The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-12

born In Ohio. His mother was Irish and
was born in South Africa. Haywood
n witness himself had always been a
miner since he was II years old, with a few
brief intervals. lie was married at Po-
catello, Idaho, on October -, 1899, AMI haS
two children, one sister aud two half-
sisters. He went 10 work in a mine at
Silver City in 1905,
BY the way" interlectcd Lawyer OAR
row, how did you lose your eye?s'
Haywood and he dropped his voice a bit a.
he said: Il stuck a knife In il whea [ was a
little boy about 7 years old"
He said he joined the federation August
10. 1895, at Silver City. He had never be-
longed to "A labor organization, but soon
became a member of the finance COMMITTEES
and later became president. All during
the troubles in the CGur d'Alene he was IN
Silver City.
y. Did You ever know Gov. steunenberg'
A. | never did.
q. Did you ever see him? A. Not that !
know of.
q. We're you In any way interested in the
C1ur d',lene trouble; 4. only as a member
Of the federation.
Haywood said his union and he personally
took part in the Curur d'Alene row. The
union sent a to the CGeur d Alenes
to investigate the trouble. Martial law
was still in full swing. His union also
INAEbtu WI lOii5 lloNtPNhAAh ~ "
nenberg's action. as did all kinds OF labor
unions all over the country. The result
was that Congress appointed a committee
10 inquire into the case, haywood's union
passed a resolution on the subject. Hay
wood wrote IL himself.
IL wrote il when | was working on the
face Of the Dewey tunnel; think wrote
il ON the top Of "A candle boy
barrow called Haywood's attention TO
the testimony of Stewart. who swOre that
he heard Haywood say Steunenberg ought
to he eSterminated
Il dom think | ever said that" said
Haywood "lmay have talked with Stewart
about the matter. but think the word l
probably used was relegated. | think l
probably said that S'eunenberg ought To he
r~elegated."
Without pausing TO state exactly the char
acter Of relegation Haywood went on to
describe the political conditions OF that
time in Idaho. Suddenly. however. barrow
came back to that RELOCATION.
Q. What did you mean by RELOCATING steu-
nenber9? A. Why. ! meant he ought to be de-
feated POLITICALLY
q. Now. you say YOU never saw Steunen-
berg: what was your feeling for himH A. Why
| regarded him the same as any other public
man that was swsyed by capitalistio interests
He went on TO say that he was elected
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the federation in
1902 and was still nominally in that offfoe
at a salary OF $3.50 a month. He outlined
the duties Of the Office and said he was under
a $50. 600 bond.
A BUNCH OF BUSY LAWYERS.
He was telling about the legal work Of
the federation when he said: AT one time
we had twenty-three attorneys IN the
payroll"
IAN Of them busyp- grinned barrow.
who never disdains "A joke at his own ex-
pense.
II suppose So" said Haywood solemnly.
Said they were. anyhow" persisted
barrow.
Yes said Haywood, still declining to
smile.
Haywood went on to say what every
body already knew. that the federation
had taken a strong interest in politics and
in industrial measures and those that
tended to benealt the working class in gem
eral. He ~instanoed the anti-child labor law,
the s~eml-monthly pay day law. The eight
hour labor law and "a number of others.
Fair progress had been made, he said.
Montana. British Columbia, Idaho. Missouri
and Kansas had all passed eight hour laws
for miners and smelter men.
The witness went on to describe the
benevolent features of the declarations
work, which ex-President Boyce had pre-
viously told about.
lie then said that the strike in Cripple
Creek followed a series of political events.
These began with the eight hour law being
declared unconstitutional, proceeded TO the
amendment OF the Constitution so a. TO
legalize an eight hour law and ended in the
failure Of the Legislature to pass The eight
hour law thus demanded by the people.
This pretty nearly brought them down
to that labor picnic In Pinnacle Park at
Cripple Creek where Steve Adams sold pink
lemonade and Meyer and Haywood made
speeches counseliing the men to abstain
from violence.
1t now being 29oeP. NJ. the time for de-
malls had arrived. They began with the
attempted train wrecking case. Haywood
never heard Of the alleged attempt until
Haywood said he first met Orchard where
Meyer met him, namely at q labor convention
held In Denver. january g.. and 6. 1904.
The object Of the convention was to get
the labor folk together to beat the Peabody
Denial . was the one relating to
Orchards story Of going to Haywood and
asking for his $500 for the indicator mine
Il never had any such talk with Orchard
or anybody else,s said Haywood slowly.
He never spoke to me at any time or place
about the Vindioator explosion"
Haywood said the next time he saw
Orchard after the january convention
was late in March in Meyers office when
Meyer was preparing to 60 to Ouray.
I heard them talking Of taking precau-
tions to defend themselves. They were
going down near where some members Of
the United Mine Workers had been beaten
up to this time had there been any re-
ports of disturbances In the southern coal
feldsf' asked barrow.
.oh. sure said Haywood in surprise.
"there was q strike on.'
How many times did you see Orchard
in Meyers office, thenf'
Il may have seen him two or three times
There was ons thing I remember. I asked
Orchard IL he had any weapon and he
reached Into his pocket and pulled out a
"a gun and I said: What's the use OF
that thing2 Thos mon won't walt for you
to get that thing OUT
That was when Orchard and Meyer were
measuring their grips to see how much the