The Glenwood post., 1904-08-27
WELLMAN'S INDICTMENT

ers eight hours the longest day; and
NICE nothing coal mining; fredamp in the
mines and only dangers Of accidents
the air in the know from a visit the level
1,2oo feet below the main drift is pure ane
sweet outdoors; the do not have live in
houses, at many mines, but occupy their little
cottages scattered about the hisides
from their work steam or electric with low ares
living is but Chicago single get
ting good and board for IS ss there
plenty Of and recreations good
at hand children; the climate heaIthfu
delightful"
AS to the eighthour excuse. Mr.. Wellman makes it
clear that this question had nothing strike
1T has been widely published this
to the labor people the defeat of
eighthour law in the Legislature By large majority
the people had adopted constitutional
effect that the Legislature shall enact eghthour law
The Legislature failed to do 1t is charged the
corporations money corrupty defeat such egs
ation do doubt this is true, and there is Ian
guage strong enough adequately
by the rich The Legislature had Republican branch
and Democratic It engaged in long and bitter
struggle a senatorial election Under circum
stances for the corporations to manipulate
things to defeat the eghthour law.
But the mine not interested in that prop
osition They have had the eshour day for
The eighthour defeat had nothing to do with bringing
the recent troubles To that it had Is pretext
afterthoueht Even the strike Colorado City
weeks before the Legislature adjourned and while the
proposed law still under consideration"
And to the responsibility for the Independence
ton horror he says;
THAT the federation is responsible for the appalling
crime at independence station there doubt The
mine owners declare some of the engaged in that plot
are known and all prominent unoniss who have fed
the country was given the names of these suspects in
confidence, still hope bringing just
ice Judges lawyers and others with whom talked agreed
that the union had deliberately created reign of
trying to win through intimidation fight which could
not be the justice of the This the opin
ion Democratic this
trying to the to their political advantage and
who therefore federation great
as their consciences will permit them
"A judge the BENCH though in politics opposed
Governor Peabody told it the unions bossed
the local officials that it we-ngh impossible
convict unionist of any crime minor oHense.
He then justifes the severe measures taken by the
state authorities
Il have inquired carefully this whole question.
and my conclusion that the deportaons justfa
ble that they humane There is work of signif
canoe in what Secretary Hamn of the mine said
to me: I willing to take the responsibility of
hanging lot of men; willing to take the RESPONSE
blity of deporng them
Most of the 23S deported dangerous and
guilty Some innocent of any wrongdoing ].
is not denied that mistakes made, and they
sretted.
deported may and re.
establish himself. An innocent hanged has
ticket
when I Colorado a feeling
these deporations foul blot civilization
Now think The conditions made it necessary Banish
ment of has raised great oucry in the East but
the truth is not known. little to condemn in the
method employed by Governor Peabody the military
the citizens and much to praise They confronted
with great emergency and they met it bravey and
humanely as they could.
| ''What else could have done? ask business
here. You say might kept the pris-
oners. That would only have prolonged the trouble 1t
would have made them martyrs. Attempts might have
been made them. That would have led to riots
1t is serious question how far may in interer-
ing with the rights of others while standing his
Iaeged constitutional rights We carefully considered all
this We believed deportation the effective the most
humane stand by it of good public policy
1T been said they had not right to these crim
nails loose upon other communities But the deported
Their here announcement to crime In
other community they would be good citizens some
of them had Most of these simply
unfortunate the victims of criminal system. The real
cuprits reckless leaders of their organization
and the inner circle of dynamitards who planted the
Internal machine and pulled the wire which exploded it
! Mr.. Welman ndcts Messrs Meyer and Haywood
in the following
| "Hence arraign Charles H. Meyer and William Hay
wood to be held responsible for this
crime against organized labor this oense against
civilization offer convict them before jury
posed honorable labor organ
cations of the county.
"The Western Federation Miners composed the
most part of honest and industrious men, 1t Is their
duty repudate evil genuses reckless unfit
gerous, Before the Western Federation
hold its among the useful and respected labor
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