The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-10-03


What can you do?
Why, protest, protest, until this
young Christian shall be unshackled,
until this torture be ended.
Write to Congressman Carl w.
Riddick at Washington, D. C. /
| Write to Senator Myers at Wash Ii
| ington, D. c..
Write to Senator T. ]. Walsh,
Washington, D. c..
Write or wire Secretary of War,
Newton D. Baker, Washington, D. c.
Write to President Wilson, Wash
ington, D. C.
And if these men have human heart
heart beating in their brests, if they
are human beings, they will see to it
that the tortures Of this young man
is ended before they sleep another
wink; if they will not do it for the
sake of the love of humanity, they
will do it for the love and honor OF
: their country, for the love Of the old
, flag.
! And don't you, if you are human,
let this young man suffer another
, moment for the want Of any activity
+ on your part.
$ Write letter of protest, clip and
4 enclose this article, to some one OF
4 the above gentlemen, and the prison
n doors will open for this boy, and this
a disgrace to our country ended.
" Act now for this fellow man is suf-
fering!
= Also, ask your congressman to in
vestigate the tortures taking place in
e American prisons.
n We reprint the following article
II written for and published in a paper
IS in London, England, concerning the
r torturing of prisoners in the prisons
X of the United States. Read it through
IS and then do your part to change con-
Id ditions here:
~ ~ DUNGEONS IN AMERICA, 1919
ri Letter sent Workers Dreadnought,
10 London, by a regular correspond
orl ent, August, 1919
zn Publicity has caused certain desired
Mt changes recently made in the treat
ment of conscientious objectors In
It. United States prisons, and the change
~ have benefited all prisoners, though
no aimed directly for the relief OF one
class of prisoners only. 1t is my be
a lief that publicity in English paper
of about atrocities in American prison
is is most helpful, and therefore | ad
dress the readers Of the Workers
Dreadnought.
More than half the political prison
ers have been released. Manaclln
to the doors of the cells have bee
,rv forbidden. Further publicity will Sc
nd. cure additional consideration.
is The writer visited Alcatraz Militar
ION
air Prison IN August, I9lS' anu hou ~.
in talks with four of the consclentlou
ept directors, and on the next DAY hao
,es. long talk with one who had been II
\ a leased and could speak more freei
till and more bitterly than can those
ork confinement.
ish There were at that time about sll
nth tv conscientious objectors IN tn:
ovs prison, which is on an island IN u
in Bay Of San Francisco. The notorlo,l
on dungeons were that week empty. Z
Ien- cement floors were being laid IN Il
dungeons. it was correctly surmls'
~ that an official investigation WI
arv ahout to be made. A few days afte
can wards. the expected investigation to-
avs nlace. being made by officers appolr
no ed bv congress. For months congre
dav has been Informed by friends OF pr
onnrs as to the treatment In all lie
ON eral prisons.
seph Those dungeons snouio oe oooUitI So;
now again and again uIi.ii pop 49,,
, in rrison wake up and demand cnans
ring If dogs or cats or hoise1 49,
I fined in such places, the humane !
,,o,,, cieties would act at once to reles
as tber, and to punish their oppresso
We Rnt human beings are shut up IN CO
sent damp, dark dungeons IN ~ 49,
esti- SCOTS novels-aiio wis., 4la 2 2
eminent treats men worse tnan III
viduals are permitted TO tfeat oog
IS. One of the political prisoners,
then absolutist who refuses all mllt'
tbe service. and has done so from
this voluntary surrender to the autn'
= ties in June, 1917, said ne shlve
% constantly days and nights until
man blankets were given to hlm ana
If was permitted to keep them days
+he well as nights. The previous all
ance had been two for night use o.
Ha was sure the extra blankets
times times suited from publicity and that
uo,,ld in future would get four blankets
" y - -: - T,o,.a was not even plank to
- 80 on at night, but stone floor !,
+h;s o;r was that of a deep cellar WITT
tipped ventilation, Inc ulev le ND an al
stake, ounces Oh preau "a, q aa ,-ae ,,otbin
t.d tba dungeon but the prisoner an
nou -; ~ oanr not even a stool. But
- worst feature of all, he SAID, was
.1,+ oor,n1ate darkess for fourteen
aoous - ,s;rbts He could not see
Wlpeu oiio ;,,cbac from his face.