The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-07
Western Federation RIdiCuIGs
 His Love for Unions
.BLAMES HIM FOR EVERYTHING
Statement Says That If He Were Gov ernor of Illinois He Would Have Troops In the Pack
 Ing Houses.

Denver August GA reply to Gov James II. Peabody's explanation of his course in connection with the labor troubles In this state was made today by President Charles II. Mover and Secretary William D. Haywood of the Wsetern Federation of Miners. The governors eharge that the press has been unfair in its comment on the situation in Colorado Is contro- verted.
 'rhe press has not used the bars knuckles of denuncation. but merely ths padded gloves of reluctant criticism" de- clare the federation officers.
 The shame, the reproach and the ignomlny which tarnishes the fair nams of Colorado, lies at the door of the exc. eutive of the chamber of the state capi. tol.'
 Replying to the governors assertion that he has waged war only against tha Western Federation of Miners and Ia friendly to other labor organizations, the federation officers refer to the employ ment of troops to deport the coal miners from southern Colorado and asks If the Western Federation of Miners is the only lawless organization then why did tha armed mob known as the Colorado Ma tlonal Guard, with your sanction and approval, deport tho Bull-Pen miners, whose national organization boasts of q conservative Mitchell and an organization which has not as yet proclaimed it's en- dorsement of the principles of socialismY'
 Would Have Aided Packers.
 "Ah, yes, beloved Peabody " ou. love or ganized labor so well that if you were governor of Illinois the people of the ala- ton would ere this have heard the crack of military rifles behind the stoekades of the packing companies houses in Chi cago. The very fact that organized labor in every part of the United States, and in old Mexico, has thundered it's denun- citation against the executive of Colorado. and the very fact that thousands and tens of thousands have flowed Into the treas ury of the Western Federation, disproves the charges of lawlessness manufactured by the friend of organized labor Or ganized labor does not contribute funds from It's treasury to support outlaws.
 "The Western Federation of Miners has at no time in all It's history attempted to defy the courts It's members when charged with crime have been willing td enter the sanctuary of a judicial tribunal and be tried by a jury of their peers.
 Verdict Has Been Acquittal.
 'In all the trials that have been held in the state of Colorado during the pres- ent strike, where the membership has been charged with almost everything in the catalogue of crime, a jury has brought In a verdict of acquittal In the cases that were tried before the courts of Teller, the testimony bought and paid for by a mine owners association fas- tened the guilt of train-wreckhg on sal aried detectives, and when the cases of murder, conspiracy to murder and incit- Ing riot come before the courts in Sep tember the finger of guilt will point to the mine operators and the members of the Citizens alliance, who are the holy of hoes' with James Hamilton Pea body"
 Miners Condemn Peabody.
 Knoxville, Tenn, August 6.-'rhe United Mine Workers convention for District No. 10 has adopted a resolution condemnng Governor Peabodys course In the Col- orado labor troubles. While no agreement has been reached on scale, 1t is believed the men will demand a five to ten per cent increase.
 Operators of the district do not con cCal the fact that they will not only re- fuse to grant any increase. but will de- mand a reduction of ten per cent on the present scale Predictions favor a gen- eral strike throughout the district are. frequent. Operators and miners meet in Joint conference on Tuesday.