Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-16
CRIPPLE CREEK
MINES RESUMING.
There Will be Few DeportatiOnS
From This Time on, Says
Gen. S, NJ, Bell
SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY. Z"
Deported Miners Struck Up the Patri'
otto Song as They Started on
Their Journey,

Denver, Colo, June l5--"The mines
IN the Cripple Creek district are open
Ing, business of all kinds is resuming.
conditions are normal and more men
WIN be al work within the next three
months than ever before in the history
OF the camp" said Gen. sherman NJ
Bell, who Ia IN Denver today 10 attend
a meeting OF the military board.
THE mine owners and business men
are determined that the prosperity OF
the camp will continue without inter-
rupton, They VIII sec that affairs
continue as they are at the present
time.
There viii be few deportations from
this time on, as We made clean sweep
Of the undesirable characters Those
being held now have committed crimes
and viii be prosecuted"
According to reports have re-.
ceivcd,' Gov. Peabody said. 1T win not
be necessary, IN all probability. to keen
the troops I'M the field very much long
err Everything Is moving quietly and
normally and there Is no more trou-
bic expected
SYMPATHY FROM BOSTON.
Labor Commissioner W. II. Mont.
| gOmery today received the following
| telegram from Ralph NJ Easlcy, score
| tary National civic Federation On re-
| gard to the troubles I'm Colorado.
| Boston, June IA. Montgomery. care
! Of Labor bureau, State house, Denver
Can't you get the governor or Gen. Bell
| to issue statement clearly disCrIminat-
! ing between American Federation Of
Labor and Socialist organizations In
the present matter?'
GOV. PEABoDYS REPLY.
Ralph NJ, Easley secretary National
| civic Federation Boston I'm reply to
| your telegram, will say ! am not fight
| ing organized labor is such and never
have been The law-abiding citizens Of
| Colorado have no fight on the American
| Federation OF Labor or those affiliated
| with IL. The Western Federation OF
Miners, two years ago, officially in
| dorsed the principles OF Socialism and
these principles. as well as coercion. IN
| timidation. dynamlting aud assassina-
| ton, are inmical TO the best interests Of
any commonwealth.
JAMES II. PEABODY"
CURSED COLORADO.
Two cans Of beans and two loaves OF
bread were given each Of the deported
men who arrived at Antonito. Colo, to-
day, from the quartermaster' supplies
Many OF the men cast these provisions
away, cursing the state Of Colorado.
Standing on the stone that marks the
line between the state Of Colorado and
the territory Of New Mexiso Charles
Anderson raised half n loaf Of bread
aloft and shouted back at Gen Bells
soldiers, Give me liberty or give me
| death"
Another deported miner started to
sing Sweet Land OF Liberty. OF Thee
| | Sing" Others took up the words and
they continued 70 sing AS they watched
the soldiers and deputies board their
train, Col Kennedy did not permit a
shot to be fired but compelled all the
| prisoners TO cross into New Mexico An
hour later when the special train pulled
out Of Antonio after the military
party had breakfasted the line Of de-
ported men could be seen not half a
mile away marching to town. They
say they will now 30 to Denver and
other points IN Colorado,