The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-25
OPENS FOR DEFENSE
Statement for Haywood Presented
by Attorney Darrow.
PINkERToNs ON THE RACK
ployed by Mine Owners to Enconn-
pass Destruction Of Western Fedora
zion and Describes It's Methods.

ton and Described It's Methods.
Boise, Ida, June 25-Clarence OAR
row Of Chicago outlined the defense In
the Haywood case before crowd that
packed Judge Woods courtroom. He
paid particular attention to the Pinker-
tons and their part In the affair, bit
terly denouncing their methods of
bounding the Western Federation Of
Miners and it's officers at the instiga-
ticn, he asserted, Of the Mine Owners
association.
THE states attorney has told you
the murder of Governor Steunenberg
was but an Incident" said Mr.. barrow.
HE has told you the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners was an organization to
commit murder, to control politics, to
hire lawyers and other criminal things.
Part OF this is true, part Of it Is
not true. It is true there is labor
organization known as the Western
Federation of Miners. It Is true the
Western Federation Of Miners has
spent money for lawyers. 1t was I'M
fortunate, but most necessary to en-
ploy lawyers at some time or another.
To start out with they hired lawyers
and they procured the best they could.
They hired MIR. Hawley, now the lead
ing counsel for the state. Mr.. Hewlay
laid out the plan of their organ
for them; he advised them; J.
the godfather of the Western +
ton Of Miners and the men wuo
formed the organization thought 1t
was an innocent undertaking. Mr..
Hawley, was their first attorney and
continued as their attorney for long
time If there was anything criminal
in their appropriating money for a
lawyer the mipers did not know it."
Not an Organization of Angels.
Mr.. barrow went on to say that
there was no claim that the Western
Federation of Miners was an organ
ization of angels.
angels do not work in the mines"
declared the attorney; "they are the
mine owners
Mr.. barrow went on at length to
outline the organization of the West
ern Federation of Miners. He de-
clared it was nothing but a beneficial
association, trying TO uplift its class.
1t was not until ten years after the
\ organization of the union that either
Haywood or Mover took office in it.
1--WE are not here to apologize for
anything. that the Western Federation
of Miners has done," declared Mr..
barrow. ct has been a fighting or
ganization from the first and if it dies
it will die fighting organization. 1t
has had a troublesome career; it has
been opposed by every device OF the
mine owners, but it has prospered.
Before the Western Federation of
Miners came into existence the miners
had to work from twelve to fourteen
hours day. When they wanted food
they had to buy it at the company
stores. The conditions are vastly diff
ferent today. The Butte union alone
has paid out more than $1,0O0,OOO to
the widows and orphans of it's mem
bers-this during the time this alleged
criminal conspiracy existed"
Mr.. barrow went at some length to
show the trouble and opposition that
the union has had since it's inception.
In some communities, he declared, the
president of the organization when he
went to visit the miners was refused
both board and lodging by the mining
companies.
Pinkertons on the Rack.