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AS IT IS IN SAN DIEGOLaura Payne Emerson) IBrThe vigilantes and police of San Diego, no doubt, are congratulating themselves on their I th victory in the late free speech fight, and from nole country comes the news forfalng for the purpose oflwlhandling the I. W. W. as they were handled In of8an Diego, Cal. da8unny San Diego hy the sea! The spot to PC which all the world is invited to come and thenjoy the glories of nature. The plutes toff®enjoy, rather, and the slaves to wait upon them. telt; If you were In some distant place and should hrread about 8an Diego as described by the capitalist press, you would think it a paradise where all things worked together for the common weal of man. And if you were to walkdoa/n Fifth street any evening you wouldswear we had free speech as on several streetcorners you would find assemblages of peoplelistening to some spell binder (?) and shouldbeJaJLideprdobryou visit the halls and churches any Lord'sDay you would think that all cults and doctrines might be propagated here, yet If youobserve closely you will find one organizationexempt from any such privilege, vis: The Industrial Workers of the World.»»Draw near to the street speakers and youwill find they are peddling patent medicine orsome other useless If not harmless dope, orbidding the poor devils set their eyes on that fair country across the river of death and Quit bothering about this one. This is a safe andfauratevcewlthEiviidepilt;cli*esane doctrine, for ir the poor working stirn will continue to look up into the sky and specu-|Lc late on an Imaginary mansion there they will r( never contend with the robbers here for pos- f« session of the earth. Socialists, SpiritualistsHoly Hollers, Methodists, Baptists, A. F. of L., IghDemocrats, Bull Moosers, and all the rest may find a place In 8an Diego, but not, not the|Di1. W. W.iniThe Holy ground between Fifth and 8ixth, on .ofE street, is vacant and lonely by night and by I stl day. That sacred spot where so many I. W. W. Iroi were clubbed and arrested last winter lies safe I beand secure from the unhallowed tread of the 1hated anarchist, and In fact, from all other hu-|se1 man beings. The street is paved, or grasswould no doubt spring up in the midst thereof,ror perhaps thorns and thistles.While they fought for the streets hero formeetings, the I. W. W. were told to rent hallsand conduct their propaganda there, but now%they find it impossible to get halls. Two propaganda meetings were held recently In Germania hall, bul as sdon as it was found they hadstarted regular meetings they were denied thator any hall.Evidently the owners of halls are Intimidatedpolice hgainstPorter, one of the lead *rs of tho vigilante gang,makes the rounds of the jobs and when herecognises an I. W. W. he orders the boss toSOIfeltinJult;bnArClitotinonthiA1fire hint.They call them the I won't works and declare they will not work, but the fact Is thatthe authorities, such as reign in San Diego,will not let them work If they can prevent it inthe hope they will be compelled to .cavc.It. Gosdcn, who served about six months Inthe county Jail here, on a conspiracy charge,stlt;nobut really for violating the street speaking ordinance. was, after the trial, released on probation. A day or two later he was arrested and I in tried for deportation. Thnt was more than two J Scshmonths ago.' He has not been deported norreleased. He is just held in jail. No reasonwhy be should be only that they have thepower and they, hold him.flcSo here we are in the midst of an organisedband of thugs, legal and extra tegal, who deny us all rights ilnd privileges. Perhaps there istriarno country In the world or no spot in this country where club and and gun, brute force andW(M(Ignorance reign more supreme than here in SanisDiego.They have the courts, the jails and gunsWhat are we going to do about It?wrgh
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Spokane Industrial Worker
Spokane, Washington, US
Thu, Oct 17, 1912
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