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[begin strike] Des Moines, Iowa.
November 14, 1915. [end strike]

RESOLUTION

Whereas, we the working people of Des Moines in mass meeting assembled,
have learned that Joseph Hillstrom is being unjustly held in jail at Salt
Lake City,Utah,under sentence to die on Nov. 19, 1915:

WHEREAS, we from all accounts of his trial have become convinced that
the said Joseph Hillstrom is innocent of the crime of which he is accused
and is merely a victim of conspiracy,due to hatred and prejudice on
account of his activity in the labor movement;

WHEREAS , Joseph Hillstrom never had a fair trial;

WHEREAS, he has been denied a new trial in spite of the gravest errors
in his trial;and

WHEREAS, this innocent man is in imminent danger of being judicially
murdered,due to the stubborn prejudice of his judges,and

WHEREAS,these same judges in the Board of Pardon have tried to justify
their position by slandering the character of the man,by falsely imputing
to him a criminal record;

THEREFORE,BE IT
RESOLVED, that we,one for all,and all for one,demand that the executive
of Joseph Hillstrom be stayed,and that he be immediately liberated or granted
a new trial.

The sentence has been pronounced by men,and it can be set aside by men
as long as Hillstrom is alive. Law was made for the sake of man and not
man for the sake of the law. And be it further

RESOLVED,that we condemn as cowardly the action of the Board of Pardons
in falsely imputing,through the press,a original record to a man whom they
deny the right to defend himself; and be it further

RESOLVED,that,should contrary to our expectations,the sentence ^(be) carried
out,we shall hold the authorities of Utah responsible for such an outrage;
and be it further

RESOLVED, that these resolutions be immediately communicated to the press
to the president of the United States,to the governor of Utah and to the
Mayor of our City.

John E. Nordquist
Chairman of Meeting