United labor bulletin., 1911-06-29
JUDGE WHITFORD
CITES COAL MINERS
AlLEDGED VIOLATION OF OLD IN
JUNCTION, SUFFICIENT TO BRING
18 CITIZENS TO COURT.


District Judge Greeley w. Whitford,
who has aligned himself with the enemies
of the working people, has again come
to the assistance of the people that
placed him in office-the big Republicans
and officers of corporations. He has but
repeated his act of December when he
gave 10 miners a sentence of one year in
Jail as a Christmas present for violation
of blanket injunction which, If adhered
to, would change the daily lives of every
miner in the district.
y The is miners that were arrested in
December on the injunction violation
charge, were released by Whitford when
charges were preferred against him in
the legislature. At that time it became
known that Governor Shafroth was about
to pardon the men. Eleven of these men
were again arrested Saturday charged
with violating the same Injunction. Their
names are: Swan Edison. mayor of La
fayette: Jack Cassidy and Edward Johns,
marshals of Lafayette; William Craw-
ford. local secretary of the United Mine
Workers: Edward Doyle, president of the
Lafayette local of the United Mine Work
ers: Walter Gabourg. Martin RoInig, VIII
liam Burt, Jr.; Jack Maxwell Grover
Wiseman and Dan Williams. miners.
They are citizens of Lafayette and Louis
vile.
Wednesday seven more miners were
arrested and five of them brought to
Denver and placed under bond, the other
two being left in Louisville on account
of being quarantined. The hearing be-
fore the judge is set for July s. The
miners are not in doubt as to the out
come OF their hearing. They are fixing
their business about their homes in such
a way that their wives and families may
exist with the least inconvenience until
they serve term in jail.
Attorney Williams of Lafayette, as the
city attorney of that place. appeared for
Edison. Cassidy and Johns, the three
municipal officials. when they We're
brought into court Saturday.
Attorney Blood, who appeared for the
Northern Colorado Coal and Coke CON-
Ipany. had nothing to say as to the details
of the charges against the men, as to
whether they had committed any vio
lent acts. or simply been guilty of tech
nical violation of the sweeping order is
sued by Whitford.
The prisoners and Sheriff Capp, who
made the arrest, and himself accom-
panied the men TO Denver, had no idea
as TO what acts We're supposed TO consti-
tute the contempt court" on which the
men are to be tried.
Attorney Blood will have prepared. at
the time Of the hearing specific accusa-
/ uons as to the Illegal acts which the
miners are said TO have committed.
Labor leaders who have been following
closely the trend of events in the labor
world say that a concerted effort on the
part OF capital is being made in the sew
eral states to disrupt organized labor
The persecution of the miners in Colo
RADIO is but Colorado's part to the scheme
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pale of hopefulness.
The arrest of the men that endeavored
TO have Whitford impeached is but an
other incident in campaign to swat
every head that is raised to defend the
workers. The hearing for these men will
be called tomorrow. when motion will
be made TO quash the indictments. 1t is
believed this will be refused. In that
case continuance viii be asked.
The kidnapping and trial of the Nc
Namara brothers. charged with the dyna-
hitting of the Los Angeles Times build
ing. labor leaders believe. is but the com
| hined effort OF capital focused on given
center TO destroy for years the prestige
and power of the great international
unions OF North America
Is it not time that labor should solidify
itself and take the aggressive?
In this case OF the miners 1t is the
bankers that are making the war
, Kountze and Struby. Hundreds of work
ers have funds in the bank at Seven.
teenth and Larimer. A united effort
should be made against these home
destroyers and every penny withdrawn
from this institution. This will take thou
sands of dollars from their bank
Harmony between the members of the
Chamber of Commerce and organized la
Dor does not seem to be gaining much
headway. Home industry and citizens of
the state are being Disseminated against
to the benefit of gunmen and ex-convicts
from other states.
Organized labor is on tiptoe awaiting
the action of the Chamber of Commerce