The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-21

claimed, was to get the mine owners to bring pressure on the Standard Mill peo- pie to submit to the demands of the mill strikers, who asked recognition of the union and increased pay. The places of 80 men who went out having been filled, the mill owners refused to surrender
 Although there was no grievance against their employers and not the slightest hope of forcing their point at Colorado City, the strike of the miners was continued against the advice of the conservative element. This strike was ordered by the executive committee of the union withN f referring it to vote of the unions 'ectly affected. ~Soon after the strike Ms inaugurated, rough tactics were employed by the bad ele- ment Rfawls and fights occurred in which the local president of the union figured prominently with his revolver. Non-union men were insulted, assaulted and terrorized. There were intimidation, attempts to train wreck, assaults, at- tempts to murder. Shots were fired at guards and the swhole section rapidly filled with desperate characters. A super intendent and a foreman were blown to atoms by an internal machine, placed in the mine shaft
 More of 1t.
 Later on, in June. 1904, after there had been a calm and troops withdrawn an attempt was made with an internal ma- chine to kill 50 or 60 non-unon men at a depot, Thirteen were killed and several others horribly mutilated and maimed. On the same day there was riot and murder most foul and finally when the rioters surrendered to the local militia company after some shooting on both sides the following arms were taken from the union headquarters: 35 rifles, shotguns, and 99 revolvers. What better evidence of the murderous intentions of that union could be desired?
 Now, Hest we forget" and in view of the fact that MT. Fairley is reported to have said that conditions here are worse than they were in Colorado, let us see how the strife there was ended
 How Ended.
 With the heartless crimes stated the limit of the suffering and of the patience of the people of Colorado was reached. They determined to put an end to the reign of terror once for all The first impulse was to gather the worst of tbe dangerous characters and hang all of them They adopted. however, the more humane policy of dispersing the bad characters who had encouraged and com mitted lawless acts and gloried and gloated over the crimes committedagainst non-union men. The bad element was gathered in. Those against whom direct evidence of lawlessness was had vera held for action by the civil authorities others, to the number of 1SO known to De dangerous characters. were taken be- yond the borders and scattered
 And MT. Farley is reported to have said that conditions here are worse than they were in Colorado.
 Soldiers Act.
 
 In following out this programme of cleaning the district of the criminal ele ment soldiers were sent to capture armed strikers who were entrenched in the hills on the approach of these soldiers the union men fired upon them, the militia returned the fire and one of the union men was Killed. This was the first and only union man killed or injured by the soldiers during the ten months of inc labor troubles in Colorado.
 The above. recital of crimes. outrapes ana cohspiracies shows clearly the con uitiohs whlch moved the people of Col orado to rise and declare that there was no room in their communities for the organization known as the Western Fed eratlon or Miners which was menace to the lie Of every man who had the ten,- erity to take his dinner bucket and go in work. w And Mir. Fairley has been quoted as Sosih5 tiidt conditions Tn Alabama are worse than they were in Colorado.
 Lest we forget, quotations from his. tory are in order in all crises like this. The lamp 10 guide us is the lamp of ex- perenoe
 Dreadful Condition.
 It Is a dreadful thing to live with life liberty and property in constant peril, and much more horrible to know that a man is marked for death and to live in constant fear of assassination. It is an awful condition when men have to pass over trail day after day going to and from work, feeling that an assassin is lurking behind every tree and rock. If was so~in Colorado with the non-union miners and MT. Fairley is quoted as having said that conditions are worse to- day in Alabama than they were in Colo rado.
 Writs of Habeas Corpus.
 I was talking the other day with a prominent lawyer of the Birmingham bar, in a discussion of the frequent applica- ---~------~--------~----
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