Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-07-30
THE HAYWOOD VERDICT.

When the pioo-.u,Ion AA me case
aga INST w. l.. Haywood Ior conspIr-
as 20 murder eA-uo.eIAoi o.ueAen-
berg failed co pruuu-e evidence Ii
co. roDoration oI OrCna.d 5 Les.-nIony &,
it was REMARKABLY cef.ain that no
conviction could IoIloW. Ine verdict,
therefore by when me jury declared
Haywood not Sd.Ity was no Surprise
to ,nose woo had followed the Jrlal
closely, and 1t IS PROBATE the pros
ecd,ors themselves were prepared Tor
the result.
Orchard tale of system atc assas-
sinaCIons, when he ueclared We're
Committed at Lae instIgaton Of the
executive c0n-ml,lee u tne NyCa.erl
FeAerauon, Md6, perhaps, the - 1t
aS,Uund. nS naIIaIVe OF crime Z. -
hear III Amer.caI Court. Deta4led
as 1t was with d wealth OF minor CIR
cun.stances that n-aue it Seem pIaua-
lbIe, 1t was SO coId-DiooIed, It showed
such hearCless depravlIy IN the man
that no sane juror co,.ld DC eApecleu
TO convict and hanS d u.an on It un-
leas the evidence was connrned from
otter and more C-eupie sources.
That the crimes weIe committed
thai Orchard con.m.tted them as he
tod the story, was quite possible,
alcnought i'll the bradley incident
the prosecution met deIeat because
it was shown that the wreck OF the
house and the INJURY to Bradley were
probably caused by an explosion OF
gas.
hut granting that Orchard had com
m.tted al! the crimes he CLAIMED, it
was not shown conclusvely that he
had been directed by haywood and
his associates IN the Federauon, and
that was the material point III the
charge OF conspiracy.
The outcome of the trial shows
conclusiveiy that the Wild-eyed as
sertions OF such men as Debs that
Haywood and his fe.ow prisoners
were to be railroaced to death by the
State OF Idaho were the foolish va
, porings of cheap demaSogues. The
tr4al was emlnently far; the jury
was satisfactory to both sides, the
judge was conspicuously impartial
exact justice, SO far as it can be at
tanned with the human factor, the
trial was an ideal demonstration OF
the untruth OF ne accusations made
in advance against the Idaho court
In view of the verdict any further tall
of capitalistic control of the judiciar!
in this case would be foolish as vel
as criminal in intent.
Speculation as to the effect of the
trial on the fortunes of the Western
Federation and on the relations o
labor and capital in the mines is, per
haps, superfluouS. The publicity ant
general discussion which have result
ed from the prominence OF the cas-
have doubtless been valuable. The
sins OF the Federation and OF the Min
Iwners' organization, the violations
of law on both sides, the resort t
force, the defiance OF every consti
tutiOnal right in the conflict in Colo
RADIO by both combatants, have show
the evils of industrial warfare to botl
employer and employed. 1t may b.
an optimistic view, but the opinion
seeLs warranted that the strong ligh
thrown on the situation will lead to
shange in policy on both sides. Tn
radicals may seek continuance o
the conflict, but if pressure OF inte
ligent public sentiment can reacl
the leaders they will recognize TIL
danger of situation which can lea
only to anarchy and social disrnl
ton.
The public wants peace in TIL
western mining region. 1t wants tn
which they invoke for the protectiC
of their property; 1t wants the mine
to see mat violence is only an inju1
to the la.or cause as well as to II
whole state. 1t would have II
IN unions controlled by men who rean
ia their responsibility, not only to Il
unions but to the citizens about the
a of whatever class. And If the tri
e of haywood shall inculcate a high
®ard for law on both sides, it W
ID have been worth all it COSTS:
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