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L Number Twenty-One J
Outrageous !
It is infamous that Russian and Spanish
methods "should be imitated by officials in this
country. It is outrageous that men high in
authority should give countenance to these un-
American methods.
The way in which De Lara has been treated
in Los Angeles, is enough to make a right
thinking man’s blood boil. It is almost in
credible that such a violation of personal lib
erty should have taken place in the United
States. The man was seized, without war
rant, and was thrown into jail, and his own
wife was not permitted to see him. He had
not done a thing. It is not even certain that
he had used violent language.
So far as I can learn, De Lara is no more
of an anarchist than I am, —or than Profes
sor Ferrer was.
He is “an undesirable” to the Mexican
despot, Diaz, and apparently our Govern
ment is violating the fundamental principles
of our republic at the instance of Diaz.
The fact that De Lara is a Socialist, does
not justify the authorities in treating him
brutally and unlawfully.
Socialism can not be checked by furnishing
it fresh arguments against the existing or
der. t
When Democratic and Republican post
masters fail to deliver Socialist papers to their
subscribers, and then write lying cards to the
publishers, to the effect that the subscriber
“refuses” the paper,—none are hurt but those
of us who oppose Socialism. The postal au
thorities could not even kill my old People's
Party Paper by those tactics; and times have
changed since the Nineties.
