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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-31
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Aust Face and
eedom

that day were stirring the people into
frenzy against their real friends, in
Guiding Jefferson. AS a noted his
torian, Claude G. Bowers, recalls:
"Ruffians played the rogue's
march beneath Jefferson's Win
dows, his mail was burdened with
threatening letters; spies penetrat-
ed into his home to report his con-
versation. logged his footsteps and
watched his house. Timothy Pick
ering was feverishly searching
Jefferson's writings to find an iso-
lated phrase on which he could be
arrested for sedition.''
1t got so bad that Jefferson told
his great friend, James Madison, 81
shall discontinue writing letters as
much as possible, knowing that every
snare will be used to get hold of what
may be perverted"
Abuse was poured upon Jefferson,
Bowers says. The Federalist press
exhausted the vocabulary of villifi-
cation" and "the pulpit flung mud'.
Jefferson could stand the personal
attacks on him, but he was deeply
disturbed by "the cynical brutality
of the Federal courts in mock trials
of democratic editors, and the SNUG
complacency of government officials
when drunken mobs fell on editors
with guns and clubs"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-31
Each Generation
Win Battle For !

strong-arm mef : ID DOCKS In a
Next, the G. = s Council ord
cred Zenger's arrest. He went to
jail, refusing to tell who wrote the
articles he published.
Two of the liberty-loving lawyers,
Alexander and Smith, challenged the
credentials of the judge who was to
try Zenger. The judge, friend of
Crosby, promptly disbarred Alex
ander and Smith, and Zenger went
to trial without lawyer to defend
him.
Just as he was arraigned, however,
another lawyer, Andrew Hamilton,
rose in court and announced he was
there as defense counsel for Zenger.
Hamilton admitted the newspaper
publisher had repeatedly violated
the seditious libel law. But, he told
the jury, "there is higher law"
at is not the cause of poor
printer, nor of New York alone,
which you are trying" Hamilton de-
clared. cit is the cause of liberty.
Your upright conduct today will not
only entitle you to the love and es-
TEEN of your fellow citizens; but
every. man who prefers freedom to a
life of slavery will bless and honor
you as men who baffled tyranny and
laid a noble foundation for the right
to speak and write truth"
The jury-composed almost en-
tirely of carpenters, blacksmiths,
tailors, and other "tradesmen"-de-
fled the arrogant British governor
and acquitted Zenger. Thus ended
a glorious chapter in the story of
human freedom, but the fight was
far from won.
ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWS
OF 1898
Another attempt to throttle lib
erty came so soon after the Ameri-
can Revolution that it astonished
Thomas jefferson, who had written
the Declaration of independence and
led the battle for the Bill of Rights.
The ragged and hungry soldiers of
the Revolution fought to make Amer
lea free, but soon after the war was
won, the Federalist Party, headed by
Hamilton, got control of
the government. That party repre-
sented rich merchants, bankers, man
and spectators who, like
hated democracy and even
talked of setting up king in this
The Federalists were Infatuated by |
The French Revolution, which was
overthrowing kings and mobiles.
The PORCUPINE, Federalist news
paper speaking for Hamilton, de-
bounced all revolutions as the work
If "knaves, fools and philosophers"
BY the latter term, they were hitting
1T Jefferson, the great philosopher
If the American Revolution.
First, by violence and intimidation,
he Federalists destroyed the "Demo-
ratio societies" which were defend
ng liberty and democracy. Next, the
Federalists passed the infamous
allen and sedition" laws, and reign
# terror began.
Anyone who dared to question the
wisdom or justice of these laws was
denounced as traitor. Even feder-
i judges, in speeches to juries, sang
he praises of these tyrannical laws
nd denounced their critics. FEEDER
list newspapers published state
nents like this: .
"When a man is heard to in
weigh against the sedition law, he
deserves to be suspected"
The purpose was to brighten the
eople into silence, and jefferson
vas appalled,. He saw that the re-
ctionaries were out to crush free
peech and democracy, by force if
ecessary.
EMERSON BECOMES A 4
'ARGET FOR ABUSE
MoopxUbi1o tho UMoCo,+L.y, r
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-31
OTHER INSTANCES OF
INTIMIDATION

