The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-03-17
Meyer and Haywood Are Either
Terribly Guilty or They Are the
Victims Of tho Most Cruel Con-
spiracy Ever Concocted by the
. Opponents of Union Labor.

Colorado. Wells Immediately wired
the Mine Owners Association of Grip
pie Creek and the following day ex-
tradition papers were issued to Gov
ernor Mcdonald and given to Tholnp-
son. The only reason for delaying
Thompson's departure: with his plis-
oner is that the authorities want I'd
hear the grand jury's formal report.
mo: evidence against st. John will
be presented to the grand jury, and
that body will make no presentment
against him. The grand jury, report
ed, it is stated from: official sources.
will include indictments against MGy-
indictments are already drawn up, it
is said, requiring only the signature
of the foreman.
St. Johns Real Crime.
The Denver News quotes an Ida
ho official as follows:
"St. John has given the mine own
ers of the district more trouble in the
past year than any twenty men up
there. If left undisturbed he would
have the entire district organized in
another year. AS it is, there are hund-
reds of miners added to the union
membership through his efforts.''
Stories Don't Hang Together.
AS fair sample of the methods
used by the Pinkertons and the Mine
Owners Of Colorado to fasten crime on
innocent men, the incidents surround
ing the death Of M. B. Valley, in May
1904, may be taken.
Valley was killed in an explosion of
a bomb while walking ON Capitol
Hill. ..,
ION February 1sth," says the Den
yer News, 'the day after the arrest
of Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone
the Republican (organ of the Mine
Owners Association) printed long
story alleging that VALLEY had been
marked for death by the inner cir
Gle of the Western Federation Of Min
ers, and that someone employed by
that organization had killed him.
"On February 21st, the Republican
on authority of Detective MCFARLAND,
said that the bomb which killed WAL
ley had been intended for Chief JUS
tice Gabbert, and that Valley CHANGED
that way and was killed.
ION February .22d the Republican re-
turned to it's story :of February 18TH,
and annoslnc ced that 1t bad evidence
confirming, that y9fnszsss S55ssss; S s.sssaSS
."'on February 2eth the Republican
presented an entirely new version Of
the VALLEY case. According to. the
latest story, instead Of being "a man
marked for death by the inner circle
nr stho nh >%
tended for Chief Justice Gabbert,'
Valley was a; member of the inner
Circle and the Republican gravely
asserts that he was working on the
bomb, with which he intended to mur-
der Justice GaGbbert, when the in
fernal machine exploded and killed
him. \
Now comes the widow of the mur-
dered man and says that he carried
a. card in the Mine Owners Associa-
tion! That he was not a member of
the Western Federation of Miners and
had not been for over year prior to
his death. Here is the story from her
own lips:
"Mr.. Valley was a graduate from
Williams college. His parents were
wealthy, but lost their property soon
after his graduation. He was forced
to work and as he had a fondness for
machinery, came to Colorado and
worked for Jim Burns of the Port
land mine. Everyone knows that was
a union mine, and as such it was nee
essary for Merritt to join the Western
Federation. The mine manager ad-
vised him to do so. He kept up his
dues until about year prior to his
death, but never attended any of the
meetings even when working at the
Portland Two years ago he relin-
quished his federation card and took
one with the Mine Owners Associa-
tion, though this was never presented"