Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-27


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not treat with 1t in the operations Of
their mines and other business enter
prises.
MEMBERS t.NPELLED.
on January 20. this year this
smunch. loyal band Of patriots cx-
relled two members be cause thev had
accepted commissions rrom me United
states government as deputy marshals.
Tho announcement Of their action was
as follows
At regular meeting OF the Gold
ueld Miners union No. 220. Jan 90.
1907, there was passed "a motion 20
cNpel two members Of this union for
prostituting their manhood By hiring
themselves out as deputy United states
lnarshals I'm order to intimidate tho
labpring brothers and refusing 90 re
sign their positions II Is provided
by this union 10 place their ~o-
the Miners Magazine. the names are.
Ed Sheridan and Charles Smith. bet
ter known as Gold-tooth and Smithy'
This announcement which was pub
lished in laboring papers issued by
tho Miner union. was signed BIZ Harry
Jardine, recording secretary. Dan
Roudehugh. president and w A. VIII
u.s. secretary. Men cannot belong 10
the Western Federation and serve their
country too. Loyalty 20 country BE-
treason TO that organization which
proclaims that e has no country.
Our country Is the world" our flag.
the banner that Is dyed red"
Is 10 any wonder the mine operators
Of Goldheld refuse longer to recognize
such an organization Is ID 20 bc
wondered az that the loval citizens Of
GOldheld stand behind the mine own
81 ~ "a al d HraIn sfarH
able organization from this district
II has been driven from every other
camp iu the country and shall be driv.
EN- from GOldheld. for Goldheld is =
loyal community an win not harbor a
nest Of anarchists.
JUDGE THREATENEED.
on May o, this year. Judge Frank
Langan came TO Goldheld TO try the
cases Of Preston and smith, Western
Federation leaders for the murder ot
one Silva a restaurant keeper who
had become obnoxious to the miners
union. Upon his arrival. he found the
following threatening and intlmidat.
ms letter in his MALL
Goldheld. May 4. 1907.
Judge Frank IAngan
Dear Judge-There are two Of our
boys now being tried i'm your court
and I want TO tell you now that II you
hang them or send them Up for life
you win die like a dog. Skull and
Cross Bones.) Poison. BEWARE
For every man OF ours you kill or
send up to the pen We viii kill one OF
you for every hair in the mans head OF
ours you kill.
Jack Davis. Claiborne, Bliss. Wing
field and lot more That traitor g. b.
(name) we win get him soon. Take
warning all.
CsignedD DEATH.
The people OF Golddeld have seen
many illustrations Of the insOlent ty-
ranny OF these leaders Of the Western
Federation here IN Goldheld Last
winter they insulted the community
time and again by their arrogant as
sumption Of authority over every man
and every business house In the camp.
But they never had quite the strangle
hold here that they had IN some other
camps. There the mine owners and citi-
gems had 20 enter into compacts with
the Western Federation whereby they
were 10 be spared from violence IN
their lives and property
VINCENT ST. JOHN
Vincent ST. John was recognized as
the head OF the radicals OF the Cold
field Miners union and as an example
OF the radicalism ~ that gentleman
and his associate highhindcrs. we re-
produce the following copy Of a paper
dated July 8. 1901, by and between VIM
cent ST. John. president of the Miners
union OF Telluride, colo, and Arthur
Collins. assistant manager Of the
smuRgler Union NJ. s. Co.. (said Col
Inns WAS afterwards assassinated);
IN a. hereby agreed between the
Miners union by Vincent 81. John.
president and the gmuFrlcr Union NJ
N|HHH dee HHHN
manager that an work on said mine
shall cease for a period of three days
ending Friday that said Miners union
will refrain from violence as 10 tho
personal property FOR the same period.
said SmugBler Union mine may employ
four gurads during the period.
WILL ROOT IT OUT
The mine operators ana business men
OF G0ldnCld have wisely concluded 20
root out this Western Federation OF
Miners before they get into the posi-
ton of the people OF Telluride. Colo,
where "a mine operator had to get writ
ten consent Of the president OF the
Mircrs union 90 put guards upon his
mine, while the mine was Zoo forced
idleuess for time at the demand OF
the union.
Tho people of the United States win
be- advised by declarations and actions
Of inc Western Federation that IL b.
not because the miners have banded
together iu "a labor union that war
aas been declared upon them, but be-
cause they are "a part of "a federation
mod Is reasonable to the country, Rove
omtlonnrv n principles and teachings
and tYrnnnIcal ana lnwlcss in its OPP
eratl0na and practices. and the buei-
ners mon M Goldheid and these anar-
.chlete cannot liVc side hy side in tho
.anle community. We viii not CONE
proulan with crime.