Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
BELL ON DEPORTATION
COLORADO ADJUTANT ISSUE
STATEMENT.
ISSUES
Defines Powers of the Military IL
Dealing With Insurrectionary
organizations-No Apologies

c,1pp1E GREEK Col, June H-Adjt
CON sherman Bell, in command OF the
military here has issued a statement coh-
o.rninp the deportation Of union miners
.rd others from the Cripple Creek dlstrlct'
rho statement was prepared at Inc re-
u,est of an eastern newspaper LOT an opih-
ion as to why the deportations 90 NOT coii
aict with the provisions of the CONSTITUTION
Of the United States against deprlVine any
nerson of life liberty or properly "ithou'
d,e nrocess of law. 1t reads, In part as
follows:
"Tba mowers of the military in deahns
ten on organization engaged in insured
ton against the lawful authorities OF the
state. in a criminal conspiracy against tle
i;yas of it's citizens, recently mas peen oe.
sned NV the honorable supreme court OF
.b;s state in.re Meyer, to which refer YOU
for my authority. L am taxing onis set -
steps as are necessary to restore pea ,;fa
this community, and to render sale tie NE
of i+s citizens Many innocent lives ALREADY
have been sacrificed, and the authorizes OF
Colorado propose that these assassinauohs
shall cease.
Defining Desirable Citizens.
.Jn older and more settled communities
the election of who are ana VINO are hoe
desirable citizens may be a slow process.
1,ba neople of Colorado love order and peace
and law Just as much as those or the oloer
communities, but they sometimes make
their election Of citizens in a hurry, ana
the murderous, unspeakable outrage at the
Jndenendence station a week ago, coming as
a elimination of many hidden crimes, al
traceable to the Western Federation OF
Miners, precipitated such an election.
aft is not uncommon out here Tor the
neaceable citizens to go to man of the
community and tell him to go. that he Is
not wanted. Such a notice Is never d1sre-
cd fnr 90
of the community; if there is no other law
there is at least a fundamental one that
gives the people the power to hang one
man. send another to the penitentlary, nne
a lesser culprit, and the unwritten power to
impose the lighter sentence of enforced de-
parture to other fields for those who. hay
ing transgressed no written law. are yet
disturbing elements in the general peace.
..These men were deported to the Kansas
Colorado line and more will follow tomor-
row. for which no apologies are made to
any one. Should they return they will be
Immediately placed in the military prison,
and there remain indefinitely
Gov Peabody's Statement.
Gov Peabody has issued the following
statement over his signature:
THE reason for deporting strikers and
agitators from Cripple Creek was the dy-
Mantle outrage of June 6, whereby fourteen
nou-union miners were instantly killed. and
the subsequent street riots and killing of
two non-union miners by the same ele
ment
Suitable provisions were sent the
same train with the agitatOrs No cases
of hunger or suffering are reported. The
constitution of Colorado commands the sup
preston of insurrection by such means
may be necessary.
1.-The statement published from the head
quarters of the Western Federation of Mi
ners to the effect that the present strike
was called by referendum vote, and for
the purpose OF establishing an eight-hour
day is erroneous and false.
THE strike was arbitrarily called by the
executive committee of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, and was protested
against by three-fourths of the miners in
the Cripple Creek district. The eight-hour
day had been established and recognized
for ten years. and employer and employed
were satisfied and working in harmony.
'Rioting, dynamiting and anarchy has
had its day In Colorado"