The Canton, Ohio speech by 戴布斯
eugene v. debs, the most prominent leader of the socialist party, delivered this fiery speech against the first world war to 1,200 people at the ohio state convention of the socialist party on june 16, 1918. he had just visited three cleveland socialists--charles ruthenberg, alfred wagenknecht and charles baker--imprisoned for opposing the war. dozens of other radicals, socialists and members of the industrial workers of the world had been persecuted, jailed and even murdered for opposing the war. contrary to many of the leading socialists of europe who came out on the side of their own governments, debs joined a handful of revolutionaries internationally, including the bolsheviks of russia, to denounce the war as one waged by the great powers for conquest at the expense of workers all over the world. for giving the canton speech, debs was later tried and imprisoned for "uttering words intended to cause insubordination and disloyalty within the armed forces of the united states, to incite resistance to the war, and to promote the cause of germany."o debs ran for president in 1920 from his prison cell and won almost a million votes. the speech had been recorded by a government stenographer to be used against debs by the prosecution.
comrades, friends and fellow-workers, for this very cordial greeting, this very hearty reception, i thank you all with the fullest appreciation of your interest in and your devotion to the cause for which i am to speak to you this afternoon. [applause.]
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