The daily worker., 1924-09-08
John WaIlstreet Davis
PeddIes PiffIe About
Some of Our Liberties
BY J. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

the bunk that he thinks will him in the White House
after the November elections Any intelligent human being
consider his anything but bunk But
that what expected from old party candidates. trying to
bunk the voters into casting their ballots for the Morgan
candidates
Davis would not dare utter his native state of West
virginia. the brand OF pe that he is peddng the
farmers. The workers in the mills coal mines of
West Virginia would only laugh at him. They would laugh
so uproarousy that they might be heard the entire
country, much to the discontinue Of Mr.. Davis.
Take this little gem, for instance uttered at Omaha
Nebraska:
when written we gave
to the Americans Of that
tain fundamental rights that
freedom of speech freedom
Of religious Worship to disturbed away
by any set Of men or any government"
went thru coal strike in West Virginia, in the
Paint and Cabin Greek districts, in 1918 But this strike
of czarst tyranny meted workers, anywhere
state OF West Virginia. the home state of Mr. Davis when-
the workers sought to enjoy the rights that Mr.
speaks of so gby in addressing the western farmers
Freedom of speech, procaims Mr. Davis
Yet this same Mr.. Davis knows that anyone caught
talking unonsm thru the unorganzed industries Of that
union organizer has been found dead along the railroad
tracks the highways of that state thrown from passing
to the next.
The only freedom of speech the West Virginia workers
to hear For instance Vote for Davis "vote for Cool
dgeT Or even n vUte for LaOette Because II socialist
cossacks club, as we'll as in West Virginia.
Freedom of assembly, procIaims Mr. Davis
That reminds me Of carefully planned meeting Of West
Virginia coal miners held a Sunday afternoon in a
izations in Russia under the did observe more
secrecy arranging their meetings, the outoheway
places than these American coal miners, practically all
American born West vginan mounaneers did prepar-
ing for their gathering.
Freedom of the person, procIaims Mr.. Davis.
There comes back to me the picture of the mother,
ers cabin Paint Creek The strike of the
miners had been evicted from their company
and lived in the neghborhood in tents Up along the side
of the mountain range there the railroad running along
the creek. They had had visit from the "Bu Moose
Special"
The special train of the "open shop" owners that
consisted OF two baggage with rapid firing sticking
heavily armed mine guards, called the "BuI Moose
Special because RoOseveIts candidate for governor had
been defeated for the presidency But the candidate Of Mr.
Davis WOodrOw r,S Wilson, was in the White House.
But the Bull Moose Special" in the dead of night with
lights OUT carefully made its way up Cabin Creek, silently as
possible, until abreast of the Miners Tent Colony
Then the murderous ewas turned loose from high powered
rifles and rapid fire machine guns The bullet that pierced
the foot of this mother of the coal had already passed
thru the wall of the house, and also penetrated the family
Bible lying table, besides which she sitting
Freedom Of the person." is ghasty Joke coming from
candidate for president the democratic ticket He has his
in the bullet holes that pierce the walls of West
Virginia's coal miners cabins.
Freedom Of religious worship, echoes Davis. That's
Soou JOke Inc W ~. -. puHuinSS InTuout Ine
coal fields usually nests Of mine guards, the hired
killers of the mine
The churches thruout the mine fields usually erected
with money furnished by the mine owners, company
property The preacher priest usually looks to the mine
for his livelihood and the mine looks his
religious hengs preach the doctrine that will best
serve his interests the doctrine of slave obey your master
"Freedom of the press" something that Davis for
got to mention.
During the 1918 coal strike in West Virginia, the only
workers turning out the only fighting working class
publication in the district wrecked by the agents Of the
mine Labor papers coming in from the outside,
thru the mails quickly conscated by servIe post
masters in the mining camps This is all retod the report
of the Senate Investigating Committee that investigated
the strike in 1913 But the report doubt submerged in
dust in the moudy archives of the Congressional Library
in Washington, D. &C.
Let the farmers Of the west know these things when
Davis addresses them Let them question Davis about these
conditions in his Davis will them.