselat1sns,
When the contsntiDn rnet tOdAy.
tho report OF the resolutions com-
mtttee, which was named on Sat-
urday. was the frst order Of busi-
ness. After the large resolutions
committee worked all day yester-
dAy without being able to agree or
: number Of important questions Q
sub-c0mmittee Of i've was assigned
the task Of preparing the now
party's platform.
! Farmers Walt T. KeoD Land.
Delegates representing several
fArmers' Organizations announced
their opposition to . proposal to
include in tho platform . plank
advocating the naturalization of
land and also asserted that 1t was
their belief that . declaration
against prohibition would ALLEVIATE
agricultural bodies.
+ Milliea to Sign.
It IL planned to have the i'm
parchment petition signed by 1,000,-
900 members Of labor Organizations
before It is presented to congress
next month.
The resolution read in part:
"Your petitioners represent that
Judge A. B. Anderson of the United
States district court, for the dis
trict Of Indiana has violated his
oath Of once to preserve, protect,
and defend the constitution of the
United States'; that he has DELHI
erately and willfully denied to citi-
Gems OF the United States their
constitutional rights and has vio-
listed the limitations upon his au-
thority. imposed by the constitution
and the statutes Of the United
States and by the decisions Of the
supreme court Of the United States;
that he utilised the power Of his
] ofice to coerce free men into In
voluntary servitude: that he has
substituted his autocratic will for
the laws; that he has forced 400, 900
linen to disobey the orders Of q court
Of the United States or else sub
NIT to intolerable wrong and to
| the deprivation Of inalienabls
rights-rights which are guaran-
teed under the constitution Of the
| United States and that thereby h
has brought the courts into diSre-
pute and the law into contempt; ];
that he has compelled every mine
worker who is faithful to his Amer
lean citizenship to risk his individ-
ual liberty in order that he may
maintain the freedom Of labor and
preserve for himself and his fel-
ilow citisens that liberty which the
United States government was
l AV0AsOS0 w ~ AvOS oA1U AOI SuSBS
reasons We petition that the hous1
Of representatives impeach judge
A. B. Anderson. in order that he
/ may be removed from his ONCE and
that the congress Of the United
States may maintain unimpairsd
for the people Of the United States
the guarantees Of liberty provided
in the constitution Of the United
States.
j. Demand Stern AOtioa.
"Your petitioners represent thai
iswift and stern action by the repre-.
; sentatives Of the people r. neces-
sary to reestablish in the inviola:
bility OF constitutional rfghts.
Il 'Stsp by step government BY In.
] junction has encroached upon thl
, rights of the workers. In IS year.
/ the courts have enlarged theil
claims Of power from the dscisioz
. In the Debs case, where tie %.
. preme court announced the 'righl
LOT any 1aborer or any number a
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