The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-24
LABOR PARTY
WANTS JUDGE
|MPEACHED
Petition Signed by l 600
600 TO Be Sent to
Congress

son Of the United States district court
was formally voiced today by the new
national labor party In a petition ad-
dressed TO congress. The Jurists ac-
tion in granting the government a
mandatory injunction ordering re-
scindlng OF the coal miners strike
call. was the reason assigned.
| The action followed presentation OF
a report by Robert NJ. Bruce OF Chi
caEo. chairman OF the conventions
/ resolution committee. Only one voice
In the gathering was raised against
the resolution, II. L. Martin. an Okla
/ homa official Of the United Mine
Workers. objsetlng to the procedure
as "a waste OF time"
Congress har never paid attention
/ TO the demands OF labor" he said.
The only way to remedy presen,
conditions IL to change control Of the
government by voting the national la
Dor party into power"
Ncvertheless Martin and every
other delegate to the convention sign
ed the petition.
VIII Got slgners.
! II is planned to have the impoach-
mcnt petition siTned by 1900, 900
members OF labor organizations before
/ i is presented 10 congress next month.
The resolution read IN part:
] Your petitioners represent that
1 Judr~ A. H. Anderson, OF the United
States district court for the district
OF Indiana. has violated his oath OF
office TO Preserve. protect and defend
the constitution OF the United states
that he has deliberately and wifully
denied to citizens OF the United
states their constitutional rights and
/ has violated the limitations upon his
/ authority imposed by the constitu.
D tion and the statutes OF the United
statoa and by the decisions OF tho su-
preme court OF the United states; tina,
| he has utilized the power OF his office
/ To cocrce free men into involuntary
! servitude. that ne has substituted his
] autocratir will for the law; that he
| has forced 900 0O0 men 10 disohey the
orders Of a court q the United states
or else submit to intolorablo wrong
anc to the prlvaiion OF inaiienhble
! rirhts-rirhts which are guara anteed
under the constitution % the United
States-aud that thereby he has
/ brought the courts into disrepute and
| the law into contempt; that ne mas
compelled every mine worker who u
I faithful to his American citizen
/ ship to risk 'his individual liberty W
order that he nny maintain " itee'
dom of labor and preserve for him
! self and his fellow citizens that lib-
rrty which the United States govern
ment was founded to preserve. and
for these reasons we petition that the
house OF representatives lmpeacn
Judge a ~. Anderson In order that
he may DO removed from MS once
~ the IfmltoU
states may maintain unimpaired toi
the people ~ the United states th'
guarantees OF liberty provided In tns
Il constitution of the United States.
ASH Swtr Action.
your petitioners represent tha'
swift and stern action by the repre-
sentatlvcs II the people Il necessary
To reostnbllsh faith in the inViolabilitS
y constitutional rights.
"Step hy step government ny IN
junction has encruached upon h'
rights of the workers. IN 20 years
The courts have enlarged their clalmi
OF power frhm the decision In th'
Debs ease. where the supreme couI.
announced the Right OF any lnborei
or any number Ot lahorers TO qui
work was not challenged to the or
der OF Judge Anderson commanding
that mon pcnceably refusing To Wori
for an unjust wage should return y
[ he work Of making cNofulLGht pIhi
lis for private employers. II is tlm'
to call a halt upon the oppression o
labor through the courts. Man p"r'
Tree will not long suffer tyranny o
depriyaton OF natural liberty II
whatever form without determined re
slstance.
"I.nbur is told that the avenues o
: obtaining Justice through pencetu
( means are open to an American CIT
I zcus. Yet labor rs constantly threat
oned with being compelled 10 accep
r in Justice hy force OF arms
b I'VE are peace loving, law anldlnl
, Americans We arc seeking redres
p ~ grievances through tno representa-
lives of the people. But We solemnl
% warn all officers Of government thn
hey must cease To deny US ana ou
brothers fundamental rights OF ci'
yruship: that they must cease to IN
| woke the power of guns ana clubs l
| keep MS from asserting our rlghH
| rhni the government ~ the Unite
| states must be maintained as govern
| mont securing to an citizens NE, lih
erty and the pursuit OF happiness,
III We submit that treason against IN
| United states should be defined
| Include the wilful violations hy an
| public official OF any constitutions
| right Of a citizen.
II rhe convention adopted resolt
|, ton demanding the immediate litln
II the blockade against Russia so th'
| food may he sent to all tde people
| that country,
II mother resolution passed protcsie
| against the deportation ~ indus Al
rested In this country charged VII
.edltiun against India.