The state herald., 1904-08-26
WELLMAN'S INDICTMENT

NICE nothing coal there is no Hreoamp IN
mnes the only dangers of mechanical acedents
the air in the mines, know from visit to the level
1900 feet below the main drift, is almost as pure and
outdoors the do to live lis bunk
houses, at many mines, but occupy their neat little
cottages scattered about the hsid and ride to and
their work In electric with low fares
living little dearer than In Chicago single get
ting good and board for IS Sc week; there
plenty and reoreations good schools
hand for the children; the climate is heathul and
delightful"
| As to the eghthour excuse Mr. Welman makes it
this question had nothing with the strike
ut has been widely published that this trouble was due
to the of the labor people the defeat OF the
eighthour law in the Legislature. BY large majority
the people had adopted constitutional amendment to the
effect that the Legislature shall eighthour law.
The Legislature failed to do 1t is charged that the
corporations used corrupy defeat such legis
ation do not doubt this is true and there is no Ian
guage strong enough adequately to condemn such crimes
by the rich The Legislature had Republican branch
and Democratic 1t engaged in long and bitter
struggle over a senatorial election Under such crcum,
easy for the corpoa,ions to manipulate
things to defeat the eghthour law.
"eut the mine not Interested in that prop
oston. They have had the eighthour many
The eishthour defeat had nothing to do with bringing
the recent troubles. To say that 1t had is preex an
aftethough Even the strike at Colorado City ordered
weeks before the Legislature adjourned and while the
proposed law still under consideration"
And as to the responsibility for the Independence sta
ton horror he says:
THAT the federation is responsible for the appalling
crime Independence station there doubt The
mine declare of the engaged in that plot
are known. and all prominent unonsts who have fed
the country l given the of these suspects in
confidence and there still hope of bringing them to just
ce Judges lawyers and others with whom talked agreed
the union deliberately reign terror.
trying to win through intimidation fight which could
not be the justice of the cause. This the opn
ion of Democratic leaders in this community, who
trying to the to their political advantage and
who therefore favor the federation extent
as their consciences will permit them to do
"a Judge the bench, though in politics opposed to
Governor Peabody told II true the unions bossed
the local officials and that 1t wenlsh impossible to
convict unionist Of any crime minor offense.
He then ustifes the taken by tho
state authorities:
81 have inquired carefully into this whole question,
and my conclusion is that the deportaons ustifa-
BILE; that they humane. There is a work of sgna.
cance in what Secretary Hamlln Of the owners said
to not willing TO take the responsibility of
hanging lot of willing to take the response.
blty of deporting them.
Most of the 2SS deported dangerous
guilty innocent of any wrongdoing. 1t
Is not denied that mistakes made. and they
GREETED.
"But innocent deported may return and re.
establish himself. An Innocent hanged
ticket
when came TO Colorado It was with feeling that
these deporatlons foul blot upon civilization.
Now think the conditions made It necessary. Danish.
men of men has raised great outcry in the East. but
the truth is not known little to condemn In the
method employed by Governor Peabody the military and
the citizens and much to praise They confronted
with great emergency and they met Il bravey and
humanely as they could.
what else could have doneT ask the business
men here. You might have kept the prls.
oners. That would only have prolonged the trouble 1t
would have made them martyrs Attempts might have
been made them. That would to riots
is serious question how far may in lnerfer
Ing with the rights OF others while standing on his own
alleged constitutional rights. We carefully considered all
this We believed deportation the effective. the most
humane. We stand by lt act of good public policy
81" has been said they had right these crmi.
mails loose upon other communities But the deported
were not criminals heart and of them not at all
Their presence hero encouragement crime. In
any other community they would be good citizens
OF them had been here, Most OF these simply
unfortunate, the victims OF criminal system. The real
culprs the reckless leaders of their organization
and the Inner circle OF dynamitards who planted tho
Internal machine and pulled the wire which exploded IT,"
Mr. Wellman then indicts Messrs. Meyer and Haywood
In the following terms;
Hence arraign Charles n. Moyer and William Hay
wood the who to be held responsible for this
crime against organized labor, this oHense against our
civilization, and offer TO convict them before Jury
posed Of the leaders Of the decent honorable labor oroan
xations OF the county.
"The Western Federation Of Miners composed for tho
mos, par, Of homes, and industrious It is their
duty to repudae these evil genluses reckless, unfit dan
nerous not Before the Western Federation
hold up ts head among the useful and respected labor
organizations Of the United states purge Itself OF
leadership that leads to political ambition lust for
anarchy and crime against ,s followers and against
society.
"Moyer and Haywood forty men In East solicit.
ing subscriptions sympathetic union labor They
receiving $4,000 week. challenge them to make public
a statement Of their disbursements.
why should union support this organization under
Its present leadership In his annual address year ago
President Meyer declared; Trade unionisrn has been