The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
MOTHER JONES
{ IN WAR PAINT
RedOubtabIe Female Agitator
y Now in Carbon County.
NOT AFRAID OF THE GUARDS
CLARES HER INTENTION TO
MAKE THINGS WARM.
Especial to The Herald.)

Helper Utah, April 16.-"Mother"
Jones the renowned labor leader, agita-
tor and lecturer. who has for a number
Of years past been a prominent actor
in the various strikes of the coal min
Crs of the eastern states, and who dur
ing the past six months has puzzled
the military officers Of Colorado until
she was deported by Adjutant General
Bell a snort time ago, has changed the
base Of her operations and has opened
headquarters i'm Carbon county, intend
ing, as she expressed it,, to keep the
boys enthused and make things warm
Tor the men who have taken the place
90 tie strikers.
Brought Her Vocabulary.
Mother" Jones is weII-preserved
woman e about so years Of age and
las rather a masculine bearing and
address. She possesses a vocabulary
Of epithets which she employs with en-
UhaSis when she discusses the OpDO-
uents of uuionism- Mrs. Jones prom
ises 20 make IL warm for the MOTmOns
If her introductory interview can be
considered a fair expression Of her
Views POlyEamy does not 50 much en-
rage her as the attitude Of the church
in counseling its members against un-
ionism does. Mrs. Jones has no real
compliments to extend the Saints and
says their religion IS a rank graft and
its devotees are all mainly dupes or
fakirs who worship sensuality, but that
NormOnism is about as good as any
of the rest Of the religions. as all the
churches and preachers are i'm league
with the big thieves and join hands
with corporations in depressing the
poor labOring man.
On Fuel Company's Trail.
Mother" Jones intends to camp on
the trail of the Utah Fuel company
for several weeks and gives strong as
/ slrance that there will he something
&ioing in Carbon county, though she ad-
pcates anything but violence. Moth
Jones IS decided individualist and
EpisGS custom unless il appeals to her
ttOns of utiifty. When rendered a
lser bowl at the Rio Grande Western
|otdl today, she promptly told the wait
Ness. None Of that for me. It's nom
sense and only makes work for some
underpaid girl who has too much work
10 do now" She declined proffered as
Stance to milk and sugar, saying that
she had plenty Of time 70 wait on her
self. She is billed To address an open
air meeting at Helper tomorrow after
noon. the weather being propitiOus and
IL Is expected that all Of the Castle Gate
strikers will be in attendance.
When The Herald correspondent
sought out Mother Jones tonight she
was busily engaged in receiving nu-
merous delegations of strike leaders,
whose reverence for mother was
manife,. as they appeared 70 regard
her as a most extraordinary woman
and a brilliant leader of their cause
Mrs Jones is of jocular disposition
and related many amusing anecdotes
anent her experience with the military
authorities OF Colorado, for whom she
has a most generous hatred. but aside
from her joking Mrs Jones is plainly .
woman OF strong determination and
deep thinking
Campaign of Agitation.
Mother Jones intimates that she
does not care for the armed guards OF
the Utah Fuel company. or other OIL
GERS. and that she will independent OF
all opposition. continue 10 agitate. edu-
cate and aggrayate until the rights Of
tn cause of the miners are given TecoE-
ion. and that she intends 90 speak IN
(very camp i'm Carbon county, of which
There are four. She understands the OPP
position which confronted Charles De-
7 Iu0lli. the organizer of the Western Fed-
Grafton of Miners. and other labor lead
ers, in gaining entrance TO the several
camps If she should choose 20 go N
by horseback or otherwise there would
be any number of men about Helper
and the other towns Of the county tC
give her such assistance, thus aidins
in carrying on the work Of the union
Price Has Smallpox.
William Price. who has as an organ
aer charge Of this field for district %
is. still I'm quarantine here i'm his Office
and which he also occupies as a sleep
ing apartment. His physician states
81 is one of the saVcrest cases of small
FOX which has ever come under his no
ticc. on Prices body there are more
than 5000 postules. Local organizer
are looking after the work Of Price a:
best they can. Mother Jones, aftel
comforting today with the leaders. est
mates that there are fully 200 strikers
loft I'm the county. Something like leo
have gone to other fields.