The Ketchikan miner., 1907-03-23
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Seattle. Wash., March 1s-Y ester. day was great day in union labor circles in Seattle In the afternoon packed mass meeting was held for tht purpose of raising money towards the defence of Mover, Haywood ant Pettibone. the indicted officials 0. the Miners union. The trial of these men for alleged conspiracy in tn,
 murder of Gov Steunenberg, O, Idaho. begins April lst, and labor unions all over the country are rally
 ing to their support. The men wer, kidnapped from the State of Colorado where they had resided for years ant rushed over into Idaho without being given a chance to defend themselves and have since been kept in prison. bail being refused them. They have l been subjected to all kinds of abuse by detectives and state officials :. in the effort to secure evidence against them. A monster petition now carrying over a million names has been prepar- ed and will be forwarded to Presi- dent Roosevelt, demanding square deal for these men. Labor uniol circles are worked up to pitch here tofore unequaled over the treatment of these men whose only crime is that they were union officials.
 Seattle, Wash, March 18-Hon. Frank H. Waskey. delegate of the mighty District of Alaska. is in tht city en route to his northern home from Washington MT. Waskey. when seen by q press representative. said II wish you would disabuse the minds of the reading public of the Sound and of Alaska. of the notion that I am disgruntled over the op- position that I have encountered il my attempts to secure the legislation I thought my constituents desired. I think I am too good an American to feel sore over a defeat in politics. went to Washington to represent Il1t IltH "1IO cltClcd lllC lIdsC doDt1 so to the best of my ability, and wish to thank those men by personal letter and through the press, for the| support they have accorded me. Al far as my opponents are concerned I believe that the greater number o1 them are working for the welfare of Alaska as they see it. We differ in opinion, that's all. I hope to leave| for southeastern Alaska within. a feu| days, and promise you that I shall heave sigh of relief when the boat crosses the 53rd. degree. There 1 no place like Alaska It is my inten1 tion to stop at most of the largei| towns on the way north and render arj account of my stewardship to the mer| who placed it in my hands, and 1 have absolutely no doubt about thd manner in which it will be received. ] was elected on platform pledged for territorial government for Alaskal have striven to give what little ] could toward that cause, and l am willing to rest my case there and awai the verdict of the voters of Alaska"
 Boise Idaho, March l9-The attof< neys for Mover and his associates, this morning are arguing for 4 change of venue for their clients claiming that it is impossible for then to obtain a fair trial in this cityl The prosecution have all thei
 machinery ready here in Boise an
 will pat up strenuous fight to pre- vent the motion being granted
 There has been no attempt as yet
 secure a jury, but 1t Is said that tn
 county officials have taken no chance
 of getting union sympathizers
 the panel. A list of several hundre
 names has been prepared, each nam
 has been scrutinized to find out hi attitude on the labor question, and there is no doubt that "no union ma need apply"