The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-10

Citizens Alliance Issues Bold
Challenge to Miners
ACTION TO QUELL RIOT AND MURDER

Absolute AnnihiIntiOn of Labor I'm
ions In Cripple Creek Predicted.
General Bells Mounted Infan-
try In Pursuit of Rioters.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, June 10
"Death to unionism in the Cripple
Creek district is the new slogan Of the
Citizens alliance, which has sent a de-
cree broadcast that every person CON
nected with any union here must either
sever his or her connection with such
organization or leave this district
The latest stand of the antiunionists
was vaguely limited at two days ago,
out the movement on the part of the
alliance seemed so absurd TO 5000 or
1000 unionists in the camp and its en-
forcement fraught with SO many diff
Cultes that it was not taken seriously.
Tyson $. Dimes, Denver attorney
and one of the executors of the STRAIT
ton estate, is here in conference with
Citizens alliance leaders, and II is an
nounced that he is preparing a form
which will be presented to every mer-
chant and business man and other en-
ployers of labor in the entire district
pledgng them not to employ any per-
son who is affiliated with labor union.
Adjutant General sherman Bell has
ordered closed the Portland mine, the
biggest dividend payer in the district.
Only union men are employed on the
property.
This is the first step taken in the
management of the Citizens alliance
and Mine Owners association to exter-
inmate unionism in this district.
No person who works for a living
will be exempt, and the absolute ami
hilation of unionism in this country is
predicted by members of the Citizens
alliance and the Mine Owners associa-
ton. This is considered the most dras-
tic step yet taken by the alliance since
it secured the upper hold in the dis
trict, and its enforcement will affect
5000 men and women now affiliated
with the various unions. Among the
unions that will be affected are the
clerks cooks and walters, bartcnders,
carpenters, electricians, trainmen and
stone and brick masons. The unionists
assert they will fight the movement to
a finish.
General Bell issued the following
statement regarding the raid on the
Victor Record office and the destruction
of the newspaper plant:
81 cannot be too emphatic in my con-
demnation of this unmerited act. Such
action as this reflects upon the mill
tary, because martial law prevails. As
military commander | am solely re-
sponsibe for the cleaning up of this
crime if it is possible.
II am aware that Editor Kyner was
bitterly denounced and threatened and
accused Of selling out when his ed
itorial appeared asking the Western
Federation of Miners to call off the
strike. The socialistlc element of the
federation were the ones who took the
principal stand in this thing How
ever, whoever the perpetrators of this
crime may be they VIII land in the
bull pen if apprehended."
i. w Langdon, the linotype operator
who was driven out of the Record Of
Zee at the point Of rifles, says that he
will not leave the district as ordered.
lie will send his family AWAY, how
ever. The other employees of the Rec
ord also say that they will remain in
the city.
\ sound Of mounted infantrymen
has left Victor in pursuit of ffty-fve
union miners, said to be encamped in
the Beaver Greek region. east of this
city. The troops have orders to shoot
the men when found if they resist ar
rest.
Marshal Naylor and his squad have
captured George Fridley near Canon
City and returned with him to Victor.
He is charged with having killed Roxie
McGee in Victor and with having at
tempted to shoot c. c. Hamlin, secre-
tary of the Mine Owners association.
when he was addressing the meeting
in Victor