Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
.LAWLESSNESS AS
A LABOR WEAPON
Was Used by the Alleged Law and
Order Element in the
Colorado Strike,
TRUE CAUSE or THE TROUBLE.
com'r Wright 10 His Report Says Il
Was to Establish the Western Fed
GRAFTON Of Miners in the Smeters

Washington, ID. c., Jan, 27.-Presldent
Roosevelt sent to the senate today the
report of Carroll y. Wright commits
sloner Of labor, on the strike trouble
in Colorado The report is yoluminous,
and gives an entire history Of labor
troubles IN that state, together with all
the correspondence that has passed be
tween the president with the depart
ment of commerce and labor, Gov Pea
body OF Colorado also partial reports
made by Commissioner Wright and
pamphlets by various parties connect
cd with the strike,
Commissioner Wright says there can
be no doubt the cause Of the strike was
TO establish the Western Federation OF
Miners In the shelters, including re-
ductlon and refining plants us II al
reodv had been established IN the
mines.
In summing up the situation the
commissioner says;
"Lawlessness has accompanied the
strike as a labor weapon, and It has ac-
companied the actions OF the alleged
law and order element as n weapon
against the strikers.
THE faults In the Organization Of the
union by allowing strikes 10 be deter
mined by committee instead OF ref
erendum, and the faults In the organ
i2ntion OF the CITE MS alliance, by al-
lowing IRRESPONSIBLE mobs to represent
II, have disturbed the peace az the
counties I'm Colorado in which the con-
fllct has boen waged TO such an extent
that people outside OF Colorado wonder
10 ~ ar la Ia
citizens In that state.
1T In n fact, that order ia restored
for there Is n third party now interest
3D. which Is claiming the adherence Of
the best elements In Colorado. and Il is
insisting that deportatons whether by
the Western Federation OF Miners or
under the instructions OF the Mine
owners association or Citizens ALL
snce, shall cease
The commissioner says the Injunction
recently granted by the United states
court 20 prevent Interference with the
return Of the deported miners may bring
up the whole question Of the right 10
deport. or whether deportation IL n
crime under state or federal laws
THE strike As strike IL over" ho
says, and adds that the character OF
the mob which conducted the deporta
lions has oncncd the ewes ~ tho poorl.
OF Colorado and OF the country. And
wholesale DECORATIONS ne s9ya rrob
ably viii never occur In the unh0upv
history OF the troubles ~ that state"
In the correspondence is letter
from Atty.-Gen. Moody 10 the nresl-
dent that he hrs the report ~ sneolal
attorney from tho DEPARTMENT Of us-
tice who Investigated the Colorad trou
bes hu; that he was holding II subject
10 the order NJ the president. Mr.
Moody s0ys that the counsel fnr tho
compliments dld not ask for INV spe-
clnc nresentment 20 tho Grand Jury, bur
from the Withholding OF tho report II IL
inferred that recommendation Tor pros
ecutions Ia made by the special nttor-
new
The renort NJ Commissioner Wright
II dated Sent &C. 1905 President Roose.
Welt. In letter 10 the commissioner.
suggests that the report boz sent 10 him.
that he may send II TO Congress and
make 1t public