The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-11

ness men of Birmingham, supposed to
be leading citizens, he said, who did
not take the trouble to come to meet
ings OF this kind. They would
rather" he said "sit in front of their
fires and read Baldwins damnab BILE
lilies than to come to a meeting and
hear the 'clap-trap' of radicals. But
their time will come, and you people
of Mountain Terrace, Highland ave-
nue. and Glen Iris, it is going to reach
you and with greater force than it
has reached these working people
here.
In the morning papers, Baldwin
says that failure to find dynamiters
resulted in organization of intelli-
gence sectiens.' Intelligencer They
were organized after a 5000 reward
was offered. Men were wrongfully
and nnlawfully seized and kept in
prison by William l.. Baldwin and
their rights as American citizens
were trampled upon. Intelligence.
Dynamite in the Woods
Baldwin says that searches re-
suited in capture of enough dynamite
to blow UP Birmingham Where was
the dynamite captured? In the woods.
And who put it there?" Mr.. Altman
paused and prolonged applause filled
cut his sentence
Baldwin says that no man or his
family were made objects of any dis
courteous remarks by guardsmen. /
do not know what he calls dscour-
tesy, but to me the telling of a wom-
an to shut her damn mouth or she'd
wish she had is an act net worthy
of a man who is a man.
MAJ. Eucien G. Brown went to the
city commission and asked for a de-
bate here this afternoon. The COM
mission refused to acquiesce in such
foolish thing. He then went to Col.
I. o. Smith, head { some sort of
league. the Law Enforcement league,
believe he calls it, and got his in
dorsement. He then went to the sec
rotary of the Birmingham Athletic
club and TO two or three other clubs
that. / never heard OF. He went to
one of the contractors organizations
and to others that~do not call them
selves clubs. One of them was the
Junior Chamber of Commerce. : l
wonder why he did not go te the
Senior Chamber of Commerce? Cap
plause and laughing)
The point ] want to make Is this:
The Birmingham Athletic club and
no other club had a meeting on that
petition, and the men who signed it
did so without authority. The state
ment that these clubs requested
debate en- this issue is untrue
Mr.. Altman continued his relentless
attack on Major Baldwin, and also
criticised law enforcing authorities
for alleged lack Of recognition of
rights or the laboring people.
Birmingham must send a message
to the state and the country that She
will net abide these acts of usurpa-
ton and oppression that have been
practiced in our midst but that we
will cherish and protest the ideals of
freedom and liberty sent down to us
by our forefathers."-
Once Reached Too High
DO you hear anything from the
public when a working man is taken
out and flogged?" flared MIR. Alt
man. NO, you do not! But once the
floggers reached too high; they got
one outside the laboring class. And
what did you hear? a great mass
meeting was held at Capitol park, and
was there, because ] am always
looking out for facts These smooth
talking country club fellows that sit
complacently by when laboring men
are taken out and flogged were con-
sumed with righteous indignation.
Some fellow called for me to get up
and make falkland / have not got
ten up until yet.
THE other day there was flog-
ging in Avondale and one in East
Birmingham, and what did you hear
of it?
when these soldiers were going
about Selling men and throwing
them in prison. IL they had taken one
of this higher class you would never
have heard the last of it. Governor
Kilby would have recalled them. But