The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
Outrages by Troops Prompt
Call to Prepare for War
Former Federation President on Stand
in the Haywood Murder Trial
BY Oscar King Davis


the last OF these, had only begun his
testimony when court adjourned, al
though the judge held on for a quar-
ter OF an hour longer than usual.
Ed Boyce, former president Of the
western federation OF miners. was the
witness of the day. and during his re-
direct examination DarroW, in arguing
on an objection, made a fat footed
declaration as to what he and his
associates expected to prove, which
completes the line of defense by which
they hope to clear Haywood. He said
that they would show the existence of
q general counter conspiracy, made up
Of mine owners associations and ci-i-
zens' alliances. with Pinkerton and
other detectives. whose work and pur-
pose was to incite men to violence. TO
put up Jobs of all sorts and generally
contrive to discredit the miners or
ganization, deprive it OF public sym
pathy and support and thus destroy IL.
This counter conspiracy is to be used
to explain the commission of the crimes
charged by Orchard against the fedora
tion prior to the murder OF Steuenberg,
and that killing is to be explained on
the theory that il was done by Orchard
for personal revenge.
Darrow was in fine form over the tes-
timony of Boyce. With most of those
IN the courtroom it took some strain
ing OF the imagination to see just how
II had anything to do with the murder
conspiracy charged against Meyer,
Haywood and Pettibone. But IT dealt
with the injuries and injustices that
have been suffered by organized labor
at the hands Of capital generally, and
no subject finds reader or more COM
plete sympathy from Darrow than
that
ALLEGE COUNTER CONSPIRACY
80 all
states objection and made it more ap-
parent than ever that he intended TO
permit the introduction of any ana
every thing that by any construction
could be held TO be connected with TINS
case. In that respect the testimony
that is admissible here seems to have
as broad a range as II this were merely
a congressional investigation instead
OF a court Of law. Certainly the de-
fense viii not be able to claim that 1t
was unfairly restricted in the introduc-
tiOn Of its line of testimony.
Boyce was not able to 90 into the
subject to very great extent, but he
told of having been unable to get
food in one Colorado camp. where he
went TO organize union, because the
mine owners controlled everything, OF
having been blacklisted and unable TO
secure work because of his union con-
ncctions, of the employment OF detec-
tives and spoilers to become members
Of the union as spies. and Of the rihing
OF his desk and gripsack on various oe-
cssions. when his papers were over
hauled or stolen.
He declared that there had never
been any inner circle" in The fedora
tion. that there was never any con-
spfracy or combination TO do any ille-
gal act and denied Orchards story of
meeting him in Butte at the time OF has
Ff~17~ from the Coenr d AleneS.
Boise said that he had never seen
Orcha rd until he came here for this
trial. He told Of the organization of
the federation. which had its birth
when he and some other union men
were here in the Boise jail after the
Occur d'Alene troubles Of the summer
Of 1892. and said that Prosecutor Haw-
lev. who was then their attorney. had
first expressed to him the necessity OF
the federation of the unions il the
miners were TO make any successful
fight against the companies. That
evoked general smiles at Hawley, who
is now doing all in his power to
strange his unnatural child.
Hawley cross examined his old client
and under his questioning Boyce ad-
rnitted that the federation was respoa-
sible for some Of the labor legislation
that had been passed in several states.
Hawley then read to Boyce what pur-
made by Boyce to the convention of the
federation in Salt Lake in 1898, when
he was president. Boyce was reported
as saying:
URGES MEN TO ARMS
every union should have a rife
club. 1 strongly advise you to pro-
vide every member with the latest i'm
proved rifle which can be obtained
from the factories at nominal price.
I entreat you to take action on this
irnportant question, so that in the
course Of time we can hear the inspir-
ing music Of the martial tread of 25,-
600 armed men in the ranks of labor"
Boyce said that the idea of the ex-
tract was what he had intended to
convey by his speech, but he was not
certain that the language quoted was
exactly as he had delivered it,
The reading of this extract afforded
Darrow the opportunity for a neat lit
tle trick which Senator Borah as
neatly exposed. Hswley had read the
extract from the cover OF pamphlet
issued by the Colorado mine operators
association. Darrow had been trying
IA nrove the existence OF such an or
gsnization. but had difficulty in doing
SO. and there had been considerable
fKhting about il.
on redirect examination OF Boyce
Darrow borrowed the pamphlet from
Hawley, and with the air of being
surprised at finding il openly credited
TO the mine operators association had
Royce read that fact from the bottom
of the cover page. Then he offered the
cover in evidence, with the cheerful
grin Of one who had successfully OBJ
fained from the opposition ammunition
which he could not have secured in
any other way
Hawley began TO object, but Boran
chipped in with the remark that if the
cover were to be admitted he wanted to
have the entire pamphlet go, and
fhen added innocently: And can't you
,,se YOUR copy, Mr.. Darrow? This is the
only one we have"
barrow began to say in a hesitat-
Ing way that the defense had no copy,
l,lsf Borah walked over and picked a
nook from their table and turned 70
the mage where this very pamphlet
uras included. So Darrow did not get
swav with his scheme and was forced
IN read to the jury again the plea for
inns of the federation president, as
useIl as an extract from the report
~ Lieutenant General Bates, who was
o,,t nv the Dresident TO inVesfi-