Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-24
FEDERAL TROOPS
USED AS GUARDS.
Secretary Root Wants to Withdraw
Them from C@ur d'Alene.
GOV, sTEUNENBERG OBJECTS


Washington. oct. s7-Rosardinr the |
use Of federal soldiers iu tha Occur
dAlenos Secretary Root on September
.,ih wrote Go Gov, st.unonhars. pros
tg'tinr against tho further employment
of United States troops 20 guard the
pilsoncrH, 1yIuei
% lm Informed that they ore now bee
inr used by tho civil luthodt.s OF thc
state ana county rs guarl Cor certain
pfiH1nou upwards ~ 100 in unmbcr-
who have been arrested uy the civil
nuthurItl0s upon warrants iHrurl by the
clyll courts, and are hold under such
warrants or indictments found by the
grand Jury of tha county. that those
prisoners or most OF them. have been
htld for n number M months. and that
during the period of their detention the
district court Of shnahonc county.
which ~ tho court having Jurisdiction
20 try indictments found by tho graud
jury has twice convened and adjourned
without bringing thoHe prisoners to
trial; that the next regular torn of
court will not be- held until january of
next year. and in tho meantime. unlcss
something is done Co prevent 10. these
prisoners would remain in prison under
guard OF the troops Of the United
States.
81 DO not wish IN any way 10 make
any suggestion relating Co the admins
tration OF Justice 600 your State. or Co
Imply that the failure 90 BRING those
priHprorH 90 trial has not been Cor pcr-
fectly good reasons in acc rdauco with
the law and practice Of the courts or
Idaho, but I am much disinollucl Go
have tho troops of the United States
continue longer in the attitude OF re-
tanning in custody the citizens cf
| state who have remained sl Iona with
out boing tried. ana I feel bound Go
urge that ~ d DO not convenient tu
| hflnE the prisoners 90 speedy trial, you
| VIII substitute civil guards ug thDlr Cun-
/ tuulnuH and relieve che troops uf the
Inliol sntea from further Performance
| NJ TINT duty"
The reply of Gov. stcuncnbarr. under
! duin ~ october 10Th. uHHerta that tho
! withdrawal % The troops would surely
| result in o. great lUHH uf property and
! me losa Of NE 600 that vicinity. Covert
| threats, The governor adds, care COM
! Hlnntly being made by those who en-
! gagged in the riot % April g5th. which
! resulted in tho destruction OF SOME
/ t2.pOoo worth uf property and thc aH-
nnrHlnuupn ~ two men. that, na soon
nh the troops arc removed they will
| Futlfy thelf revenge upon those clt-
| sens who have boon Induced 90 ursiHt
The state 100 the attempt 90 ferrnt uut
! crime, ana the history Of that region
! cnnvlnccH me that these are not ldir
threats oi the bUnHting uf irresponsible
| parties but nrc tho expressions OF de-
i NINHHHHNn
and plans"
III should be- understood that this is
] not conflict between capital und la
! Dor nor "a question uf wages. but n Or
| o. conflict between the state Of Idaho
! ana certain criminal ORGANIZATIONS
| which seek 90 cloak themselves under
| the cover uf labor organizations. These
] organizations were. originally, uudoubt.
] pdly legal ana proper ana were organ
/ lE0d Tor cummcndnhlo purpose. but
| they have hoCn taken possession OF Boy
| mon who utterly ignore an law. who nro
| anarchists in belief and practice. and
l by such mon transformed Into criminal
] combinations. We do not runcodp for
o. moment that those Organizations ln
| ShuHhono 60 which we weru referring
| uro having anything In common with
! tho great labor organizations through.
| out the country. and they are not 100
| any way Go ho considered in that light.
! We are not ln conflict with organized
labor. aa such. IN any manncs what
I ever"
The governor then gives history Of
! O Fcrirs ~ crimes, consisting OF murder
and arson ana the blowing up of mines.
extending over u period of six years.
from 1892, no onort being made bv the
/ county authorities 60 discover and
/ prosecute the guilty parties. He says;
AT the present time in the Occur
| dAienos quiot apparently prevails but
. 10 ID HNNNNN lN HN tho
u the federal troops
- large number ~ these parties who
| were ln the riot NJ April 20ih it "a true.
have simply zone acr0ns the limo 10
Butte, Mont, and to British Columbia,
! and win return Immediately upon the
| removal of the troops. Upon their o..
turn there viii be- Inevitable conflict
| which, I'm my Judgment VIII result I'm
| much hiodshod,
I'm concluding my answer 10 this
| portion NJ your lcttor ] VIII say that
! IN my Judgment the necessity Htlll DN-
is,a Tor me detention ~ troops in tho
| C1our d'Alonpa. and I usk That they
| Do Permitted tu remain o. assist u8 lu
policing the situation,
"Aa In the guarding of prisoners.
! viii state that On November iHt Tho
/ State will ho ahi0 t1 relieve the TROOPS
OF nl such duties This hnH boon uur
dcHIre from the horlunIug. ana 10 hua
been our intention 600 600 times tp pHr-
form thls service HH soon uH we could,
and we have done so in no Cor oH 10
was possible,
"wc have had some thirty special
deputies rnruTel ln the duty M urr0Ht-
lur. conveying and guarding these pria-
onrrF You VIII understand that we
have had nt times some 600 ur 200 par
ties under arrest or detention hut that
number has been reduced 90 slXty-hvo,
ana after the sitting NJ the federal
| court M Moscow the number Will hp