The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-24
A PATRIOTIC TALK

A PATRIOTIC TALK
A fes~ days ago a haudful Of aritators.
He'd by Mother Jones collected on the
ground surrounding the Capitol at
Charleston and made 4 demonstration
against the Johns loyalty bill then pend
ling in the legislature. Tho Charleston
Mail very sensibly and very forcibly
criticised that demonstration. There
upon tie Mail was visited by number
Of a so-called labor comrulttse who
isought to take that journal to task for
dts publication. Relative to the visit and
TO the controversy. the Mail makes some
comments which are 50 full OF sound
sense and patriotism that The Intclll-
gencer takes pleasure IN reproducing
seenn:
A bakers dozen re- rccn who claimed
to speak for all tho labor unions OF
Charleston visited the office Of the pco-
prictor OF this newspaper today. They
denounced in unmnaSursd lauGllac" the
news article printed in The Mail on
Saturday under the heading "BoisheviSEn
Walks Abroad IN CharlcSton-Radica
Try 20 Scare The LEGISLATURE Il was
necessary only tn refer these visitors
to III" words printed daily IN tn" Upper
left-hand corner OF this page But we
are willing 10 discuss tho matter a lit
tie further.
The delegation particularly disputed
hn FolI Srrt
in Saturdays news:
ITO SAT tina; th"Sr demonstrations arc
union labor outbreaks would n the
opinion ot careful observers. be- AT in
suit TO honest labo- organizations
Throughout, tho country
The demonstrations. on n" contrary.
our visitors asserted witt: heat. r"prc-
scented "ALI. m" labor unions Of tho
kanawha valley
On. visitors also expressed RESENT
n;crt Over having these demonstrations
described as evidences &c "BolShrvism".
They asserted they did not oppose tn"
rcd-tiag featur" 1T Dol. gate Johns So
called "Anti-Erd Flag Eill". Now h"re
is a square issuc which wc shall proceed
TO discuss.
Tho demonstrations on tho part OF
comparatively small number II Union
men last Friday were directed against
the act known rs the J"hns h:li. The
outbreak was extraordinary. These men.
accompanied by notorious. cursine
woman. visited the Capitol Tarrt II
looked like an attempt ar. intimidation.
Now the Johns bill. which was the sole
cause of this rumpus. contains just two
provisions. outside the penalty clause
and the title. The title reads: "A Bill
to foster the ideals. institutions ard
government of West Virginia and oC the
United States. and to prohibit tho teach
ing of doctrines and display Of flags an
tagonistic 10 tho form OF Spiri; of their
constitutions and laws" docs any OK
ccpt a Bolshevik or an alien entertain
any objection to that titte?) The first OF
the two sections referred to reads:
That II shall be unlawful! for any
person 10 speak. print. publish or COM
municatr, by language. sign picture, or
otherwise. any teachings. doctrines or
counsels in sympathy OF favor of ideals.
institutions or forms Of government
HOSTILE. INIMICAL OR ANTAGON-
ISTIC TO THOSE: NOW OR FIEEEAF'T-
Err EXISTING UNDER THE. CONSTR
TUITION AND LAWS OF THIS STATE
OR THE UNITED STATES. or IN
SYMPATHY OR FAVOR OF THE PRO
PRTETY, DUTY OR NECESSITY OF
CRIME. VIOLENCE OF OTHER IN
LAWFUL. METHODS OF TERRORISM
as means Of accomplishing economic
or political reform. or m sympathy or
favor of THE OVERTHROW OF OR
CANNED SOCIETY. DESTRUCTION
OF PROPERTY OR THE VIOLATION
OF Law
e ha Hrct ra~ti ont
hfll which was opposed with n mobilize
demonstration last week. It is tho Soc
ton to which our visitors th;a morning
distinctly said they were MOST OPP
posed!
Does such opposition To such natr
otto measure look likr AMERTCAS1SM
or does il look like .SEIEFISM"
The second provision OF the johns
bill is:
TT shah be unlawful for any person
TO have in his possession or TO DIS
PLAY ANY RED OF: HACK FLAG. or
TO DISPLAY ANY OTHER FLAG. EN-
RLEM, DEVICE: Or SIGN OF any nature
whatever INDICATING SYMPATHY OR
SUPPORT II ideals. institutions or
forms q: GOVERNMENT HOSTILE.
lNIMICAI. or .ANTAt;uNISTIC TO
THE FORM or SrGEIT OF THE con
ilt'.N. i.-khNsN lLt'-NlsS> ~ u ~ =
STITCTrOES OF THIS STATE OR THE
UNITED STATES"
That - h" whole text II III" second
section and Tho only remaining section
except I'll" H"raitY "larS.. wh:"h would
very properly send :" }tii "r ;" tn" r"r:-
t.n,i.ry aav n"rSoas guilty - violating
it. Docs Il parade through III" "t;y
st reefs ana hostile HSS"nlhinr.' - n"
Capito! grounds. accompanied by NJ in
,empcrat. and profac" orat0rE against
such a measure Of Raging patriotism 70
mind goa nt AMERICA ~ I".S = look
more like the unSpcakahl" RUSSIA &C
today
We refuse to accor: ;7ryh",!y'S state
mont. =, present. th.l IA. "hari"st"n
labor unions a. = wh"!" '"un'"nHn""
such irfa!nr ~. r"fuei' - ''''d"'mn Tho
.,rea, majority a.: f'".',t and s"if-
rcspcctlnc union -. good Americans
hcca,,x.. ~ tn" act:"ns rf 4 rI,n"r.tr 81
yiolrn: radicals WINS. ""rntnt''i III
much ar.,rrS - Mother I";I"~,
SIR WILFRID LAURIER