The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-05-14
Indianapolis Star Sends Cor
respondent to Colorado to
Inquire Into Industrial Con-
ditions. Gives an Impartial
View Of Conditions There.
Militarism Holds Full Sway.


Indianapolis Ind, May 1e.-The In
dianapolis Star sent a representative
to Colorado to make an investigation
of the strike conditions in that state
and gave him instructions to write
nothing but tke-truth as he found it,"
To show what 3 set Of ruff1ans are
in control of Colorado :its~is only nee
essary to quote the following from the
account sent to the. Star by. it's re-
porter:
Take Adjutant General Bell, for in
stance. >The~Star correspondent inter-
viewed him today. He is a young man
with a face, bearing and speech that
are so bold and daring as to give one
the impression OF tyranny. Utterly
fearless and heart1ess. he seems yet
man who is following his honest con-
victions. -
"The. only thing General Bell had
for the Telluride miners were oaths and
condemnation He; sat as his desk in
his rough soldier suit. and cursed the
miners for "a good half hour
"'Have you any idea how long mar
tial law will be enforced at ,Telluride?'
he was asked
Ltd Wu6 OUT lac OalAS tn0 SlSL OF
his reply was this:
"The soldiers: never will be taken
out of there until we have rid the
county. Of the cut-throats, murderers,
socialists, thieves, -loafers, ;.agitators
and the like who make up the men,
bership of the Western Federation Of
Miners. .,> ~
1--WE don't care what the supreme
court, the newspapers, or anybody or
anything! else does.s The soldiers are
going tosgtaytth ere.regardless of court
decisions, ana if there is any more
monkey bu sInessz here s u going to#zbe
.sss
roupiaS
brewers would cross :tEtfle Ridge and
return az soon as the snow IL: gone.
The mines are going to run and the
willing man, union OF not, will be pro-
tected in his employment. There is not
room in Colorado mining camps for
these loafers. Either we are going to
rule or they are. We. can't. go on as
we have been doing. Ifcthey> can kill us
off they Will rule, but sif'' necessary we
will try our best to, kin them off to
maintain our authority. ILL.,
Governor Peabody ! Is more: careful
in his choice Of words .but. hardly less
emphatic. A great, black revolver it
must be a 48, lies in his desk in the
state house.
"'No, that isn't Colorado paper
| weight re replied in answer to a
question. It's here for a. purpose and
can use it too. I don't know what
3orJ,+ hor - 11vl
"After all Breathitt county, Ky, need
not feel that she hasn't, any relatives
left.
Governor Peabody frankly admits
that the time has come to crush the
Western Federation, and that he. will
do everything in his power to bring
| this about
The reader can well ask himself
upon which side the capitalistic poll:
| ticians take their stand in all crises
They are class conscious and defend the
privileged few. They are teaching the
workers daily lessons Of loyalty tt
class interests. We are perfectly. sat.
tsf1ed that the capitalists should stant
together industrially and politically a.
long as they are doing. Let the work.
ing people intimate their example
If it is fair for capitalists to figh
the unions and vote together, ther'
is no reason in the world why work
ingmen should not do the same.
Labor can, ought to and will rule i,
every state in the union when it cut
loose from it's narrow party prejudice
and earnestly. aspires to become eco
nomically: free from the domination o
industrial and political sbosses>.