The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-27


Organizing a ship building trust on
watered stock, and unloading it upon
innocent suckers at fabulous price,
en- enabling one man alone to net $1,000
wv In less, than six months, which re-
suited in the robbing of thousands of
small stock holders, is not only an
archy on the part OF the trust bunco
part of the public officials who permit
such proceedings to occur without
tnstitutin 49,; ,; criminal d3na proceedings
Anarchy Reigns in Colorado.
In Colorado the people of the state
at the last election for a constitution
working in mines and smelling works
should be required to labor no longer
than eight hours each day.
It A vas eHpec aesIg That the the
mine owners would immediately com.
ply with the spirit and provisions Of
executive authorities Of the state were
appealed to, and were duly informed
that the law was being violated:
The petition of the miners was
and soul by the mine owners. After
exercising unusual patience the miners
union. seeing that they could secure
had taken an oath to support the con-
stitution of the state, inaugurated that
most mo- novel procedure of ms Striking for
lately found arrayed against them the
united opposition of the mine owners
and the state officials. Including John
arcec ns 6 of the AND
heavily interested in Colorado mining.
Upon the merest pretense the governor
was induced to send the state militia
to the scene of the strike. This was
done in spite of the protest of 5000
citizens in Cripple Creek, including all
of the civil authorities.
clared. and the civil authorities were
robbed Of every vistage of power. Gen.
Bell. the officer in charge imme diately
get himself up as an infallible military
bit of inordinary lawlessness had oc-
CURED Meetings Of the miners, UNION
power of Cen: Bell or the action: Of
the, state militia were: confiscated, AND
the entire force was cast into the bull
promise that they would never again
! publish anything against the militia or
| mine owners. Gen. Bell. when remind
sha ne Ma5 rgh}s 5ad H5
with the constitution" Governor Pea
body, to more completely destroy the
authority of the courts. suspended the
the miners union, an ex-congressman.
who had refused to surrender rifle
in his possession. was attacked by a
|
wounded After spending a night Of
horrors in the bull pen he was re-
| leased after making written promise
that he would never again defend the
Men, who are induced to work in the
mines. are kept prisoners, and are
positively denied the right to leave. A
sibly to protect, but really to compel
! them to labor.
Militia ssVagging'' Strikers Out of Town
TO cap the climax, of their tyranny,
! seeing that the miners can not be
military oppression, they are being
%vagged" out Of town at the point Of
to obey the eight hour lay came to
because Of the hatred of the mine
gto soc b for him he
spending two days there was ordered
to leave town at the point Of bayonets.
This is the state OF anarchy that ex-
officials. and mine owners are wholly
responsible. The most wonderful thing
about ii. all is the remarkable patience
other country would the workingmen
submit to so much suffering without
resorting to lawlessness. Experience
has taught the American workingman
| that lawlessness does not pay. Relief
| can be secured more peacefully.
When the miners appealed to pre-
| JUDGED governor for protection he
hem appdaad a W Wh a 1oe ed5 titles aHd
their petitions were denied. There Is
yet one tribunal to be heard from. The
miners will state their case to it in
day of next November Their plea will
make the very doors of, Wall street
ereal with fear. The verdict viii be =
knell of anarchy. in hi Ugh places II
will open wide the gate for new
democracy, conceived in injustice AND
fering children and Of the sorrows OF
patient mothers. and Graded in the
light Of an almost divine purpose or
to years of oppression, tyranny and
loss of liberty, to uphold the dignity
MY friends:-Anarchy is having its
day The educational organizations OF
!, the working classes is paving. the way
for a true democracy, founded upon
the eternal principle of Justice.
Labor Organisations Called Anar-
| chfstic.
| It is our organizations that are
charged most generally with being an
archistic, and we are called anarchists
Am an anarchist when I demand my
i an anarchist when ask for liberty
I life and the pursuit Of happiness? An
an anarchist when I demand that my
joyed by my neighbor?
These three condensed demands prac.
tically represent the entire demands OF
labor. This is what our enemies call
anarchy. This is what we call patriot
ism. If you think that It is anarchy
make the most of it. ~ x
You will note that during this discus
sion have made no attacks upon in
dividuals. 1t is unnecessary. What is
to be accomplished by abusing the
Morgans, the Schwabs, the, Rockefell-
ers and the Carnegies? They are moth
ing more than men, whom fortune ha.
Of us were in their places we would
+ fall lint to- their methods: II they should
i all die tomorrow others. probabl,
q soslong as the. present system ,exista
sIStheresSWil1 live vs. be some very ricl
men III not norta lEs man we
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