Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-03

yicted without being given a chance TO
make a defense Is absolutely taise, The
sheriff took Demolli into the courtroom
alone, the soldiers remaining ON the
outside until the trial was over, After
the complaint was read TO Demollli he
was asked If he was ready for trial, ana
he said he was. lie was then asked
II he wanted an attorney, and he said
he was enough of lawyer to handle
his own case Thereupon Ave or six
witnesses for the state were sworn and
examined by the justice Then the
Justice asked Demolli il he had any
witnesses, and he said ne had none eX-
cept himself when he made his own
statement. He was found guilty and
was asked If he was ready for sentence.
He said that he was; that the sooner
this thing was over the better, adding
that he had already served sentence
in West Virginia for the same offens'.
Sentence was then pronounced, ana he
was taken 20 jail at Price by the
sheriff accompanied as before by a
detachment of militia to prevent posi-
Bile violence The only part taken in
any OF the court proceedings was by
Col. Smith, who, after the trial, wrote
up the docket for the justice, who Is
quite an old man. and also wrote out
the commitment, which the justice
signed.
1.-THE charge that Demoilll was rail-
Ioaded to Jail is a SANDER on the court
and the militia. The fact is that he ac.
qulesced in everything that was done
there; II he had said he wanted Wit
nesses he would have gotten them.
AT the habeas corpus hearing,Which
] attended. the writ was quashed and
Demolli was remanded to jail on my
sugge stion his attorney fled a notice Of
appeal and the appeal bond was fixed
at $3.50. lie was to have been released
today but | understand that two more
warrants for his arrest were awaiting
his release from jail quite a crowd
Of strike sympathzers was in attend
once at the habeas corpus hearing
evidently prepared to make something
Of demonstration in the event OF De-
moll's release, but | saw nothing APP
preaching a disturbance during my
visit 10 the camp The strikers gath
er in little bands to discuss the situa-
ton, but everything appears to be as
peaceful as It ever was / circulated
among the strikers TO some extent and
talked to them individually and in
lunches. They seemed determined to
hold oul unless an Of their claims are
acceded to by the company They claim
that the company Is unfair IN not pay
ing enough per ton for the mining-that
they are compelled TO work ten and
twelve hours day to make living
wages They say also that the COM
pany viii have to recognize the union
and that they win stay right there and
see II through that they have money
and the Jnion has money, and they pro.
pose to night it out ! told them that the
union would no be recognized There
| Is nothing personal In the matter 80 Tar
as | am concerned, but / am satisfied
that the company is immOvable on this
! pro. osition.
THE strikers assert that instead Of
! receiving 1915 a day,as II Is represented
| they do. they are in reality averaging
only from s. % to $3.50, and that they
| have to work as high as twelve hours
| a day to make that, | ascertain from
| other sources, however, that they work
| only twenty and twenty-one days dur
| ing the month"; and to obtain the low
aVerage per day divide their gross earn
| ings for III eonth by thirty. This be-
| ing true they could make $3.50 to 50, 20
| per day aid they work the fun twenty
six days In the month,
"Thc presence Of the troops In the
camp is undoubtedly having a good ef-
feet While there have been few overt
| acts, some of the strikers were inclined
| to be surlY and TO resent the Interior
| ence of the civil authorities They
| appear to like the soldiers, while having
! It in for the deputies, who they claim
| stopped them on the highways and Were
! nsolent in many ways, although this Is
! probably oYerdraWn, To me the strike
! looks like an exhibition OF downright
| ungratcfuness on the part of the labor
' organization which IS responsible for It
| II looks as though this state, In giving
| the laboring people an cight-hour day
| and a board Of arbitration to adjust
| their differences, deserved better things
than to be caused this unnecessary
almost criminal expense Of $1,000 a daS
! IA behalf Of men who We're already
! receiving good wages and very few Of
whom are taxpayers or speak the Eng.
llsh language.
From my talks with the men d,
not believe they win accept the terml
| offered By the company and | am quit,
sure the company viii not recognize IN,
! union II looks therefore, as though
the troops might be needed until afteI
the evlctions are made. for which no
tices have been served during the pas
day or two, thirty days notice beinl
required for the company TO get III,
men on their property. In some in
stances these eyicuuns viii be unjust
unless the company pays the men a rea
sonable amount for their improvements
some OF the miners having built house
on the Comnguys land for which the,
pay s. year ground rent Followinl
The cvctious ! think everything vii
settle down and the mines viii be run
ming as before