Gunnison news-champion., 1903-10-02
The MILITARY OUTRAGE.
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fWeeu -he csvn aHe aslllz-4Ty 4u1harl-
sse- k.ls osersi.adsssed is tha tlusc
Che -srske and n ss.Fylas phases
b. has aeveisged vsry Fil..llly th4i
aeither tte segeruaF Har tseseF.sl
has, has t--sp In r,al c,lslan8a8sd
The paSeF u the aark thaf marked
sssi tAs campaign an5 .zoEaersahz,sd
a. c,ndust has becH tAe Hllae-epeT-
aiar- committee. The zssorlssr and
t,oaers.l hs-e veFe pupEets ~ their
hands. b was 8uily W-heu an arssss.d
/ pahllc conscience reaeaca rie gapeF-
uar last niehi aud b. Tenompiarsiy
ordered the dI.chaFze af fha n.ilitary
. prisoners thai he bFake away Tor a
B.amaut and asserted his prcr1sa-
tive.
The conducs Il the MILITARY con.-
maneer IN the CIipple Creek Dis
trici is disgrseeful The naen and
sabnrdlHatc officers arc MT g. bl4nie
They can bat obey orders Hundreds
II them feol thai they are being pat
o. a meulal aud un-oldiorlIke -erylcc.
bat a. soldiers they must obey orders
restraining their indigBatian osi ui
resPect for the service IT which they
are a part
Ii lontsu Cal1rad3 citizens c1uld
have witnessed the scenes upon the
streets oi Crippla Greek during The
pasi week there would be lNNlHH
Colorado citizrf ashamed af their
governor and ind gnant that the ma
tional guards should be- prastituted
90 So base use Four men had been
taken from their homc by military
command No charge was made
against them They were IN the
confidence 1f the striking miners
and had influence with them They
were retained IN military prison
for weeks when they commenced
proceedings o. compel their captars
tl show cause vhy they should not
be- given the hbartv that belongs 30
the hunblest Of Americans who have
not violated the laws Of their country.
To give them that liberty did not
meet the approval # the mine owners
committee So they inspired the most
astounding plan for the Intimidation
uf the court that had been invoked
to maintain the virtue aud dignity
Of American law and American citi-
zenship Under positively ground
less pretense that the prisoners
would be taken from them by force
and none knew the groundlessness
of the claim better than the mine OPP
orators and General Chase several
hundred mounted soldiers armed
with guns, bayonets and glstening
sabres and charged revulvers BARR
caded the approaches to the court
room halting every citizen with
carblne pressed against his person
who desired to pass along The side
walk OF enter the court room. In
the street was a loaded gatling gun
with gunners ready 10 call il into in
slant play; upon the roof OF the ho-
tel was squad Of sharpshooters
ready TO pick ofl their selected VIC
TINS; i'm the court room were twenty
FIVE or more Of the soldiers with
Nedlbayouets ON their loaded guns
answering To- the sharp commands Of
their c1mmaudant Of Attention
Garry arms Take the prisoners
IN the hearing and under the ewes Of
the presiding Judge If Of the lOO,-
600 citizens VINO might have viewed
this scene 1000 had toured countries
Of Europe and Asia they would have
said that never, whether in Russia.
Germany ur Turkey had they wit
messed such outrageous military in
tru~iuus in and about their courts Of
Justice
Anybody could guess tho object.
II had two purposes The main one
was To- create a belief throughout the
state that the Cripple Greek district
was In the hands II a determined
desperate, murderJas and lawless
mob, 90 subiugate which which Jus
tilted such extreme displays: the
next. 90 iutimidate the court So that
he would violate the convictions of
his solemn duty and continue the
district under the lauleS. reign of
the military forces.
The display in Cripple Greek was
only part otthemilitarv plot. Not
"a night passes but the home. Of
peaceful citizens are invaded 4
knock at the d0or calls the inmates
and with clmkmg ~abrcs and iing
ling spurs Tine Ilu-a is zt.1rl.BgI and
lle inmates questioned ilun foe
i- iauul, a- there Ugyeri- tNcrrt MS
an indignant wife ur mother ar am
outraged husband I~ made "a foe