The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-02
give up by next fall. IL we did not win
thet time.
Would Cut Down Relief.


Now that the convention is over I
will again take personal charge OF the
relief work and Will carry out the in
structions received from Mr., Cary pin
kcrton manaGer) about a week ago In
regard 10 cutting down the relief much
as possible. so as to cnuse dissatisfaction
and get the men against the union. I
will put the blame for not giving tho
men more relief much as | can on w.
u. Haywood by saving that i am carry
ing out his Instructions"
The next two reports read from op-
erative No. a. were detailed accounts OF
the proceedings at the Western Fedora
tion of Miners convention. which he at
tended rs delegate, There was moth
ing out OF the ordinary In the proceed
ings and no speeches of an inhammatory
character.
Mr. Darrow next read reports from
Phllander p Bailey. known as operative
No. o. They were dated from Victor,
Colo. during tho Cripple Creek strike,
One of these letters was purely formal
detailing the proceedings Of a union meet
ing. The letters developed nothing against
the law and order OF the district, as
having been mentioned by tho speakers
or interviews with members OF the union
OF an operative named Rainier in Cripple
Creek. Rainier declared under date Of
September ., 1908, that the miners
e9,med TO-, to have all h,1 the pest OF IT, hut
Owners. association the operative
thought their claims were doubtful. Raj
mer reported that he heard no radical
talk or threats from the miners and that
each miner acted as n committee Of ono
To stop all disputes and disturbances. The
soldiers and miners seemed 10 be growing
expressed sympathy for the strikers,
Spies in the Coal Fields.
To show that the Pinkertons invaded
The coal mining fields of Colorado where
the United Mine Workers OF America con-
trolled the miners. reports were read from
N-r rpoH. lao
conventions Smith attended were open TO
the public. but he reported at length as
TO the routine proceedings.
Mr.. Darrow next read two lengthy re-
ports from Pinlterton Operative !. n.
Loudoner now assistant superintendent
in the Denver office. The reports were
dependence depot explosion June 6. l9Oi
Londoner told graphically of tho intense
excitement prevailing in the Cripple
Creek district at this time and the threats
made against the union
II Was made a deputy as soon as |
showed my face" Londoner wrote. land
was told to kill any union man or sym
palhlzer who spoke TO me-
The operative added that at the time
of his writing there strong talk of
taking the leaders Of the union from the
bull pen and hanging them, The citi-
zents demanded the resignation OF Sheriff
Robertson, He declined. They got a
rope and put moose about his neck. Hc
was given five minutes I'm which to de-
then sat down and wrote his resignation
Boys" he said. i know you have got
the drop on. me and l know you'll hang
me II ! don't resign.
I.ondoner's reports next told Of the
speech made by G, G., Hamlin, secretary
of the Mine Owners association. Ham
lin had spoken less than Ave minutes
when tho Tring began.
There is no doubt that an attempt
was made 10 kill Hanlin. he added, "as
one of the bullets grazed his hand"
Fired Into Union Hall.
The soldiers were called out and some
were stationed on house tops. Without
request TO surrender they began to
fire into union hall and continued until
a white flag was displayed In union
han several hundred rifles, three barrels
OF ammunition and big. supply Of pro-
visions were found Altogether eighteen
men were killed AT Victor.
Under date of June 20. 1904. Londoner
reported from Victor that In n search of
The union hall he had found the photo
graphs OF two non-union men On lie
back of each picture was a cross.
This said Londoner, II am told is