For example, Matthew Lyon, g
Vermont patriot, editor and congress.
man, referred to Federalist Presi-
dent Adams continual grasp for
power and ridiculous pomp'. For
this, Lyon was arrested for 'sedition'
convicted in farcical trial, and con-
veyed by armed men on horseback
to loathesome Jail.
Nothing was too petty for the in
quisitors. When an illiterate Revo-
lutionary soldier, David Brown, was
found distributing attacks of his own
crude composition on the sedition
law, he was denounced as 'Jefferson's
agent paid to spread sedition.' Drag
ged before Judge Chase, the grand
inquisitor, he was fined beyond all
reason and sent to Jail for year and
half"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-31
BOLD DECISION TO DEFEND
FREEDOM OF PRESS

Perhaps they were thinking of the
time, way back in 1875, when there
was not yet any United States, and
the colony of New York was ruled by
Governor namxd William Crosby,
appointed by the British King.
Crosby was an avaricious fellow
whose main aim was to get rich quick
at the expense of the colonists. He
also was an arrogant tyrant and he
had far too much power. Under the
law at that time, it was illegal even
to criticize the Governor. No mat
ter how true the criticism, it was
"seditious libel"
Three New York lawyers-Lewis
Morris, James Alexander and Will
liam Smith-got fed up with Crosby's
tyranny and decided to do something
about it. They set up newspaper,
which could be done for few dol
lars then.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-07-31
ZENGER is JAILED, TRIED
AND ACQUITTED

The British governor was enraged
and struck back. First, he tried to
get the the New York Assembly and
Grand Jury to act against Zenger,
but they refused. Then, Crosby had
one of his slaves publicly burn copies
of the JOURNAL, just as Hitler's
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01
MORE ABOUT
Man Of Year
Continued from page 1


as Rudy" to his people, has held
various positions of leadership and
responsibility in the Filipino Com
munity of Seattle and thereby
rendered public service to his
countrymen. But aside from these
public services. Rudy has also
identified himself in many pri-
vate movements that directly or
indirectly benefited his people.
To mention just a few Of his
admirable services: he has spon-
sored scholarships at the Univer-
sity of Washington for Filipino en-
tering freshmen; he has donated
substantially to public and pri-
vate charity in the city; during
the year 1852, especially, he has
entertained a number of Korean
veterans at a Thanksgiving din
ner; and at the Christmas party
for the Filipino community chill
dren, Rudy distributed cash
Christmas gifts to all the chill
dren present.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01

out regularly until February
1897.
Philippine-American Tribune
In the fall of 1895, Duyungan
sold the Chronicle to his business
manager, Cornelio B. Mislang,
and the Chronicle came out with
Mislang as publisher and Frank
Alonzo as editor. Two months
later, the Chronicle was sold to
Frank Alonzo. Alonzo issued the
publication under the name of
MISREPRESENTATION Tribune, and
in it's masthead appeared Frank
Alonzo as editor and publisher,
and Johnny Francisco as bust
ness manager.
Filipino Citizen
For two years, the Philippine
American Tribune and the Phil
ippine Advocate were the only
Filipino publications in the
Northwest, except for a short
time when the Filipino Citizen,
came to the field in December
1885 and lasted only three
months. The Citizen was edited
by Antonio Abellera with An
tonic Verceles as business man.
ager, and later with Johnny
Pierce as president of the Citizen
Publishing Company.
ITO be continued in the Feb
ruary issue of the Filipino
FOrum).
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01

AMI to mention those whom IN
has helped in their direst hour d
need at various times-whether 10
help them get a start in bushes
or to tide them over temporary
during business slump, or to just
cheer them up on a dreary white
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recognized by his people, and IN
der the auspices of the Filipino
American Athletic Club, Rudy wal
given due recognition, and wa
presented a trophy symbolic d
that honor bestowed upon him al
imam of the year" And Seattle
first citizen, Mayor Pomeroy pre-
scented the award.
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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01

made against him is only logical
and permissible. But Ruiz show
ed the poorest taste and a sad
deficiency of good breeding when
he injected his "defense" at a
dinner given to honor a high Of
fetal of the Philippine Govern
ment, and to which dinner Ruiz
was only invited as a guest. Ruiz
eDcroached upon the goodness
and hospitality of the Abrenian
Club by bringing a sour note
into its otherwise enlightening
and entertaining program.
Let Ruiz discuss the charges
we made if he dares to. We will
meet him any time, anywhere;
and we are ready to support our
contention with irrefutable evil
dence.
What we printed in our May,
1850 issue about Ruiz are facts,
plain facts, and not opinion.
What we think of Ruiz -is-an
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01

