Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-28
COPS REPR|MAND
GENE DEBS FOR
MAKING SPEECH
Socialist Leader Speaks at
Washington Without Per-
nit; Didn't Know He Was
Doing Wrong, Says.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Freed pS,
President Harding from Atlanta
federal penitentiary, Eugene "
Debs socialist leader, was reprl-
manded tonight by Union station
police here for making a speech
without a permit before leaving
for Terre Haute, Ind.
Before boarding his train Debs
addressed q crowd of seVeral
hundred persons in the station, eX-
pressing his gratitude for his
reception here and closing with
a reiteration of his opposition to
war and belief in the force of love
in the redemption of the world.
No effort was made by uni
formed police to interfere with
the address, but Immediately upon
its conclusion, a plain clothes man
rushed up to Debs and demanded
IL he had a permit to speak in
the station and on being informed
in the negative declared: You
have taken great liberty"
Dcbs Apologies.
Debs, who had grasped the plain
clothes man by the hand under
the impression that he was a we'll
wisher, apologized and said he
had not known he was doing
wrong.
After rather excited pickering
with reporters, the plain clothes
man declared he was the chief of
police of the Union station. He
said he had had no special orders
but that the regulations Of the.
station forbid speechmaking with
out a permit.
81 wish" Debs said in his
speech, ito do myself the justice
to return my grateful thanks for
the kindness shown me here. l
also wish to express my gratitude
to the representatives of the press
whose courtesy, fairness and
kindess has been beyond express
sion.
MANY disagree with me in an
economic and social way, but we
are all human and one touch of
nature makes the whole world
kim"
Believes In Free Speech.
Debs said that he left Washing
ton without a trace of bitterness
or hatred" adding that many
hate me-" but that they were
entitled to their feelings and the
expression of them.
II believe in free speech" he
said. I'm the expression of these
differing opinions we find our way
to higher civilization.
with every drop of blood
In my veins, L am opposed to
war. Human life is too
sacred q thing to be spent in
bloodshed. Love Is the great
est force In the world, love
Will redeem us, love will save
us and write our names in the
the depths of civilization"
Debs and his party are sched-
uled to reach indianapolis at 1870
p. m., tomorrow and proceed from
there to Terre Haute, planning to
arrive about z O'Clock tomorrow
night in time for a demonstration
of welcome.
Debs spent the day here seeing
callers, being interviewed and rest
ing. Among his visitors were
Peter j. MacSwiney, brother of the
iate Lord Mayor of Cork, and
trank MORRISON. secretary of the
American Federation of Labor.
Definite plans for the future
Debs declared, must await his re.
turn nome and his readjustment
TO changed conditions since his
Imprisonment which, he said
might necessitate a change of
method, although he was "un-
'Varylng" in his principles and
deals" He would work, he added,
Tor the freedom of other prisoners
ana the abolition of war.
May Visit rtuss;a.
Friends declared that an invita-
tion from the soviet government TO
visit Russia awaited Debs and thar
ne probably would accent and he
indicated an intention to go abroad
Dy announcing his intention 10
seek VOW from every man,
woman and child in this countrv
or country which he might
visit; to refuse to take up arms in IN