The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-02-02

that Judge Anderson, OF In
~dianapolis, was too lenient
in sentencing the labor leaders In the
dynamite conspiracy he probably
voiced the sentiment of three-fourths
of the American people. The he1nous-
ness of the crime committed by these
wreckers of industry and d~estroyers
of the lives of innocent persons is
appalling, and the swift retribution to
which they were brought will serve
as a warning to all men who attempt
such outra ges, for the verdict SHOWS
that Uncle Sam will permit no such
lawlessness. Added to this, it will
serve to weed out the lawless element
(which seems to have for the time be-
ing crept into the law-abiding labor
unions. Labor can gain nothing by
criminal" acts, and the conviction OF
these men will likely prove to be one
of the best things which could have
happened for the good of the honest
and pe~ace-loving American workman.
Thirty-three men have been con-
victed for having engaged in the de-
struction of property by dynamite over
an area stretching from Boston, Mass
achusetts, to Los Angeles, California.
They will serve out sentences ranging
from one year and one day to seven
wears at the largest federal prison in
the United States at LeavenWorth,
Kansas. This great prison, which at
present houses twelve hundred and
%fforty-one offenders dncluding the
dynamiters) against federal law, is like
a model town, and in time the officials
exrect to make it self-supporting.
Uncle Sam is economical and as far as
possible the prisoners are made to earn
their food and clothing. In many OF
the state prisons the inmates are al
lowed to work overtime for which
hey are paid, the money being held
for them until the time of their re-
lease. A federal prisoner receives no
nay for his work at any time, those in
authority thinking hat the plan works
unfairly, as some of the prisoners
would be in a position to earn more
money than others, n the federal
governments aim is to treat all men
alike.
The prisoners at LeavenWorth are
engaged in building around and over
them, the very prison in which they
will be confined. The institution when
completed will be not only the largest
but the best equipped federal prison
in the country. 1t was begun in 1898
and will probably not be fully COM
pleted for many years. At present
it is overcrowded and extra cells must
b. fitted up. Much of this work car
be done by structural iron workers
so it is very likely that the dynamiters
will have plenty of work in thell
regular lines and their services viii
he welcomed by the officials in charge
Vrl-at r,,,@o~u nc thu ,CiSnv iC nhn11
eight hundred feet, with a depth o
nine hundred feet to the rear. which
Is some little wider than the front
The wall which surrounds the. build
fng and e~ncloses sixteen and one-hai
acres is thirty-one feet in height. TIL
entire reservation includes seven hun
dred and forty acres, one hundred an,
sixty of which are under cultivation
and an equal amount in pasturage
A large tract of the Ian is covere
with timber.
A man confined at Leavenworth wi
not lose his health for lack of ventila
ton or sanitary arrangements a
special care has been taken in thi
line, and the cells are. models of SAM
.tation. A complete hospital has bee
established and an isolation ward i
sdSe VI OH CBlaSiiiSs
special building where. the unfo1
tunate prisoners who are sufferin
from tuberculosis may live apart frol
the other inmates. This is equippe
with sun parlors and has all the neces
sary equipment for fighting the dis
ease. The kitchen has a floor spat
of seven thousand square feet n
equipped with an electric bread mix
and electric ovens. Among the me
who help in the cooking are a numb
of life prisoners. Several of them a.
''trusties" and are faithful worker
The steward has his office between II
pantry, bakery M kitchen prope
and it Is enclosed in glass. BY tn
arrangement he can look into my
the departments at n time Witho
leaving his desk. The menu, VIII
not elaborate, is composed OF, SUI
stantial food well cooked and serv