Review. It was edited and publish
ed by Vicente o. Navea, who then
was an ardent advocate of the
Filipino Clubhouse Fund. The
Review and the Forum clashed
on the Clubhouse Fund issue,
with the Digest on the neutral
line. The Review, founded in
1929, lasted until 1881. The
Digest stopped publication in
1929, and the Forum in 1880.
The Philippine Monthly
In the fall of 1880, after the
suspension of the Filipino Forum,
the Seattle Filipino Outlook came
out in three issues, edited and
published by Victoria Acosta
Velasco. For more than a year,
the Pacific Northwest Filipinos
were without a mouthpiece. Then
in 1892, an energetic young
Filipino student at the University
of Washington ventured into the
newspaper game and put out the
Philippine Monthly. 1t was edited
by J. C. Dionisio, Jr., with J. R.
Dionisio, Sr., as business man
ager. (Dionisio later edited the
Filipino Pioneer in Stockton,
California;. The Philip n e
Monthly was printed in magazine
formal, and lasted only four
months.
Philippine-American Chronicle
From the suspension of the
Philippine Monthly in February
1898 to 1884, the Pacific North
west was without a Filipino pub
LEGATION. The late Virgil S.
Duyungan, then up-and-coming
Filipino labor leader in the
Northwest, and who started a
cannery workers union in Seat
tie in 1888, undertook the pub
LEGATION of a newspaper devoted
to his labor activities, and in
September 1884, he put out the
Philippine American Chronicle,
with Frank Alonzo as editor, and
Cornelio B. Mislang as business
manager. Keeping out of the
staff, Duyungan dictated the pol
icies of the Chronicle and hired
enthusiastic young men to edit
his paper.
Philippine Advocate
In December 1884, the two
former rivals in newspaper pub
fishing, Vicente o. Navea and
Victoria Acosta Velasco, talked
it over" and decided to put W
another one. The result was the
establishment of the Philippine
Advocate, which came out with
an initial Rial Day number in
December 1894 with Victorio
Acosta Velasco as editor Simeon
Doria Arroyo as associate editor
and Vicente o. Navea as business
manager. 1t was printed in maya
| zine formal. Early in the spring
of 1895, the Advocate was print
ed as a regular monthly news
paper, with Pho De Cano acquir
ing controlling interest in the
publication. The Advocate came
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01
The Filipino Forum

In the fall of 1928, a year after the
establishment of the Digest, another pap
er came into the field. This was the Fill
Pine Forum, edited and published by Vic
torio Acosta Velasco. A keen rivalry took
place between the Digest and the Forum.
At that time the Filipino Clubhouse Fund
of Seattle became a subject of discussion
of paramount importance. The Digest,
being editorially silent on the issue, an
other publication joined the Digest and
the Forum and came out as The PHILIPPINE
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01
Fi1iDinO Publications In
The Pacific Northwest
By Victoria Acosta Velasco
Editor & Publisher, Filipino Forum
SECOND INSTALLMENT

On last months issue started The discussion with
the founding of the first Filipino publication in the Pacific
Northwest the philippine Seattle Coonst, in 1924 fol-
lowed by the philippine Digest" and the Philippine
American Review."-Editor).
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01
TIME
with the editor

