The Lamar register., 1904-08-24
WELLMAN'S INDICTMENT

nice, nothing like coal minns there fredamp in the
mines, and the only dangers of accdents
the air in the mines, from the leve!
200 feet below the main drift, is and
sweet outdoors; the do not have live in bun.
houses at mines, but occupy their neat little
cottages scattered about the hsde ride to and
from their work in electric low fares;
living is but little dearer than in Chicago, single get
ting good and board for SIS $e there are
plenty Of reereations good schools
hand for the ehldren the climate healthu and
delightful"
AS to the eighthour excuse, Mr.. wellman makes 1t
clear that this question had nothing with the strike
1T has been widely published that this trouble was due
the the labor people defeat OF the
eighthour law the Legislature. BY large majority
the people had adopted constitutional amendment to the
that the Legislature sha eighthour law
The Legislature failed to do 1t is charged that the
corporations used corrupy defeat such legis
laon. do doubt this is true and there is no Ian
enough adequately condemn such crimes
by rich The Legislature had Republican branch
Democratic 1t engaged in long and bitter
struggle a senatorial election Under such circum
stances it for the corporations manipulate
things to defeat the eighthour law.
"sut the mine not interested in that prop
oson They have had the eishthour day for
The eshhour defeat had nothing to do with bringing
the recent troubles To that had is pretest
aerthousht Even the strike Colorado City ordered
weeks before the Legislature adjourned and while the
proposed law still under consideration
the responsibility for the Independence sta
ton horror he says:
crime Independence station there seems doubt The
mine declare of the engaged in that plot
known and all prominent unionists who have fed
the given the of these suspects in
confidence and there still hope of bringing them just
ice Judges lawyers and others with whom talked agreed
that the union had deliberately created reign of terror
trying to win through intimidation fight which could
not be the justice of the cause This was the opn
ion of Democratic leaders in this community. who
trying the their political advantage and
who therefore the federation extent
as their consciences will permit them to do.
"A Judge the BENCH though in politics opposed to
Governor Peabody told true the unions bossed
the local officials that it well-nish impossible to
convict unionist of any crime minor oHense.
He then justifes the severe measures taken by the
state authorities:
Il have inquired carefully into this question.
and conclusion is that the deporations ustfa
BILE; that they humane There is work of signih
in what Secretary Hamn of the mine owners said
to not willing to take the responsibility of
hanging lot of willing take the respons
blity of deporting them
Most of the 23s depored dangerous and
guilty Some innocent of wrongdoing. 1t
is denied that mistakes made. and they
GREETED.
establish himself An Innocent hanged has return
ticket
When I came to Colorado it with a feeling
these deportations upon civilization
Now. think the conditions made it necessary. Danish
ment of has raised outcry in the East but
method employed by Governor Peabody the military and
the citizens and much to praise They confronted
with great emergency and they it braveiy and
humanely as they could
What else could have done?' ask the business
here. You say might have kept the pris
That would only have prolonged the trouble.
would have made them martyrs. Attempts might have
been made them. That would led
1t is serious question how far in nterfer-
with the rights of others while standing his
alleged constitutional rights We carefully considered all
this We believed deportation the effective the most
humane. We stand by it act of good public policy
1T said they right these crimi-
nails loose other communities. But the deported
not criminals heart and many of them not at ALL
Their here encouragement to crime In
other community they would be citizens
of them had been here. Most of these simply
unfortunate the victims of criminal system The real
cuprs the reckless leaders of their organization.
and the inner circle of dynamitards who planted the
internal machine and pulled the wire which exploded it,
Mr. wenan then indcts Messrs Meyer and Haywood
in the following
Hence ! arrasn Charles H. Meyer and William Hay
wood the who be held responsible for this
crime against organized labor this ofense against
civilization. and offer to convict them before
Of the leaders of honorable labor orsan
cations Of the county.
"The Western Federation Miners is composed for the
most part of honest and industrious II is their
serous If Before the Western Federation
hold its head the useful and respected labor
organizations of United States purge itself Of
leadership that leads political ambition for
anarchy and crime against its followers and against
society.
"Moyer Haywood forty the solicit.
subscriptions from sympathetic union They
receiving $4,000 week. challenge them to make public
a statement of their disbursements.
'Why should union support organization under