The daily Alaskan., 1907-09-23
SUBscRIprloNRATEs
HE RUINED THE MINERS

The Western Federation of Miners is DO, wanted in Minnesota and Mich frsa. Tha. has been made s;r.kiugly clear since the beginning Of strike anorg the miners in the ion ore re- g.oas D, northern Minnesota 8 few weeks ago. The efforts of federation ag.-a,ors To organize ,hc miners have been emuh8ucaly and 20 large eH- tent successfully discouraged by cttt- ssas. business men and man! Of the inner, .ae4-el.es. Two recent incl dsu.s ore -a@prss of the many tha, have occurred.
 An 4s.,a.o- sen. by the Western Federation .f miners 10 Crystal Falls, M.sH.. Vas informed by the miners .ha. .hes were con,en.sd with their .y, and had ro l-s.re 60 become ldsat.- ssu v..b aa organization which has made for ttsert .het tecorl of he Wes,- .ara Federation ia Idaho and Colorado, The stranger left.
 A. Virginia Nian, another ag.,fOr dropped a.0 town and banned to hold 8 mes.zz. As ~5g1 as tbe news spread 8 cc.u...ss Of business men called upon him aa- suggested sha. he leave. He coug.s- with their wishes and the light, .a the hal were turned out A.arxa-ls about I00 business men met sna passed a 1-m5-r Q. resolutions of which .h5s Was oo-: .rha. the people o,.b.s dls-.c, wu. no: tolerate anarchy or allow agl.as0rs 10 sir up strife among our people,.
 Ua .a. principle t1a, prevention is better than cure" the people O. north e-l Michigan and Ntaae>5.a are doing we. 2. yrsrsa, by lawful means. the Western Federation of Miners from a..a.ntns strength in their territory. They are lu.4r enough wi,h .he story 9, crime outrage and murder connected with that organization t1 Idaho 20 become arm'y determined ,ha, opportunity shall pot be given among them .5. similar law.assness.-Sgosr- u4o E. s=n.
 Aa5 y=. despite al. .ae bad show.ags -aae 5s them. the Western Federation of Miners .- ao, a t-vless orgauila- lion. The ra-k and file are class letter .l4a which no man would care 20 hare a- us.Ehog-~ and friends. It is the leaders ..h,>s who s.eA for power auL .h. position .a the spo. light of publicity .ba. have dragged lae organ- .za..ya down. wi.h ,hs election of ". D. Haywg9l. as secretary -t the Western Federation e' Miners, the .aw.es, e.e- men. vas rushed .o the iron. and with ,le rel a4- .. aoarchy uoturl~l ao assa-., vas begun v2oa the property of .a= E.aeowaers. who had heretofore agreed 10 all reasonable and uareason- able aru-aa- made by the msu in Col orado. The peace loving members Were re.egAea to .ae Tear. Riot, dyu- mite o-.rages and murders followed each y.Ger wuhol. in.srm.ss.on uatu thes.a.s Of Colorado was aroused and handled .ae Federation men as .ne out laws .a-y were, 8a. the msu t8 general should no. be b.7med for these crimes. The arch actor ja .1em all v. D. Hay *-od. He li IS whose eye, should be haunted by ytsl.ns Of t4.Lerless families. lonely graves: dyn- suited m.Hs and wrecked trains, and although he has been allowed to go ais way with a Scotch verdict jn the S.eureubarg case, be should remember .hal be Is zaowa to have destroyed the influence Of the once great organia .tioa over which he still h0.ds sway, and .aa. while he many DO. be actually ga.lty O, the Steuueu5srg crime he was so closely allied to l, tha. his garments -...-.. 70 nrr.-H