The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-20
a0NllD and THE RI0Ifas.
be District Attorney Interviewed
BY the Knights.


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ca zne IA this etzses. Tnes = p-zseatea 90
re that siasy haa sass hssu To ssa castle 70
knsezztxzEe sAe ssceat trazssss sasre. ana
that the Organ Improvement Csm5sauy
had shipped ah0at ~ " lnzEssssssss ss.ssszzsssx
rlssss theres and thai sees@ gssas we're dis
trsb9fsd Araotsg skss Fasmkxrs 81 ghe Min-
ers Ealon sssd saea "a the ezps0y Of the
sDfa pans. md thai 8 great mnny 81 them
we're Ia the hands OF hayx Of fourteen
ssza upwards. waa raraaess the streets with
theas on EHesr sa9uistsrss 10 the menace
.Iss1 ecissEzEst 6zugeTo f aaA &ssidEnx gHevEsle.
TzN committee vas uf shx opinion xnaE Is
n the fnse1tADn Of the corfsrstion aor-
trolling tiss Eatxses 20 force all KnExAts Of
LABOR szsf Of the camp ID order 10 break up
kxs organization there. Tae spokesman of
Inc e1 mmtttee tod fna that IL vas the de-
Etsrsse 5ssdgHaenT 81 the committee that
thssE nen were IN Imminent danger of be
lag sAst urless ssry were afforded p<usec-
ton o. the eonpA5y w&s compelled 10 dis
ars1 its faeB- They also Bottled Fne that
uasesx fsse com panF Nas maize 10 dEeAfm
they would Immediately 4ras the Knights
lies ant homes there and did nat Intend 20
es ran oat
1.-The COMMITTEES propezed fhese exssxngs
cal quesssans 20 rae- THEY wanted TO know.
ssfirst-Hl had any poxer. o. IL there
was any Law 30 cIsayia the Etno<s Of the
&ssts1
sicn uf the United States guaranteed 10
every man the right 10 bear arms. and thai
c0sz3d not ds*srm the uen, umsess they
threatened 20 ir51re or take life without
any Justification.
to arm themselves for self projection
answered them that the constitution gave
them the same right that 81 did the ottes
side,
.sThe third question was. Il ii goors poll
CT under the present excited stale Of
mems minds up there for the company q,
have shipped guss there 1 told Them 90 at
considered II very nav Sc and ateoiufely
bad policy for either eide 10 parade the
stsests with Winchester rifles, and that. II
suns were Necessary 81 ali. the Lag dcsig-
mated proper men for the use ef them
sThey STATED thai there we're only two
guns In the ranks OF the Knights af Labor.
tut that, unless the other side disarrned
they iufended, whenever they deemed il
necessary. 70 arm their oga men They
told ms thai they thought there was going
20 &c serious trouble as Newcastle ansesz
the eompany'e men we're dIsarmef at
once. but they SAID that, SO lar as they
knew. and In their epinion the knights OF
Labar did not Intend 90 interfere WITH the
eompanys working the mines III the dis
aFTripg sbou q take place. and they were
very emphatic IN saving that they did not
want the work stepped.
because. as they SAID, they hal been here
nearly week snss had befn promised an
audience and consultation with the mana
gers OF the company aud bad been pnt of
from day 10 day uat5i they had come 10
the conclusion that the company did not
intend 70 deliberate with fnem. III any
trouble occurred they wanted the authori-
ties To understand that they had done ali
they cvgid 10 effect an afnie4bie settle
meHt When they left they said that they
would new 20 20 the governor and ask bis
assistance, as q last resort before taking
matters into their avn hanffs