The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-02-28
Carpenters Union Pass Resolutions.


At a recent meeting of the local
Union CT Carpenters, the following
resolutions were passed:
On February 18th, 1906, in the
state of Colorado, Chas. n. Meyer,
William D. Haywood and George
Pettibone, citizens of the United
States and officers of the Western
Federation of Miners, were arrested
in Denver and, without due process
of law, were carried into the state
of Idaho and thrown into prison,
charged with complicity in the as
sd estimation of Ex-Governor Stuenen-
burg of the latter state.
1t is now one year since this tragedy
was enacted, and, despite the fact
has been exhausted, they are still
languishing in Jail without a trial.
They were refused first an immediate
trial, then release on writ of habeas
corpus or bond which was offered to
any amount. Later an appeal to the
supreme court of the United States
was taken, which, after many months
of waiting, terminated with d de-
cision, the injustice of which every
member of the working class must
feel. Evidently we have arrived at
stage in the great struggle of the
two great classes in America where
the life and liberty of the working
man counts for nothing. When the
Constitution can be trampled under
foot; when the commission of such
crimes, and when that venerable in
stitution of our country-the SUI
preme court-can say to the working
class: "You have no rights under
the Constitution that the capitalist
is bound to respect" we haye reason
to believe that the time has come for
us to stand up like men and assert
our rights and register our protest in
no uncertain terms.
THEREFORE we, the members of
Local Union, No. 1344, of Clifton,
Arizona, United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners of America, in
regular meeting assembled this goth
day of February, 1907, hereby appeal
to all workingmen and all lovers of
liberty and justice to help save
our brothers, who, because they
or bought with gold-must be subject
ed to such persecution at the hands
of these anarchistic combinations of
capitalists and their plant official
tools of Colorado and Idaho.
We recognize in this the direct
challenge of organized capital to or
ganized labor, and whatever may be
our small differences with each other
we must meet the common foe with
a united front.
THEREFORE, we join with our
brothers all oyer the land in solemn
protest against the vicious attack
upon American liberty. In the words
of Thomas Jefferson, 1--WE most
solemnly pledge mot our fortunes,
for organized capital has mao e
it impossible for wo-kingm en- to
have fortune Jour lives and
tense of these principles, and de-
they give these men an immediate
and fair trial, or release them.
We hereby extend our sympathies
to the wives and loved ones of these
noble men, and desire to sag to them,
do not despair. If Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibonc die, twenty mil
lion workingmen will know the rea-
son why"
BE IT RESOLVED, that as a further
protest against this outrage against
humanity, justice and liberty, that
the members of this Local Union re-
frain from work on the opening day
of the trial of our brothers. And we
urge the workingmen of Clifton to
take similar action and make gen.
eral protest.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
these resolutions be published in the
Copper Era and Graham County Ad-
vocate, and in such other county
papers as the secretary may deem
necessary; that copies be sent to our
general president and to the gov
errors of Colorado and Idaho.
Signed,
G. w. MURPHY, Secretary.