Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-08

from my oDhtINHtlonH anu NhP'l s'hN'
in the coal camps OF Carbon country J
can say without particle Of eNagger-
alton that conditions Tor the miners are
extremely bad The law is used only in
the interests Of the coal company and
| 1t is also violated with impunity by the
coal companw and It's hired minlons'
| Union men are intimidated, frightened
| and matreated at the point OF rifles In
the hands Of company guards. The right
| of free speech and peaceabIe assembly
| Is denied, although the strikers ace AL
| Jaw abiding and peaceable. They are
forbidden TO talk 10 each other III
groups or to hold any meeting on any
| pretext whatever. know Of several
| Instances where men have been threat
| ened with arrest unless they would 80
| TO work. Union men were prevented
from coming into the towns Dy armed
| men Eviction notices were In some
instances handed TO tenants from the
end Of the rifle. When some one sug-
gested 20 w. II. Ward who was sery-
ing eviction notices that such service
wBs not legal, he replied Damn the
legality, SO long as we make IL stick
| know of one instance where the
|
mans coal shed of all the coal which
had been delivered and paid for the day
before. This was done because the man
had Joined the union In another case
man named Jones paid taxes TO the
county on some property he had leased
from the company and the company
compelled him to pay It's taxes also be-
sides his regular rent.
Another example of the company's
unscripulousness occurred when John
Samuels, company detective, and
Sam Witcherly also company hire
ling, went down to the Italian qua ter
and tried to get them to arrange a
parade for the day when Cuneo should
arrive. This Of course would be IN vi
olation of the town proclamation pro-
hibting parades. and the Italians
would have been arrested for disturb
ing the peace. Albert Aho Of Clear
Creek was fired from his boarding
house because he Joined the union.
At Clear Creek every morning the
company guards together with a de-
tachment of militia visit houses and
walk in without ever knocking and
grab the sleeping miner by the leg and
ask him II he Is going to work; II he
does not go he Is served with an evic-
ton notice. very prominent militia
officer said that he had not found one
single case OF intimidation which could
not be traced To the coal company
The sheriff Is generally reputed to be
on the payroll OF the coal company and
Is owned body and soul by that com
pany. He does just what the company
directs, and II called upon by union
( man for protection he tells him to 70
TO hell, that he has no business tt
strike.
The law provides that no warrants
shall be issued by justice of tn,
peace without the authorization Of tn,
? County attorney but when the case Z
t. against striker this law Is not con
sidered. on the other hand, when ,
striker wants company thug arres,
, ed he must go fifty or sixty miles t.
= Price to consult the county attorney
end is always turned down.
Z In speech at Demolli's trial thu
r county attorney called the striker
q worthless oilers and ungrateful wretch
!, es. He also referred to the striker
: as Italian strikers.
. KENNEDY's STORY.
| met Charles Demoll AS he arrive
o in camp and proceeded through tn
II town with MIN to the place where tn
= meeting was held Nalerle's hall, Re
g NAMED there while several speaker
= addressed the audience Saw nothin
t. that could be construed as a breac
4 Of the peace The American flag
4 were displayed on several poles carrie
d by ladies, All Of them We're rigl
q union up, The parade then forme
/, and marched up the principal stree
n as quietly as a funeral procession. The
were exhortcd by the different speak
ers to keep within the law and advise
4, not to get intoxicated.
IT w. H. KENNEDY.
j. Citizen, Seoheld,
,. As regards DemolIi's fret trial, | be
10 lieVe, from all reports to be had, that 4
Ie was railroadcd through to Jail At h
second trial which was onc-side
farce. | have an accumulation of ev
t. dence which goes 60 prove that the pr'
- siding Judge was intoxicated, Al tn
10 trial also the first venre of luryme
le was exhausted and the Judge made n
10 statement that the sheriff had list
" iurymen prepared by the citizens a
10 lance. But the evidence was so wea
that he could not be convicted even i
m these.
y w. r. LEWIS STATEMENT,
4 /, William II. Lewis, secretary Of /,
25 cal union at Sconeld, know that Il
e. armed men Of the Utah Fuel comrar
e. 20 to find miners and try to comp
D. them to go TO work when they are tr!
III ing to get better wages for their wol
IN and that the militia come and wax,
up on old man and his family I'm n
, night to know IL they We're shooting
" them, ana they proWl around ot Mig
- aud try to aggraVate the Italian res
w dents OF this place to create distur
NV ance In order TO have them 0weste