The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-08
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sons which have detailed here, I de-
enned to disband the militia at Ward
Being further questioned as 10 the feel.
Ing toward the officers OF the mining com
panies he said ne had been Informed
, tnat Il they could catch Burbidge they
would hang him. and if they could catch
Mr.. Bradley president of the Bunker
I'M and Sullivan Company they would
s shaing him, MIN up. l also learned that it was
men intention, II the captured Mr. Bur-
bidge, to strap him to an ore crusher in
the mill before IL was fired and dyna-
mited. That was told me several times"
Lnwlessness n Growth of Years.
Replying TO the question as to what
action had been taken toward recovering
the stolen arms, he said he had written
10 Sherin Heney who responded telling
me to mind my own business and he
take action on the petition of the board
o. county commissioners of 1897 and dis
band the militia l would be doing tile
proper thing
Coy. steunenberg. being asked II similar
conditions had prevailed In shoshone
county at a. other times, replied that they
removed because of popular clamor. But
hardly were they out of the county when
NE conditions were worse than before.
That is sufficient reason why the present
status should be maintained He added
that troops had been sent there in 1894
and they We're needed again in 1895.
u.
of good government, object to the pres
ence OF the troops?" asked Gen. Dick
.,,They do not" replied the governor.
and Frederick Whitney, and several other
murderers who know they would be pun
ished with order restored. do. The rea-
son they want the troops removed Is that
the government may be destroyed, then
lawlessness and terror would reign and
they would be safe from justice"
Gov. Steunenberg made The solemn state
ment that II man wore a mask and car
RED gun he could commit murder and be
sale from arrest ard conviction. This
caused Mr.. Cox. Of Tennessee to prick his
ears and asked that 1t be repeated. We'll
they can't do that In Tennessee" he re-
ml.Narked' and another Democrat added.
Gen Dick, In conclusion. asked if any
application had been made for the arbi-
tratiop Of these labor troubles.
mo application had come from either
side" replied the governor
In the absence of Mr.. Lentz, Attorney
Robertson, by unanimous consent. was
enburg His questions were directed toward
securing some direct answers hut he M
piled more by these questions than he
hoped to draw from the witness
Troops sim Needed There.
GOOD Good citizens" said the governor,
don't want the troops removed. T9ere
are law abiding citizens In Shoshcne coun-
", plenty OF them II they can be pre-
tected, but that American spirit of free
and under our institutions. has been
crushed out of them by ten years OF terror
The true American spirit cannot be re-
wears Tor the people TO feel that they
are again safe from lawlessness and once
more protected against crime.
Crime Is still committed there. The
county has not been rid of II. even under
martial law. Il is hard, 1t Is almost iir-
possible. under conditions existing there,
to ferret out crime or 10 administer gus
tice.
instructions have been Issued by me"
said the governor. ITO release all innocent
men as quickly az possible. II II almost
impossible for people away from the scene
TO realize the fear of the people. Among
the miners there has been bitter feeling
against the militia, who have been spoken
OF as 'Sl3-a-month murderers."
In answer TO direct question, Gov
stsu,ns.lbers said that no application for
arbitration had been made to him either
by the miners or hv the mine owners
Representative Hay, Democrat. moved
to strike out OF the governors testimony
riots from 1892 10 1899. holding that the
conditions preceding the riots OF April
1890. were not relevant: The motion was
overruled by a vote OF 5 To 2
Attorney Robertson attempted 10 decoy
the governor into making admissions bV
putting questions into his mouth His ef-
forts. however failed. especially one ask
ing the governor ~ he had not received
from the mine owners a sum OF SEQ for
the purpose OF aiding the prosecution OF
hht AiNhthH hf'N'sEf "ftN ANA N*hNi FAA
TO this the governor distinctly and en-
phntically answered No. sir"
Condition of Organised Crime.
"It Is not against organized labor. but
against organized crime, that the state OF
Idaho has been waging war"
This was another ~ the strong state
ments made hy GOV. Steuncnherg. Marked
silence and attention were distinctly nota-
BILE as the governor told of innumerable
cases Of anarchy, crime, Riot and lawless-
ness that had sometimes led MP 10 murder
and ssassinaton. Earnestly and quietly
that they must even have impressed Rep
resentattVe LantE, who mas been endeav-
oring. but fruttlossly 90 show a misuse OF
the United States army and ~ the power
OF the president
covert threats" said the Democratic
governor. "arC constantly being made by
those engagsd in the riot of April ~
witch resulted in The destruction OF some
s25Q 900 worth of property and the assassi-
nation % two men, that AZ soon as tho
troops are removed they VIII crafty their
revenge upon those citizens Whu have
been Induced to asaisi the state In its al
tempt % ferret ont crime Ia the begin
Ming of the present prosecutions upon the
parl ~ the state q great many good eth
Gems were induced 60 testify and RtNc evil
dence. upon the representation that they
should be protected. and ! have no dcuh,
but that each and every one OF these
would be compelled 70 leave the country
and sacrifice theif hon,,os An1 PfoPrI p
them be taken away by thc removal 81
The federal troops.
This Is not a conflict between labor and
capftat or "a question ~ wages. bot IL IL
conflict between the state ~ Idaho and
certain criminal organizations which sack
Il tioAk themselves under the cover Of
aHly ORGANIZATIONS.
History 81 the Troubles.
-'ii ia impossible TO appreciate sac ue-
cesslty ~ the troops in that vicinity with
ouF going s0GncW bat into PREVIOUS tan0l-
tloUs
I'm tN2 dlnculty arose between the
mine owners ana miners anton ~ reason
80 The constant Interference ~ certain
nanibrtv ~ ths untUn WltA the operation
90 ,hc fnines This led 60 iniunct'on suits
ulsor ne PART az the uiae ga uuge ~ here
In the unions were cutained from lrterfer-
ing Nth thc operations 90 ROE mines
Upon thc morning ~ July IT, l@t2 the
union men. having previously armed
themselves commenced ming on the
guards ard wockmeu a. thc Frisco milne
and ruiil They next ran giant powder
Gown the ptast'cA of tho Frisco ml Ani