The Cairo bulletin., 1904-06-10

CAPITAL FIGHTS UNIONS
EMPLOYERS TO STAND TOGETtI.
Err, AND EMPLOY NO UNION
MAN-SITUATlON
QUIETER.


Cripple Creek, June 9.-"Death to
unionism in the Cripple Greek dis
trlct,' is the new slogan of the Citi-
zcns Alliance which has sent a de-
cree broadcast that every person c0gr
nected with any union here must
either sever his or her correction
with such organization or leave the
district This, the latest stand Of the
antiunionists, was vaguely hintei at
two days ago, but the threat on the
part of the alliance seemed absurd to
the throe or four th1urani mionists ir
tho camp and its enforcement is
fraught with 50 many difficulties, thas
it was not taken seriously, Tyson
5. Dimes, of Denver attorney aud one
Of the executors f the StrattOn cs-
tate, is here in conference with the
Citizens Alliance leaders alA ii is
announced he Is preparing a form
which will be presented to every NOR
chant and business man and other
employers of labor in the entire dis
trict. plod"ing them not to employ
any person who Is affiliated with any
labor UGion No person who works
for living will lie exempt AMI alb
soluto annihiiati3n Of the unionis,s
lf the country is predicted hy nom
hcys ef the Citizens Alliance ana
mine owners association. This Is
considered the most drastic step yet
taken by the alliance since * secured
The upper hold ID the district ana lis
enforcement will aircc three thous
ana men and women now affiliated
with various unions
The unionists assert that they will
fight The m.Eemont to a finish Gen
Eell issue.l statement today in re.
card % tne raii q tie YIctei Record s
Office and the destruction Of the
newspaper plant. in which he rc?erc
ly condemns The act ile aay9 he
Is aware the clitor, Kyner was Ao.
nouncel and threatened and accused
Of selling ont. when his editorial op-
Daared, asking the Western Fedora.
ton 10 call Off the strife. "'fhe So
aialistc elemegg Of the federation"
says Ben. wore the ones who tool
tie principal stand in this thing.
However, who ever the perpetrators
1f this crime may he, they will land
in the bun pen If apprahcnded.' y
Kyner says he 4 es not believe the
union miners wrecked his office and
that his editorial was not the cause
lie had hints of the plan to wreck his
office three days before the editorial
appeared. az ii he says the union men
agree with the sentiment that per
neated the article and since It's pub
location the union men commended
his position. Employees of the Office
who were ordered out Of the disiric,
by the wrcckcrs declare their nten
ion OF remaining here.
Denver. June o IT Is probably the
closing Of Portland mine viii be The
means Of reaching the federal courIs
with a case to test the power of Cover
cOr Peabody to vest in military abso
lutte power in district declared under
martial law The Portland company
is foreign company. incorporated
nl,r the laws Of Iowa, AMI it s. stat
sl by eminent lawyers that amy act
affecting it may be reviewed by the
iHitel STATES courts President
Barnes and his attorneys were ia con
sultation today and It is said papers
arc being prepared asking the fcIor
Al court to restrain the state military
rom interfering with the opinion Of
he Portland mine, that the military be
Withdrawn from the vicinity Of his
Victor property and that he be allow
od 10 protect his men whot they rc.
turn { work The military authorities
are credited vita saying when the
Burns Injunction Is sued for an at
Tempt viii be made 10 arrest Burns
himself on a criminal charge Of lncit |
ing riot II is not claimed there Is (
ground for the accusation that Burns +.
personally melted riot. The impIlca I
ion being he should be held partly |
.esp1nsihle for recent troubles at Grin /
Die Creek because he maintained the /
inions by employing union miners.
Victor. Colo. June 9-AdB Gen /
Bell, commander of Telluride county {
military district today ordered the /
portland mine. which empiogcs only |
inion men. closed Bots prociama I
ion. after rociting that laNiessness, /
violence and crime has existed in /
Telluride county for several months /
Eives as a reason for closing Portland 4
nine that It "ls. aad for a long time I
ias been engaged in employing anl 4
larboring large numbers Of danger /
1us. iawlcss men. who have aided eB- I
outraged and given comfort and 5s
istance 70 th0ce wh have been 4
guilty If crimes and OuiTages. 30 that 4
he said mine has become, a u now is
/ menace to th3 welfare AMI safety /
" cood people cf said countv. and 4
.s. - 4fg.r.