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Illinois vs. August Spies et al. trial evidence book. People's Exhibit 33.
The Alarm (Newspaper) article, "Seat of War," 1884 Dec. 13

1 p.
Introduced into evidence during testimony of Eugene Seeger (Vol. K p. 627-634), 1886 July 29.
Transcript of article.


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People's Ex. 33

The Alarm, Dec. 13, 1884.

Seat of War.

The industrial war, between the poor and the rich is daily intensifying and broadening. During the week past the power of government through the authority of law has made itself manifest on four different occasions by the use of military force. The militia has been called out to suppress the working men on strike at Des Moines, Iowa, Norwalk, Conn., Straitsville, Ohio, and Port Huron, Ontario, Canada. We take this occasion to point out the fact that the propertied class everywhere and always fall back upon the use of force, and coerce when they fail to persuade the wageworkers. In the midst of such a struggle to talk of peace and peaceful methods to obtain the rights of the enslaved workers is blasphemous and exasperating to the last degree. To arms, fellow men!


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