julius B. Ruiz is again belly
aching about an item written
about him in the FORUM few
years ago. To put our discussion
in a better perspective, we are
quoting what we printed in this
column which brought Ruiz an
attack of high blood pressure.
In the May, 1850 issue of this
paper we printed in this column
as follows:
''We were amused with an ed
itoriaI note in the Philippines
Herald (ManiIa) of August 21,
1919, which, speaking of j.
(Julius) b. Ruiz, states: He
was editor ad publisher of
the tabloid weekly, the Philip
pines Newsletter, before he vOlu-
unteered to the U. s. Army :
"There are two glaring errors
in the quotation: first, the Phil
ippines Newsletter was not a
weekly. 1t was announced as a
monthly publication, but the only
times we noticed it were when
its editor was working in Alas
kan canneries and he published
it on the side to augment his
summer earnings; second, Julius
b. Ruiz could not have vOlun-
teered to join the q. S. Army
when as of April 10, 1912, Mr..
Ruiz made written request to a
Seattle Draft Board through the
ANN
borers' Union, Local z,
UCAPAWA, of which Ruiz was
a member, that his induction into
the Army be deferred. Ruiz was
finally indicted into the U. S.
Army after Local z failed to get
a 'deferment' for him through
the local draft board.
''Ruiz has been noted for in
accuracies in his reporting, and
we will not be surprised if he,
himself, supplied this data to the
Philippines Herald for which he
is now working"
we SCul d COPJ vi LIlC II OLhO AfA
in which the foregoing quotations
appeared to julius B. Ruiz in
Manila in care of the Philip
pines Herald. We wanted him to
read what was written about
him, for we believe that fairness
dictates that he be informed of
what is said or written in his alb
sence. thereby giving him an OPP
portunity to make any correction
he deemed proper.
Ruiz read the statements
above quoted. He never wrote
to us to answer the charges we
made.
Then at a dinner hOnOring
Consul BhilIantes at the .Kians
Nam Cafe on December 20, 1852
under the auspices of the Abren'
ian Club, Ruiz cried that he was
attacked while he WIS away, thai
the editor of the publication thai
printed the attack had the nerve
to send him a copy of the paper
Ruiz should be thankful that the
editor saw 1t fair to send him
copy of the paper so that HI
would know what was sait
against him. If Ruiz has an!
sense of fairness, he should b.
able to appreciate the trouble
taken in sending him a copy o
the paper in which somethin;
unpleasant was printed abou
him. Or wouId Ruiz prefer to b.
unadvised about the attack
against him, thereby placing hin
in a position where he could no
make any reply in his defense
The main gist of the quota
ton above is that the HERALI
made two errors about Ruiz. lie
Ruiz refute the corrections VIZ
made if he can. We made the
charges; let Ruiz defend himseli
from the charges if he feels he
has been upipstly criticised,.m
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1953-01-01

Patronize Our Advertisers
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Egg Marke. Unsettled.
yesterdays Quotations. J

Eggs: Market unsettled Large. J.
"a cents lower. and mediums generally
l-2 cents lower. Arrivals conSidcra
lighter than those of the previous two
days. Floor stocks fully ample but
trading Just fair.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers: Large, minimum 30 per cent
A quality whites 50-5Oia: brown and
mixed colors. 49ia-5l. Mediums. min
imum so per cent A quality whites.
46-4S: brown and mixed colors 46-IS.
Receipts Eggs. 1.495 cases.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Business Briefs

