The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-10
CooIly Discusses Socialistic
Problems While Yet in the
Shadow of the GaIlOws.
MAN OF GIANT FRAME
AND INTELLECTUAL HEAD
Assumes Credit for Securing In
crease in Pay of 10000
WGrkingmen.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE Ida, June 9.-The trial of
William d. Haywood for the murder
of Ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho
is claimed 10 be capitalistic conspiracy
by the labor organizations Of the coun~
try. The Mine Owners ASSOCIATION
and the State of Idaho assert that it
is an impartial effort TO fix the re-
sponsibiitv for crime, Whatever may
be the facts, which history alone may
reveal, the interest of both parties cen.
ters around the brawny, yet boyish-
looking man of IS, admittedly the lead
er of the Western Federation of Min
crs. an army of one hundred thousand
workingmen. Hc is believed 20 be the
magnet who has swung the Federation
TO socialism, He has been called the
Bebel of America His political COM
rades offer him the position OF candi-
date for the presidency on the Socialist
ticket for the next presidential cam
paign. Even those not his enthuslas
tic champions say that if he is given
his freedom he will be the leader of
labor in the United States.
What sort Of man rs he? He has
persistently refused himself and his
opinions to the capitalistic press. Fif~
teen minutes has been the longest time
given IN general conversation to press
correspondents, and half an hour or so
TO other visitors, The hour and half
talk that had with him in his cell
the other day surprised even his coun-
sci and guards, Haywood, the retiee,nt,
spoke freely of his life and of his b."
liefs; he smiled and chatted and earn
ostly declared the convictions that have
animated mis- career. | have inter
viewed many men on trial for their
lives, but never ono like this. There is
something extraordinary about him,
whether he is a great assassin or a
great martyr.
William D, Haywood in the court
house cell studying and letter writing is
quite different man from either the
defendant at the trial or Tie sturdy
miner leading the Western Federation.
As the union leader he was energetic
and commanding; as the defendant he
is sober and attentive; as a man com.
paratively at home in a steel cage after
eighteen months confinement, he was
all these things, and besides thought
ful host, an intellectual presence, a
kindly and cheerful companion, His
voice and bandclasp and beamiug smile
not made me forget; they seemed en-
tirely natural aud appropriate.
1t was during respite when the
Sheriff was getting a new lot of iur,
ors, and Haywood had some time To
himself that | spent an hour and a half
in his cell with him. The State prose.
cutors, of course, had granted permIs,
sion, a guard, Beamer, opened the call
door and | was admitted,
Haywood rose. closed law book he
was reading and shook hands. His
grasp was that Of the rommunard, His
hand was vital introduction to the
giant frame and leoplne head The
blinded eye seemed symbol written on
the face of toll. He has rather small,
thin-lipped mouth, but large teeth.
widely placed; sandy eyebrows; dark
brown hair. His voice is soft. persua-
sivc. resonant, inclined to bass pitch.
We sat down. George Pettibone be
gan to mix water corors. Clarence Oar
row. counsel for the defense, picked up
a book and glanced at the title page.
Some one addressed Haywood as COM
rade. Darrow smiled and said:
81 wish the Socialist party would
drop the comrada business
Perhaps II was one Of the Chicago
marks, whereby he challenges opinions,
Haywood Solution.
Haywood rose from his chair and
stepped to the IRON grated window.
His fingers were clcnched in the palms
of big hands, the muscles all over his
body visibly s;iffened. His deep voice
trembled as he faced Us He opened his
hands and spread out his arms.
Ono one knows what comrade
means better than I. - he said 81 do
not believe the party Will ever drop it
and hope not. II means that the
toilers are all one family and ms such
must resist any and every attempt
made to break up the family or injure
its members,
"You believe in the solidarity of
labor7' / asked.
Thoroughly; and I know that every
laboring man, consciously or uncou.
sciously believes in it, Witness the
taking into unions Of Chinese, Indians
and so on, The fact that the man is
a toilor makes him unit of an organi-
cation,
"When did YOU get these ideas7'
''Tt seems as If | always had them
] have always worked and had the de.
sire to better nv condition. Early in
boyhood | learned that only through
organized action could that be done
Altrusm ] don't understand much
about; comradeship and brotherhood
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