Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-09
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Ss read yesterday. In 1t Mr.. Roose-
welt says he will see that Haywood
gets fair trial and will interfere
TO prevent the men being railroaded.
The letter was addressed to Chair
man Henry Heads, and is as follows:
THE White House. Washington.
My Dear Mr.. Henry: When you, in
company with Messrs. Coakley and
Brown, called upon me this morning
! read your letter / had written to
the attorney general of March 25,
1906. AT your request | gladly send
you the following extract from that
letter.
Our duty is If it should ever hap
pen that we had any power in the
matter to see that exact Justice is done
these men. There must be no contin-
uation of lawlessness on our part,
even If lawlessness takes the form OF
effort to revenge wrongs committed
by the lawlessness of others. The
sole question as regards Haywood and
Meyer must be question whether or
not they can be shown to be guilty OF
'A'S titt, anu lHtlT regal
rights must be as cerfully safeguarded
as those of any other men.
1T is alleged they were extradited
from Colorado in manner that
amounted to betrayal of their legal
right. should like to have the
district attorney of Colorado. and il
necessary the district attorney oi
Idaho give me such information as
they can on this point. I should like
TO get from the district attorney OF
Idaho any information that he can
obtain as to whether there has been
the slightest disposition shown by the
authorities In Idaho to act toward
these men In an unfair or improper
manner, or to deny them their legal
rights. On the other hand, I should
like to know whether there is any
symptom of miscarriage of justice in
their favor. The Incorporate violence
with which the Socialistic labor papers
Ike that of Debs, and | am sorry to
~. some labor organs, have insisted,
without any knowledge of facts
upon treating these men as martyrs
to cause of labor has unquestionably
resulted in tremendous pressure being
brought to bear upon the authorities
OF Idaho to discharge or acqut them
whether guilty or innocent.
So far the unions are anxious only
tc see that exact justice is done these
men, that they are given their full
legal right and not condemned un.
less proven guilty of this specific act
They are entitled to cordial co-opera.
ton OF all just and fair-minded citi.
zens. So far as by any action or by
murderous and reasonable language
such as that quoted about from Debs
and others they tend to bring pressure
to bear upon state authorities and the
courts, to obstruct the course of JUS.
tice, and to render 1t difficult to con
vict the men II guilty, they are equally
without stint to be condemned, and
anything that federal authorities can
do, in either event. to further the
response to your question, 1t Is trust
needless for me to say that If at any
time you or any one else can submit
10 me any evidence showing that there
: has been miscarriage of justice for
or against Messrs. Meyer or Haywood
which you believe 1t in power to rem
edy. | will at once bring such evidence
to the attention OF the attorney gen
eral to have him give the fullest con
sideration and to take thereon such
action, II any, as It may be In the
power of federal authorities TO take
Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt"
'Mr. John s. Henry, New York"
San Diego. Cal. May 6.-Governor
Buchtel, who dedicated the FIRST Meth
odist Episcopal church here. said.
I'VE nave no vindictive feeling In
Colorado concerning Meyer and Hay
wood. We want them to have a per
fectly fair trial with the best de
tense possible. II they are found
guilty of the murder Of Governor Steun
enburg we want them punished ade.
quately. II not guilty we want them to
he set free. I think this is state
ment OF the attitude of vast ma.
jority OF the people of Colorado con
''ah''b shcyoi may WDDu. i t0lUh
a vast majority of the people of Colo
rado count these men undesirable citi
zens. I conincide In every detail with
the opinion OF President Roosevelt In
this regard. 1t is generally believed
they have been at the bottom OF an
immense amount of mischief in times
now happily ended In Colorado. We
now have Industrial peace. our mining
camps are all prosperous. our miners
are all happy and contented with all
the work they can do at high wages.
The-reason we are coming on 80 well
In Colorado is generally admitted TO
be because Meyer and Haywood and
the Western Federation OF Miners
have been absolutely eliminated for all
time from the labor problem there
Johannaburg, May G.-An explosion
occurred In the Transvaal gold mine
here this evening, killing four whites
and hfteen natives.