The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-25
CRIMES IN LABOR'S NAME.
.or STEUNENBhRG DESCRIBES THE
WV fONSpIRACY IN IDAHO.

..d.ral Troops should He Retained
w, Observation-Disclosures That the Miners
,,t,ns Aided In Riot, DynamittnR
aI Murder Miners Told to Get Arms.
r.sy,xnroS, Oct 24.-Gov. SteunenberR OF
80 hn, He'd with tho Secretary OF War a
ornamental statement explaining why Fed
wi ,roops should be retained at Wardncr
,S.ho lie declares that the withdrawal OF
~. ,,oop. would certainly be followed by loss
.Ilf. and says that the prisoners now guard
'1hv the soIders can be properly guarded by
~. state after Nov. l. He says:
"royert threats are constantly being made
,.,bose who engaged In the riot OF April ~
W., A, soon as the troops are removed they
iii crafty their revenge upon those citizens
"no have been induced to assist the state in
". .,,onpt to ferret out crime. and the history
D,,hot region convnces mo that these are not
"a, ,h,,lts nor the Boosting OF irresponsible
' hut are the expressions OF deliberate
I'D val arranged purposes and plans. 1t
'no,,d he understood that this Is not n conflict
,,rsop ralital and labor. nor question OF
.,oes hut It /, n conflict between the state OF
I,obo and certain criminal organizations
rhioh seek to cloak themselves under the
,,ysr Of labor organizations
p.t.rrirr To tho riot at Wardner and the
uarv crimes committed he says: The mem
hSr, n the mob guilty OF these crimes seemed
r,,srIy depravcd in every way. as many OF
ham wore masks made OF American flags and
when the dynamite exploded destroying the
mil, the SMUT D'"'
everywhere heard.
"Th. evidence disclosed that these crimes OF
Irrn % were the result OF we'll arranged con-
.,ir,cs. beginning about April l}. 1899. For
,,st,rc. the evidence showed that at Mullan
- TIA morning OF April 20, these mon
upon inc m'In'. -, ,,,ha Ninsrs, Union
formed In line in 'front.' o' the h'hors oniou
u,iI and took up the march from
~. n,In, to the railroad. That at
Burke the miners collected about the Miners
Union Hall. some OF them carrying guns at
,b ,'' time upon the public streets and un-
masked. and about luo O'Clock marched 10 the
station, covered tho engineer with rifles and
took complete con'fo, Ut ln1 ram I1,i, ,% -, Nv
Gem they met in the Miners mon nan "nere
gun. and masks were IN readiness a ana, were ere
handed 10 inc pal'.es eolus ~, ,nSan tron,
ing darkened ard the guns were taken from
nuns 49, ,,La,Intor a, ,rhe crowd ssemed
president OF lne u''1a 'a,. .,,oi Nv 0o,;nn
De eh "a, a. "I' to III. commands Of superior
Officers, marching and oteyng orders with
military precision n =, tho punssr Hi, and
s sss M sad y h he s oea M o
!n m,a Mes SU + Soverscn This NEWSPAPER il
eaIe ths sy mouthprce 81 and s. with
s,,i 'ne r.nntI.o,iv "nconTaginE those who
h.. Grim. Of hnriI % to Continue in
Coli,r,'e l al" ihe nnpnrtnnity nresants IT,
@ III Ti s.ns p,nar hrozeniy admitted That
~. .trnc S q, nrnnsrtv and the mn rders OF
Hr ~ va ,he work az The sacnlied labor
Aprli ~ Wers 'ne WYE hs - osm e a s1ane TIM.
oIisnT,"a n,mri,s tb.m n he criminal ORGAN
Tfme tiy, '''''"s '"'''' ~ W
Nant ,t *. rro..nt TINA in the Coeur D'Alene
a., 40 b bnS s,nt.d nuiet annsrentIv nreysils
a we nav a by rsnson oithe presspce "f the
put ~ ~ t soo,y y 'ea'o" VI '"o ''o'o'o VI WV
f eH",d M por. .opo,usjvaIv tha conneotion
bc,,ysen m. crim.s committed at Wnrdner
M s.e inv s, q, we saus w MavS
iHWT IA nov"s NV ths nrss,Ient ~ III.
Wast',r Nv raSor,ton "" NINA. ,nT ~. p,oaf
rrHminsn, Marty nntting forth enorts for he
r,nmnvaI ~ ~ trnrn. fror tho Cnanr NJ kIana
in m a,iJrass ot set AZ ISt,b used Tho fnI
lawn" iamou,gs, '' '"'"e' WIZ '''N ''S wv
i ,Ieem II i'm no,t,nt 70 drect vonr attention
NJ tha niisd Statos. !rhs rioht ~ H., n.omje
to- keep and hear arms shall not be infrinceI
TbIs vom sbomti cnmnpv Nm ;n,m adi ~; oI
Ewarv Wni9n shoHiI w. ~ la oI,,h
stronrlv advise Won 70 "royiSe eynrv mem her
win The istast 'imnr"vaad rieo uhicb n.n be
ohtnnst in ths factnrv e r, m,en n ran "
entrsot van, T." tsls sction On this in no ia n :
question so that in TWO wars we can hear
thn 1naniriop mysic ~ ,ears We e az. deo a.
- 900 armed men in the rnntS II Iahnr
| would recommend the ndop,;op oi
Western Federation OF Miners should also he
amended SO as to declare nI members
OF the National Guard ineligible TO mem ber
ship and withhold our patronage and assist.