Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-09

nutte, Montana, May !,


Governor Of the State Of Montana.
Helena. Montana.
Ne are also Informed that at W, pres
ers' Union. have been Informed. bDih
through the press reports. and from
private sources. that the governor OF
Idaho. and tho military authorities,
have asked you to act with them a.
the tool u the bunker iiiil aud sullivan
company by bounding down and nrrvat-
Ing. without proof ~ guilt. OF the
knowledge Of the commission Of any
crime. every citizen who crvssea our
western border at the present time.
We are olao Informed that AZ the pre-
sent time there IL "A company of United
Ntatca soldiers stationed at Thompson
Falls for the purpose of makinss lndia-
criminatc arrests. We sincerely trust
that W. are mistaken In this matter.
but n we aro not We trust that yuur
skreiency. In view q the stsni taken
by the governors " the states Of iiii-
nois. Indiana. Arkansas and the Wow
expressed by the goVcrnOr " washlng-
ton when asked for an opinion regard.
ing the present trouble "A few days age,
also the stand taken by your honoryd
predecessor, III. Hon. joe. X. Toole, who
unsolicited. replied 10 the same powers
who now ask your assistance as foi-
lows. n am able 10 enforce the laws
81 tho state u Montana without YOUR
Interference or assistance. and ! warn
you that no citizen will he brutaily de-
prived OF his liberty without due pro.
cepr - law IN IN. state Of Montana
while ! am governor"
We ais, ask. In behalf Of the platform
" principles on which you stood nn
q candidate. ana In behalf Of the friends
who - Loyalty supported you IN the
campaign. to refuse the permission
asked. and " II has been granted In an
unFuarded or thouKhtieaa moment TO
withdraw II. We do not wish TO h.
misunderstood Ia this matter; We are
not asking you "a shield ~ protect any
criminaiai We are willing that every
legal process shall be at the disposai Of
our sister states 20 apprehsnd and
phatically protest against the machln.
cry Of the State, and the officer who We
have chosen 10 see that all the people
shall have an even chhnue before our
tribunal. Of Justice. standing ready to
d. toe bidding Of a hslrtiers c,rDDra-
ton without regard 10 the rights % the
struggling miners In the present con-
trVycrny. Trusting that our petition
VII m.~t With your airrrlv,l sui 10
coive favornhl. action at your hands
your petitioners viii ever pray.
Ter MICHAEL LEAPi ~.
Per W. J. uEIrAGiG.
Secretary.
BUSINESS AT MEETINGS.
The meetings Of the labor orsanisa-
lions today were taken M In revising
the hye.lawH and In other similar bust.
ness. RESOLUTIONS Of rcHp-ct for the lats
Mynon Reed % Denver were passed by
the Federation Of Miners.
AZ yesterday afternoons meetings,
Secretary Maher presented President
lioyce with the beautiful tuAk ivory ga
vel sent by John ocaiiahan a Sons Of
Philadelphia. Pa. tho firm which has
for several years supplied the fedora
tion with It's beautiful badges and sous
NUnirH.
President noyce accepted tho glft
gracefully. and with the express wlAh
that tho Kaycl may tend 10 bind tho ITO
between the Philadelphia iirm and the
federation, and under the kind wishes
and sympathy extended by the Measrs.
O'callahan'H, the federation would con.
thu" 10 grow ana be powerful In the
Interest OF Its members and labor In
general.