The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-17

the battle, and will employ every means a..
der the codo that everything Ia fRir Ia VA.
There arc many unfortunate exceptions
among thaae mon. There arc tho danset-.
Gus aRitators, and the oowardly thsgs who
slaughtered the helpless non-union men u
Mission. They bslioyo and carry out M
principle, ~ ons remarked, that the only
rights Z )AborinR man has ara what u
makes for himself. Nothing would seem 10
justify their destruction OF property, prep
afations to fight federal troops, or the or
derlng Of good citizens away from their
homes, while the best OF them agree shat
the authors Of the Mission massacre should
be dra wn and quartsred.
From what quarter tho firing commenced
on that eventful morning will never be sat-
isfactorily known. Both nides are rosuon.
sible for the irritation that started the
trouble; bosh were seemingly too ready 10
try the Winchssters. The explosion Of the
Frisco mill, where there were more than
twenty mon within. seems like an act OF
arbnric cruelty. And yet two things are
to be remembered. Tbe battle was not 4
display of chivalry on either side, and tho
mon in tho mill had been firing on the
miners some time before the explosion oc-
Cured. +r
Having 700 determined miners who can
be called into arms Mt very short notice, wa
find on the other hand tho mine owners
association, not so strong numerically but
with the means TO command strength,
They arc quite ~ stubborn a. the rniou
men and will beat them out or cloao down
the properties for 81 indefinite period. The
indications are that they will win. Most
Of them have sesn all phases of life In a
mining country end are not to be friahsen-
ed or blufed. The first troops had hardly
arrived when they were bringing n~on-union
men back to work. This will DO contin-
ned until all mines except the Poorman aud
Tiger. wet mines'at Burke. are operating
n~on-union labor. A leading mine owner
twho has been warned several times to leave
but has remained, said yesterday: 1--WE
propose to run our OWE business from now
on. The mine owners here will hire Who
ever they please and tho employees will
DO protected. The Miners' union in this
country is broken up. not because ii was d
labor organization but because Of the
methods employed by them. 7 guess a few
of their leaders understand by this time
HAhs A~DoAy GdA OdEEy UH n TpIRn OF EGfYCk
in this country and destroy lives and prop
erty without receiving some consequences
in return. There are mine owners in this
country who walked into the camps an
prospectors. They know what mining ID
because they have worked for wages and
they know how men should be treated. They
will not be driven out py threats from any
organization. The effect of this trouble
on the Cour d'Alene country may bs very
serious. II is generally recognized that
property cannot be protected the result will
be a timidlty on the part Of capitalists
against investing here. We have what
I believe to be the richest mining
district ever discovered. We need develop
ment, and this must come from capitalists.
No matter how promising it il We cannot
hope for any encouragement 40 long as tho
laws are not enforced. Within the next
week you will see all the mines working
with full crews, and I do not believe there
will be any more trouble. l look to see
Judge Beatty administer strict justice 10
the men who have violated the injunctions,
and this I think will have good effect. The
majority Of union miners are pretty good
men. They have been shamefully mialsd
by q fsw anarchists. and when this ola ment
ia out of the way all will be- smooth"
The arrests of miners yesterday wsre
quietly conducted and with no signs Of re-
s%istance. The leading officers are now in
the guard house which, by the way, Is the
town school house. The next play in the
situation will be conducted under the
peaceable offices the United States court at
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