The labor world., 1920-02-21
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! S''EDIT|0N BILL:
Local Painters Union Adopts
" Resolutions Against Peace: :.
Time Espionage. ..

Allure" 2JOn0SOn, H.. "A. huZnak
and Joel Lichten were elected repre-
sentatives OF the Working Peoples
Non-Partisan Political League cen
trail committee Of Duluth by the To-
cal >Patnters'Munion last Tuesday eve
ming: The meeting, will be held at
Owls hall Sunday, Feb. 20. =.
The union discussed at some ,
length the new wage scale proposed
by the master painters. The men,
bers went on record against the
passage Of the Sterling Graham Sc
dition. bill in'sthe following resolu-::
ton: = = 80,
Whereas the Sterling Graham
peace time sedition bill If enacted by
congress will take away the liberties
OF the people, by placing them un-
der g. secret police surveillance more
abhorfent: than that Of any foreign
monarchy, by making all corre-
.spondence subject to scrutiny, CEN
~sorship and. destruction by the post
office: department.: Destroy the or
ganized labor movement by making.
the normal activities of the trade:
unions for: sedition, send to prison
any person or group of persons: who
seek to change the constitution of
the United States or seek redress: Of
grievance against the abuse Of any
federal officiaI and will "a bolish the;
fundamental principles Of democracy
: Of which we, are. SO proud, namely
free speech; mree: press and the right:
Of peacefully to assemble; and
Old Divine Right.
whereas, all sedition laws are an
instrument Of the divine: right of
kings; although the greatset sup
porter Of that pernicious fetish has
been dragged from, his: throne and.
a fugitive from Justice, a clique now
proposes, to-; establish in our country
the divine right OF kings stepehild,
sedition, therefore .
T. BE It Resolved, BY the; Brother
PaperhangersH, Of America Local
Union 1906 of, Duluth, minnesota,
that the Sterling Graham seditton :
bill is: a peaee-time ''espionage> act"'.
ard are therefore opposed to said
bill, or any law of a. similar nature
Resolution as follows was also:
adopted; praying for amnesty for all
political pfisohers':
=. Whereas The signing. of the peace
treaty. finds i'm American civil and
military prisons, or under bail pend
ing trial or appeal, large numbers
Of men, and women whose alleged
orense Isl Of q political nature; and
p whereas, The sole justifi cation
for: such prosecution and Himprison-
naent. that Of war time necessity, no
Il - .xo >-tn%~,..5~A
= =" = Amnesty for pr1soners. i. = 60,
Whereas, ! Inpall democratic coun-
trles sot Europe which have been: as
ISOLATED with >usi in the prosecution
OF: the war, full amnesty has been
granted to all!s POLITICAL. industrial,
and religious war. opponents: ..:.r
Be tt Resolved, that tits the sense
Of the Brotherhood of Painters: Dec
orators and Paaerhangers of Amer
lea Local Uniona LOG Or Duluth, Min
nesota, with q: membership Of 240
in our: organization. that the further
prosecution and imprisonment in the,
United States OF a body OF political
Offenders iss~contrary to-. the demo-
cratic idealisn,. and traditions of
freedom to = which our country Is =
committed: and : -.
BE: It Further Resolved: That we
accordingly urge upon, the President
Of: the United States, upon the at
torney general of: the United States.
the secretary, of war and he Amer1-
can Federation OF Labor, with all
the earnestness at our command, the
necessity OF granting an immediate |
amnesty to all prisoners whose re.
ngtous, POLITICAL, or economic be- I
hefs formed the basis Of their prose- |
cutten. trial and Imprisonment"