The Springfield herald., 1904-08-26

mines and the only dangers mechanical accidents;
the air in the mnes know from visit to the Ieve!
1.2oo feet below the main drift. is almost and
sweet outdoors the do not have to live In bunk
cottages scattered about the hsdes and ride to and
from their work In steam electric with low fares;
living Is but little dearer than in Chicago, single get
ting good and board for IS $6 week. there
plenty Of and recreations good schools
for the children; climate heathfu and
delightful"
AS to the eighthour Mr.. Wellman makes 1t
clear that this question had nothing do with the strike
81" has been widely published that this trouble due
to the of the labor people the defeat of the
eghthour law in the Legislature. BY large majority
the had adopted constitutional amendment to the
effect that the Legislature shall enact eghthour law
The Legislature failed to do 1t is charged that the
corporations used corrupy defeat such egis
laon do not doubt this is true and there is no Ian
enough adequately to condemn such crimes
by the rich The Legislature had Republican branch
and Democratic 1t was 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 eghthour defeat had nothing with bringing
the recent troubles To that 1t had is pretext
aferthought strike 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 the appalling
crime Independence station there doubt The
mine declare Of the engaged in that plot
known and all prominent unonsts who have fed
the country given the names OF these suspects In
confidence there still hope 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 This the opin
ion of Democratic leaders in this community, who
trying to the to their political advantage and
who therefore favor the federation extent
their consciences will permit them do
"A judge the BENCH though In politics opposed to
Governor Peabody told II the unions bossed
the local OFFICIALS and that it weInIsh impossible to
convict unonist Of any crime minor offense.
He then justifes the severe measures taken by the
state authorities
II have inquired carefully into this whole question.
conclusion is that the deportations ustfa
BILE; that they humane. There of signif
in what Secretary Hamn of the mine said
to me: I not willing to take the responsibility OF
hanging lot of willing to take the respons
bility of deportng them
Most of the 2ss men deported were dangerous and
guilty Some innocent of wrongdoing. 1t
is not denied that mistakes made. and they
gretted.
"eut innocent deported may
establish himself. An Innocent hanged has return
ticket.
when to Colorado it with feeling that
these deporations foul blot upon civilization
Now think the conditions made it Bansh
ment Of has raised outcry in the East but
the truth is not known. | little condemn In the
method employed by Governor Peabody military
the citizens and much to praise They confronted
with great emergency and they met bravey and
humaneIy they could.
What else could have done?' ask the business
men here. You might have kept the pris
oners That would only have prolonged the trouble. 1t
would have made them martyrs. Attempts might have
been made to them That would have led to riots
1t is serious question how far in interfer
ing with the rights Of others while standing his
We n
this We believed deportation the most effective the most
humane. We stand by it good public policy
1T has been said they had right these crim
mails loose other communities But the deported
not criminals at heart and of them not at all
Their presence here encouragement to crime
other community they would be citizens
of them had been here Most of these men simply
unfortunate, the victims of criminal system The real
cuprts the reckless leaders of their organization
and the inner circle of dynamitards who planted the
internal machine pulled the wire exploded it,
Mr. welman then ndcts Messrs Meyer Haywood
in the following terms:
"Hence arraign Charles H. Meyer and William Hay
wood the who to be held responsible for this
crime against organized labor this oense against
civilization, and offer to convict them before jury
Of the leaders Of the decent honorable labor osan
zatons county,.
"The Western Federation Of Miners is composed the
part of honest and industrious It is their
duty repudiate these evil senuses reckless unfit
gerous Before the Western Federation
hold up it's head among the useful respected labor
organizations Of the United States purge itself Of
leadership that leads political ambition, power
anarchy crime against it's followers against
society,"
"Moyer and Haywood have forty in East solicit
ing subscriptions from sympathetic union labor They
receiving $4,000 challenge them public
a statement Of their disbursements.
"Why should union support this organization under
its leadership In his annual address year ago
President Meyer declared: Trade been