The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-10-05
LAST EDITION.
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WORTHY0F
ANARCHY
Unknown Coward Threatens
Mayor humes

That Seattle is infected az least by
. few red-handeA anarchists, who
would take the life. or do bodily In
fury TO the city's chief executive, Ia
evident from a letter received this
morning by Mayor Humes.
The writer threatens To harm
Mayor HGmesunless the mayor takes
some steps to stop the lawful con-
gregatfon % union machinistH who
try BY persuasion and argument 20
induce non-union men 20 Join their
ranks-a risht that the constitution
CT the United states insures. The
union maehinists OF Seattle who are
fighting for their rights, are peace
able IN all their dolngH. and the
charEes made against them BY the
cowardly writer OF the letter "a
Mayor Humes. are without founaa
tion. as careful inquiry az police
headqarters and tho hospitals
shows. The letter in question Is
written In an easy, legtble hand. and
Is verbatim, as follows;
The lstter
Seattle. Oct. ;, 1901.
sMr. Humes--
"Mayor-Dear SIR
TAKE NOTICE. For the sake
OF a few votes. which We may de-
prive you Off. you are giving the city
a name OF I.AWlsSsness verse than
any city In the West.
You talk about the strikers be-
Ing peaceful
Zone man last night left lnsensihle
on the road.
zone shot on Eighth avenue. twice.
zone In hospital now.
'Cne In Moran's with stitches In
his iip, had 20 be sewed up.
Fight on docks one night: knives
used by both sides. In which figh;
one man hit once forehead, two cuts.
These peaceful men. 10 20 got Il IN
the neck OF their victim had 20 jump
overheard and swim under the dock.
Norwegian running across West
Seattle trestie, no hat. face cut and
bloody. And 20 more cases we know
~ with various cuts and bruises on
them from the peaceful strikers.
Why don't they 40 out sinEly 10
q peaceful TALK No. II takes 70. 20,
20 up TO 100 OF these peaceful men.
full Of Stun beer 70 convince one or
two men.
Now what Is the consequence
You let them hold public meetings on
the street corners where they ars al
dressed by violent speeches by men
that have a paper that only wants
a few more subscribers and other
buns that have an AZ 20 grind. SO
the upshot r. thie.
An Uhsruth
I'VE. the non and x-urion men OF
this city. have had 70 organize q /
protect ourselves as we cannot get |
protection from our natural protec- /
tors In this peaceful place, with a
one-sided In many ways mayor. AMI
this we tell you. that we win pro-
tect ourselves IN the future not only
against the strikers but against you.
for every one Of our men that IL
hurt In the future, We viii burt you
either In your body or your pocket /
book Now think well Of what you /
are doing before II Is too late. "a
we firmly intend TO hold you and the I
union officers personally respons-
ibEe for all the acts u the strikers, I
whether we punish them or not
Yours Respectfully
The COMMITTEES.
a Per X"
OF No concsrn
The letter has caused the mayor |
no concern He figures Il out this |
way: That II a man Is too cowardly
20 sign his name. he Is too cowardly /
20 attempt any harm. Yet II Is safe !
to say that II the individual attempts /
20 carry out his threats on the mayor I
he viii meet with a warm recep- /
ton
Mayor Hures ls keeping n close 4
tab on the rnachinisfs' strike. He I
says he knows that the accusations /
made In the letter are untrue. He /
further knows that the strikers are /
Keeping clearly In the bounds a the /
law. and he therefore does not pro- |
pose 20 interfere with them. For
that reason the shop-ownera got lit |
tie satisfaction out OF MIN when they
called a few days ago.