Show an open letter to james dunn lii iii the last hist issue of at gilb trail I fript you stated state that the chief of polive cof of salt laka proposed propose 4 to stop bertain street nico meetings tings 11 you designated tile the meetings LIS 0 so o attacked as t anarchistic and defamatory y atlow allow att alt us its tt t tell you that you are arc misinformed thase are not anarchistic meetings meeting 1 they are aie socialist meetings As arf for foi tile the defamatory part it is lived livedus ls to say hay that there are arc lit ab daf imatt iry lie ili mado adent at so calist duct kiiss I 1 anyhow do 10 yo you LI know knoof a any hy public speaker who l nn an belch foith vivid lo 10 to the salt lake police lie we itil glit overl dorc boiu misstate of the barta had you not ad licit the declaration that you approved of hief barlows Iku lowa action lir ity 4 fow few light words yott passed off the matla matter but we want to tell you that by making that brief statement you have put before the public as an all bemy to tile most sa lre l red re d right that w men an enjoy the right to aroa speech an d assemblage wo we itic mn your position not only be cause we are socialists but because we arb arc citizens of a 4 government your attitude is amen aco to very every e man who has the cour ago to declare his convictions be lie reformer fornier re I 1 or disciple if the police c can i suppress socialists tile they can also suppress tiny any other political organization or an any religious organ organization as their interests or caprice may dictate and tile the spirit of tile the constitution would be a trampled in tile the dijt t let us its suggest it to your mind a i few facts which you either do not no t comprehend or which you wilfully ove overlook alook wo socialists have a local organization aaion in every city and t town owl in the united states with active tl workers and GO 60 periodicals one of them tham having the largest paid in advance subscription list in america we vc maintain this organization for the tit purpose of fighting the present sy system itam of capitalistic production and distribution of social wealth the system whose fruit is poverty ty and palaces riches and rags every member is a self appointed militant committee of one and each issue is of every paper fires a broadside into tile graft and injustice of class government ern ment we investigate i wo we keep a it close watch on oil events of the alio lay day and when we ive find individual camis of bf graft and injustice we spread the news broadcast throughout the nation now suppose mr dunn tit eliat t we had been denied free speech and free fice press here are a few of the reforms that would have been left undone anil and esbine porno of tile contemplated tem plated crimes that would have icen been thero there would have been no investigation of rotten meat kivat in chicago tile liberty loving dowitz would have been sent back to russia in iii chains belts part all alton steal would never have become public president c nt diaz of mexico would not now be known for what it ho is the arch mur murderer dorer of two continents the postal savings agitation would not today bo a crystallized into an net act of congress moyer heywood and pettibone would have baptized tile the altar of liberty with their life blood the three mexican patriots pa riots eliose wh ose names and deeds have lately latel been in the papers would have long since ceased singing their songs or of freedom do you want to sup suppress pless us its you suggested that other r cities ought to follow salt lakes lead however it would atwould lie impracticable to do it in if you started in ill to jail the socialists of voll you would have both jails full in 15 n i aiutes and you you would have to hold an all overflow overflow meeting out on the lawn so you want to suppress free speech in all seriousness se riot james dunn the spirit of joseph smith ought to haunt you oil and torment you yet until you yott fully repent of ever barbai harboring ing such a sentiment an ali outrageous r position pos at best your attitude is made still moro more sible 1610 by tile the fact that you represent a church whose seed sprung but lit yes cerday from a martyrs blood the file founder whose works you cherish was suppressed hounded and persecuted ted to death rot for convictions your alonce pioneers rs felt in great men measure stife the basli of the oppressor today your missionaries taste that same sweet christian charity yet belio behold 1 boll gather r up these shafts of venom veil in and with almost savage zeal you hurl them nt at another what will it profit you thirty million revolutionary men women and children ire are marching to lay day the world to the vibrant strains of the cap shafts unjust as they are arc will not turn that advancing column you doubtless doubt lesi know that the oer ler man inan kniser kaiser forbid mormon miss ion aries tt ti pl proselyte in ilia ili he also sc ei s but when lie saw liay tho the only effect his h awas 6 tolt y 0 I 1 I 1 up tip million socially 17 7 I 1 I 1 ed edi it tolT oft it be police fo I 1 r you to tako a lesson from hinabe before you malco a large socialist ai CA ofa G t 0 right L at your very df law Ii ina ithe tin mett meantime litimo wo will hold 1111 4 I 1 william in c constantos 11 em ambiance embra biance and as our eipl we will all shout toge together flier floch der kniser dunn socialists OF |