Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-28
DEBS RECEIVES
A REPRDMAND
FROM POLICE

Washington. D. e., Dec. 21.--Freed
BY. President Harding from Atlanta
federal penitentiary Eugene V. Dcbr,
Socialist leader. WAS rcprimanded to-
piEbt by Union Station police here for
making speech without a permit be-
fore leaving for Terrc Haute. Ind.
Before boarding his train Dcbs ad-
dresscd a crowd OF several hundred
persons in the station. expressing his
gratitude for his reception here and
closing with rcireration OF his oppo-
Sition to war Ind belief in the fore
love In the redemption OF the world.
No effort was made by uniformed
police to interfere with the address.
but Immediately upon it, conclusion
u plainclothcsman rushed up TO Dcbs
and demanded whether he had per
nit to speak in the station and on be-
ing Informed In the negative declared .
You have taken n great liberty
D.hs who hrd claspcd the plain
cioihcsnsn by the hand under the i'm
preston Tint he was we'll -wtsher
apolosiz.d and said he had not known
he was doing wrong.
After rather excited bickerinE with
reporters The plainclothesnnn de-
rtHred he was tho chief Of police OF the
Union Station. Hc said he had had no
special orders. but that the regulations
OF tho station forbid specchmakine e
without q permit.
i wish" pebs said. In his speech,
''to do myself the justice to return my
grateful thsnk,' Tor the Kindness
shown me hero. 1 also wish TO express
my gratitudS to the REPRESENTA- lives of
tho prcSs-whose courtesy. fairness
and Kindness has been beyond express
sion.
MANY disagree with mo in an eco
nomic aud social way. but We are all
human and one touch OF nature makes
tho whole world kin
D.bs raid that he loft Washington
"ntthout a tract OF bitteraesaPr hat
red" adding tsst many hate me but
that they were entitled to their feel
invs and tho expression OF them.
Il believe in free speech" he s.sid.
''Iu the expression OF these differing
opinions W. find our way TO higher
civilization.
with every drop OF blood in my
veins. I am opposed to war. Huma n
lifc is too sacred a thing to he spen,
In bloodshcd. Love IL the greatest
force in the world. love win redeem us.
love viii save us and write. our Nance
in the depths Of civilization
B,Ss and hts party are scheduled 10
reach indianapolis at 1880 o'cIccN to-
morrow afternoon and proceed from
thor. to Terrc Haute planning TO ar
rive about O'Clock tomorrow evening
IN time for a demonstration Of vel
come.
ppb- spent tho day here seeing call
srs heing interviewed and resting.
Among his visitors were Peter J. Mac
Svinev, brother Of the late lord mayor
OF Cork. and Frank Morrison. secte-
,aray OF the American Federation Of
Labor.
Definite plans Tor tho future. Dehs
declared. must await hia return home
aud hi rea diustment to changed con-
ditions sine his imprisonment. which.
h. SAID. nigh nrce ,giiate change of
me thod aitho n. was "unvarNius' In
his principles and ideals" He would
work he added. for the freedom Of
other prisoners and tho abolition o,
war.
Friends declared that an invitation
from the soviet government to visit
Russia awaited Dcbs and that he prob
ably would accept aud he indicated an
intention tn 40 abroad by announcing.
hir intention to geek vow from every
man. woman and child in this country.
or y country which hp might Visit. to
rcfuse to take up arms In warfare.