Arizona republican., 1914-03-07
Arthur Langowaki Tells the Federal Strike Investi- gating Committee He Re ceived Pay from Both Sources
SAYS CAUTIONED
 AGAINST KILLING
Then Admits Explosions Were Intended to Bring Guards Out in the Open Where Strikers Could Shoot Them
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 DENVER, March 6.-Arthur Lan gowaki, aged Fl, ssWore before the federal strike Investigating commit tee that he received three dollars per day from the coal operators, while exploding dynamite for the United Mine Workers of America. The youth, sharply questioned oy the committee, stoutly denied that he was spy in the ranks of the union, although he admitted he was watch ing both sides" and receiving pay from each party to the labor war.
 Langowski testified that he is sec retary and treasurer of the Sopris local of the United Mine Workers.
 They consulted me about every thing they planned to do,' he said. "I tried to prevent them from doing things that would cause a loss of life. They tried to get me to help blow up bridges with dynamite, but , I persuaded them to explode the dynamite out on the prairie to scare the guards. instead.
 There were explosions in the neighborhood every night for six helped pull off several of these ex- rlosions and was paid from $2 to s each time for my services
 At the same time, he said, he was getting S3 per day from the city marshal of Sopris for revealing the plots of the strikers, and drawing s a week strike benefits from the union. He intimated the explosions were set off to attract the guards town where the strikers could shoot them.
 At a recent union meeting, heard President Lahune of our local say that as soon as this investiga ton committee had gone away, and the militia had been withdrawn. the strikers would start things again, Langowski declared
 He said he played his self-p pro- claimed dual role until few days ago, when "the union men said was spy and threatened to hang me- He added:
 T decided 1 would give them some thing to hang me for
 He came to Denver to testify be- fore the committee, he said. He declared there are two other men in the Sopris local union who are deal ing with the operators or officers of the law.
 The witness said he got militia men to come to Denver with him and sit in the senate chamber during his testimony. because I don't want to get shot right here in this room. '
 Who are you afraid of?' de- manded E. P. Costigan, for the miners. Do you think John Lawson, here, would shoot you?"
 No; but he might get some other guy to do it."
 Later a member of the committee asked him if he thought when the strike was called, that all men who refused to quit the mines would get shot.
 Yes; I thought they would get shot, or half-shot," he replied and explained that by the latter term he meant that men would be beaten by strikers.
 Langowski said he went on strike last September. but now expected to go back to work in the Sopris mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com pany He admitted that he was in troduced to E. H. Weitzel, manager of the fuel department of the com pany, on the train coming to Denver.
 The operators then called Mont gomery Mesingale, former marshal of Sopris, and a militiaman.
 He said that Arthur Langowsk one day came to him and said he want CT to quit the union and go back to work.
 T told him. he continued, that thought he could do more good by staying in the union, trying to pre-