The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-14
Is the Slogan of the Citi-
zens' Alliance.
EMPLOYERS OF LABOR
Will be Asked to Sign an Iron
clad Agreement.
TO HIRE NO UNION MEMBER.
Three Thousand Persons In Cripple
Creek Will be Affected by the Policy
Gen. Bell Orders the Portland
Mine, Operated by unionlsts, Closed.


Mine, Operated by unionlsts, Closed.
Cripple Creek, Col, June 1e.e=
death to unionism in the Cripple
Creek district" is the new slogan Of
the Citizens Alliance, which has
sent a decree broadcast that every
person connected with any union
here must either sever his or her con-
nection with such organization or
leave the district.
Tyson s. Dimes, a Denver attorney
and one of the executors of the STRAIT
ton estate, Is here in conference with
Citizens Alliance leaders and It II
announced that he is preparing . form
which will be presented to every mer-
chant and business man and all other
employers of labor in the entire dis
trict, pledging them not to employ any
person who is affiliated with q labor
union.
No person who works for q living
will be exempt, and the absolute an
Inhalation of unionism in this county
is predicted by members Of the Citi-
zens' Alliance and the Mine Owner1
association This is considered the
most drastic step yet taken by the
alliance since it secured the upper
hold in the district and its enforce
ment will affect 5000 men and wo-
men now affiliated with the various
unions.
Gen. Bell issued the following state
ment yesterday regarding the raid
Wednesday night on the Victor Rec.
ord Office and the destruction OF the
newspaper plant:
"T cannot be too emphatic In my
condemnation of this unmerited act.
Such action as this reflects upon the
military, because martial law pre-
walls"
do you think that union miners
wrecked your office because of your
| editorial on Wednesday advising that
the strike be called off?" Editor Kyner
was asked yesterday.
| 'T do not" he replied. T do MOI
think that the editorial was the cause
of this at all. We had hints Of q plan
to wreck the office three days ago. be-
fore this editorial was published Az
ter its publication all the union men
lIssaw commended my position"
| Victor, Col, June 10.-Gen. Bell.
the commander of the Teller county
military district. yesterday ordered
the Portland mine, which employs
union men, closed down.
The Portland is the only large mine
in the district that has continued in
operation since the explosion at Inde-
pendence on Monday which killed or
MANNED more than 20 non-union min
ers. The Portland Gold Mining Co.,
through its president, James F. Burns.
who is not q member Of the Mine
lOwners' association, conceded the de-
mands of the union when the strike
was inaugurated last August, and has
steadily given employment to about
500 men.
The commission appointed by Gen.
Bell to inquire into the records OF the
miners under arrest reported to him
Yesterday a list of 81 union miners
with the recommendation that they be
deported. Bell accepted their report
and announced that the men would be
sent out of Teller county as soon ~
a special train crew could be arrang-
. ed for.
Il A SQUAD of mounted infantrymen
left yesterday In pursuit Of IS union
miners said to be encamped In the
Beaver Creek region east OF this city.
. The troops have orders to shoot the
men when found If they resist arrest
Denver, June 10.-The closing Of
the Portland mine at Victor VIII prob
ably be the means Of reaching the
federal courts with a case to test the
power of Gov. Peabody to vest in the
: military absolute power in the dis
trict declared to be under martial law
The Portland Gold Mining Co. be-
ing a foreign company, incorporated
, under the laws of Iowa, 1t IL stated
} by eminent lawyers that any act al
t fecting it may be reviewed by the
United States courts
James F. Burns, president OF thu
Portland Mining Co., is in Denver e
consult his attorneys. who, 1t Is said
are preparing papers which will prob
|, ably be filed in the United States cir
: cult court asking for restraining or
!. der to prevent further interference
: with the operation of the Portland
{ mine.
Mr.. Burns will also ask that tn
military be withdrawn from the vicin
ity of his property in Victor and tina
he be allowed to protect his men whel
!, they go back to work.
u The military authorities are cred
tied with saying that when the Burn
J. Injunction is sued for an attempt vii
be made to arrest Mr. Burns on tn
criminal charge that he melted rio,
1t is not claimed that there Is groun
for an accusation that Mr.. Burn
. personally melted riot, the implication
being that he should be held partl
= responsible for the recent troubles q
= Cripple Creek because he maintaine
the unions by giving employment I
. union miners