Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-03-21 | Page 7 | Socialists Seek Prisoners' Release

SOCIALISTS SEEK PRISONERS' RELEASE As a part of their campaign seeking amnesty for "political prisoners--," Qg ,len socialists have adopted the following follow-ing resolution "Whereas, there rr now in jails and penitentiaries hundreds of political prisoners, sentenced to long terms of Imprisonment because of their opinions, opin-ions, and , ''Whereas, the results of the last gen-'eral gen-'eral election demonstrate tha.t the pen pie of this country are not in Sympathy jwlth the eavage and ruthless enforcement enforce-ment of war time laws In times of peace, nnd "Whereas, our government haa now released nnd pardoned the laat of the religious and conscient lous objectors to wm . therefore be It ' Kocolved. by the Socialist party of Weber county, tluit wo j,,in with the more than ono million other socialist, voters In America in demanding the immediate and unconditional rolMSS of all the remaining political prison-, era. including our leader, Kugene v. Oeba. ami the dlemlesal ot all auiUi iieniing against cltlxeha becauae the expressed their political opinions, audi "Keeolved, that .opus ol these reso-' lotions to forwarded lo the members of congress from Utah and furnished to the papers." Petition! for signatures are being Circulated by the local organization which ure to be pari of tho nation-wide petition for anuiest) Th,. petition is to be presented to congress early In April. .li.s Bather Friedman of New York j will address Q nuias meeting In the city I hall Thursday evening on the subject! of "Amnesty."