The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-07-04

wrote signed articles. The Magazine
is the official organ of the Western
Federation of Miners.
What is the purpose of the Maya
zine?"
ITO educate the members and unite
them politically"
O'Neill said he sometimes consulted
Meyer and Haywood or some men o.
the executive board as to what to say
in the Magazine. Usually he consulted
no one but published the editorials as
he wrote them.
The witness said he had known Or
chard in Denver. In his office one day
Orchard asked him where Governor
Peabody and Gen. Sherman Bell lived
and said they ought to be bumped
Off" Just at this time the witness
wife and daughter came in. Orchard
made no further reference to the mat
ter. ONeill was cross-eXamined BY
Senator Borah. He said the magazine
was supposed to reflect the ofticia
views of the Western Federation o.
Miners, which in convention adopted
the views of Socialism. The magazine
is paid for by the w. F. NJ. and al
money has to be paid out upon thu
order of Haywood as secretary-treas
urer
THE magazine could not run TWEEN
ty-four hours without the approval D
Haywood, could it," asked Senator
Borah.
More Powerful Than Officer.
"The magazine has been adopted b,
the organization and the organization
is more powerful than any one officer
If Mr.. Haywood should decline to pay
out the necessary money, the eXecu
tive board would probably tell hin
what his duties were"
And in the executive board com
mented the interrogation, I'VE get bach
to Meyer, Haywood Jack Simpkins
and Marion Moore and the others?"
Yes, sir"
O'Neill said he did not know Of any
conflict of opinion in the executive
board as to the magazine, and hac
never been told the magazine was un
satisfactory.
At this point Senator Borah began
to quote from several issues of thu
magazine early in 1906, following the
death of Governor Steunenberg. One
of these contained the expression:
"The press dispatches report the dis
solution of SteuneLberg via the bomt
route"
O'Neill said he wrote the sentence
Wasn't it fact?" queried the wit
ness of the lawyer.
Yes, suppose it is" said Senator
Borah.
The lawyer next read an extract
from another paper, which was re
printed in the Miners Magazine. Ii
read:
"A chap by the name of Steunen
berg was blown up the other day al
Caldwell He came into fame as the
inventor of that revered institution
known as the bullpen. 1t seems 6
bomb was carelessly left at his gate
"Such carelessness should BIZ
frowned down. The gate was com
pletely wrecked"
O'Neill said he selected the clipping
ana had it published.
Reads Editorial.
Ibid you write this editorial?"
Senator Borah here read an edito
rial appearing in the Miners Magazine
Of January, 1906. beginning with tho
statement that StelIlenberg had beer
issued into eternity and thus has
"closed the career of man wnc
showed no mercy" Continuing, the
editorial, in most inflammatory terms
detailed outrages in the bull pen in
1899. attributing to Steunenberg tbs
responsibility for the calling in OF
black brutes of soldiers who outraged
the wives and sisters of miners and
refused the request of a miner who
with the dew of death upon his brow.
asked for a minister and was told that
L.. III ton, tt,h nl1
The editorial went on to say thai
the death of Steunenberg was steI
forward. but that the murder of one
man did not destroy the system adopt.
ed BY the capitalistic class. In con.
clusion, the editorial said that the
sudden determination of Steunenbere
was not of great moment, because
Steunenbergs would continue to rise
Did you write that editorial?" re
peayed Senator Borah.
Yes, SIR
"And you expressed the views of the
organization"
Il think | did"
"You are sure of it. aren't you?"
Eyes, sir. / am
O'Neill declared that Orchard had
never come to headquarters in Den.
yer TO ask for money.
Ira BLIZZARD of Cripple Creek, rail
way conductor and yardmaster was
called to the stand as the first witness
after recess.
Did you testify before the United
States commission appointed to in
vestigate the Cripple Creek disturb
ances?" asked Mr.. Darrow.
mo, SIR" replied the witness.
do you know X. c. Steriing?"
Eyes, sir"
Saw the Clews.
The witness said he understood
Sterling was in the employ of the
Mine Owners association and he had
communicated with Sterling at the
headquarters of the association.
The defense claims the Independ.
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