Bank cIearingS in 25 leading
cities in the week ended Deem
ber 8 totaled $17,199, $40, 900
compared with $16,946. 1896, 900 in
the previous week and $16,356,-
931 900 in the like week a year
ago.-Dun & Bradstreet.
Business Loans by member
banks in the week ended Deem
ber 2 totaled $23,134,O00. 900,
down $71 million from the pre-
vious week and up $4 million
from the like week a year ago
Federal Reserve Board.
Eastman Kodak Co. announced
SO wage increase for it's $4,000
employees beginning next year. 1t
will cost the company about $40
million.
Chrysler Corp. announced
plans to lay off $3.50 workers at
its Dodge and Chrysler auto
plants in Detroit. A cut in pro-
duction schedules was given as
the reason.
Life InS. Assoc. of Amer. an
nounced election of Louis w.
Dawson. president of Mutual
Life ms. Co. of New York, as
president.
New York Telephone Co. in 10
months ended October 81 earned
$53,951 .548 VS.. $50,019,308 in
1852 period.
Intl. Tel. & Tel. g. subs. in 9
months ended September 30
earned $14,926,394 OF $2.O8 a
share VS.. $15,926,394 or $2.14 in
1852 period.
Sthn. New England Tel. in 10
months ended October 81 earned
S6,91S.737 VS.. $6,589,659 in 1852
period.
City Stores Co. in IL months
ended October 81 earned S4,934,-
UOO or SILT a share VS.. $3,947,-
600 or $1.69 in 1852.
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. in
9 months ended September 80
earned $3.812.047 or S7.63 a
share VS.. $3,949,87O or $8.45 in
1852 period.
General Shoe Corp. in year
ended October 81 earned $685.
829 or $4.30 a share VS.. $3,34O,503
or SAIL in 1852.
Oh. st. p, MpIs. G. ON. Rwy.
IN 10 months ended October 81
had a loss of $2.951.127 VS.. a loss
of $2,376,381 in 1852 period.
r. Hoe & Co. in year ended
September 80 earned $1.149749
or SLAP a share VS.. $1,031,925 or
$1.14 in 1852.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
tobacco Stocks Stage
Recovery While Rest
OF LIST Is Depressed
BY the Assoeiated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 10
Strength in tobacco shares pro-
vided the only bright spot in
an otherwise slightly lower
stock market today.
Most tobacco stocks showed
improvement, with gains reach
ing around a point at the out
side. Brokers said they con-
Sidered the rebound normal
after the heavy selling of these
shares yesterday on renewed re-
ports linking smoking with lung
cancer.
Lower groups included the
steelS, motors, rubberS, coppers
and mail orders. Irregular
were the utilities, rail, oils
chemicals and aircraftS. Trad
ing was fairly active.
Among the better performers
was Sunbeam Manufacturing,
ahead more than point at
one time after announcement
of a stock dividend and an ex-
ira cash disbursement. Good
rich was under pressure, off
more than point in morning
dealings.
Burlington Mills again was
active, showing a small loss.
Brokers said they could see no
special reason for this activity,
but noted that most textile
shares have been dictated" for
months because of poor business.
Stocks declining included Re-
public Steel. Chrysler, Mont
gomery Ward. United Aircraft,
American Woolen. Allied Chemi-
cal, Pennsylvania Railroad, Sin
clair Oil and Kennecott. Frac-
tionally higher were General
Motors. Boeing, Du Pont, Ze-
NTH. New York Central and
Cities Service.
Government bonds moved
higher in the over e-counter
market. Corporate issues were
quiet and steady.
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec 10 lP (USDA) -
Salable hogs. 5000; very active, 75-1 ,25
higher on butchers and sows; market un-
even; most choice 1SO-25O-pound butch
ers, "a 00-24.50. with 24.50 paid freely
for weights under 230 pounds; around 3
Weishts Weight 33soe4 H6S' %; most S'S1pG1na s5do9uoa
pound sows. 20.O0-21.i5; a few lighter
weights. 22.o0; early clearance; shippers
Salable cattle. $500; calves, 400
slaughter steers and heifers slow; steady
to weak with Wednesdays low close
cows uneven; Gamers and cutters ac-
tive, strong to fully 25 higher; utility
and commercial cows slow, steady to
weak: bulls steady; vealerS steady to
90 higher; good to choice steers. is 56-
- 90; some heavy steers sold consider
ably higher: utility to low good steers.
13.00-lS.00; two loads choice and prime
l,023pound heifers, 24.25; good to low
choice heifers. 16.00-2O.0O utility to
low, good grades, 10.00-1 90; utility
Gamers and cutters. S50-1O.00; utility
and commercial bulls, IL 30 IA. 90: COM
mercial to choice vealers. 17.50-33 90;
Gull and utility S.00-16.00.
Salable sheep, $500; general grade
slaughter lambs mostly steady TO weak;
instances 20 lower; good and choice
choice and prime; 2O,5Q and . 90, lat
"a. .00-17 90; cuilS, 1000. Ii. O6; mostly
choice lambs carrying fall shorn pelts.
1S.50-1S.75: Gull to choice slaughter
ewes. = 5O-6 al
Evening star., 1953-12-10
Chain Store Sales
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO Dec. 10 B.-Soybeans ap-
peared to have recovered. at least tenn
porarily. on the Board Of Trade today
from yesterdays acute spell of weakness
one time supported in part BY overnight
sale OF 550,000 bushels to Japan and a
nrmlng tone in fats and oils markets
however.
Wheat, near the end of the first hour,
was unchanged to a lower, December,
2.93ls corn, "a, to q. lower, December
cember, -7734; soybeans u lower to 81
higher, January. 3.03l4. and lard 10 to
~ cents q hundred pounds higher. De-
While soybeans gave a. good account
of themselves in early dealings today
some brokers felt the sharp drop in the
previous session was likely to be fol-
technical structure. Many traders be-
lieved soybeans have been overheard"
on the sensational upturn since August
Interest was expected to center on
offers, cash soybeans Thus far. offer
ings have been quite light. This has
been coupled with good export demand
to propel the. market to new. highs each
time it has shown signs Of slipping.
In the early dealings, wheat also
weakest on the board at the finish yes
terday, closing at the days lows when
everything else was staging a small rally
in the Anal minutes. Evidently the drop
brought in buying from investors who
thought thev saw a bargain.
Great Britain took little corn over
nieht, which was help to the yellow
cereal. Cash receipts totaled l02 cars.
Local traders were cautioned in view
of the expansion in country offerings of
cash grain Yesterday, 1t was considered
possible the sudden increase in bookings
might be for shipment to this market
after the turn of the year.
sharp upturn in live hog quotations,
rejecting much lower receipts than ex-
pected also aided seed grains. as well
as lard. Snow and cold weather were
a further stimulant to buying in corn
and oats