The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-19
DR., GLADDEN.
CONTINUED from rage one)

4 " nun h@hNN NfttthHi tho HAiAh
gent measures adopted by the gov
eruof are llkoly 20 result IN order
| and peace. some ritlKcus express tht
sanEuine hope that such Will be ia,
issue, aud uthorH doubt whether ans
/ permanent gains have boon made.
There has been no attrmpt To re-
alat the military authorities the
men have submitted everywhere ~
/ the rule Of force. whether their
temper has been improved ia tho
process temains 90 be seen.
The situation In the mining camps
- somewhat affected by the labor
troubles in the cities.
4 Ia most II tho principal cities
/ citizens alliances have been formed
Ca fight the labor unionh
These compact organizations OF
employers have been taking viRut
Gus measures 10 prevent the union
izlnR 81 Industries, and 10 maintain
the principle ~ the open shop,
They are accused Of plotting the
| destruction Of the unions and
doubtless some OF their more ag
Fresniye members would gladly unn
their power for this pufpoae. but
/ their constitution recognizes the
right OF lnborefa TO combine and
work together IN whatsoever way
they think viii Increase their earn
inEa. shorten their hours. lessen
their labor or better their condl-
/ ton"
Mr.. =. g craig. OF Denver. who Is
/ the president Of the alliance In that
city. and also. believe ~ the state
alliance. very cmphatiraliy denied
| that the organization had any pnr.
pose 81 destroying the unions. Il
almrd only at preventing their
abuses and promoting law aud
order.
These alliances are. believe. IN
afuliation with the national organ :
I nation Of employers which NJ
Parry has been promoting. though
the members fiaelnim that uncom.
promising hostility 90 the sniana
which NJ Parry has declared.
There il no doubt that the cltfs
I sens alliances have done much a.
generate the public sentiment which
has supported tho governor In hts
heroic dealings with the uilnern.
uniona
The Western Federation osSaru
crs W. the organization BY which the
nght IN the miuing camp has been
conducted.
Il claims about a. oao nsu4b-rr
scattered through the Western
states and territories n f. naf in
affiliatiun with the United Mine
Workers 81 America. NOR With The
American Federation % labor. on
account q IT. socialintlc peoTilyt-
ties
Whatever nsy be their attitude
toward other labor organizations
there II no doubt thar the Nlus
owners associations OF Colorado
have declared war 90 IN. death
against this particular organisation
The general sentiment u che pub
lir 10 alsa extremely hostile Co tha
federation. and especially bitter IN
ita Judgment Of It's president chau
MuYer. and ita secretary. VIM. T.
Haywood
Here. however. fnuud marked
.ilvefaiiy 81 opinlon
what DO 800 thinh ~ Meyer and
HaYW cod - I asked % ono Neti.tns
formed gentleman
Z think hat Meyer r. bad case
and that Haywood f. a little bot
ter vas his reply
within an hour another gentle
man whose means - judgment were
equally good. replied In the same
question
They are the worst mailEnsd
mon in Cnfurafo
could No, meet Mr. Moy~r. no Il
atlll. as have sata. Ia military eon-
fiuvmrnt ~ Telluride. The offsnss
Tor which he vas last Imprisoned
Nas the dsaoeraiton % the Anaert-
can flaN. This de.~efa tiun consist
q. az a Journalist told me. IN print.
fuK ur-on the fiaE a variety Of most
atfusioua. anarchisiic sentiments
The Same repaFt was On general eir
6ulatiun. ard II VAS believed by all
wiih whom I taiked--evrn BY thnnc
IN sympathy with the miners that
this offsnae was 81 a hstnous char
srter.
Later ] Fnceaedsd IN obtaining n
copy Of this document and here
trauscrfbe the entire inscription
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oradoi
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