The chronicle=news., 1914-09-02
REAPLNG THE WHLRLWIND . -.
Jail Closes Upon Men Who We're "Bigge1
Than The Law."

In frantic effort stay whip the
nexorabe justice that engu them the United Mine Work
brought by their cmi
nal methods and awess activity urging its agents on to
last mad campaign of vlliacation and abuse.
But it is too late.
Already than of of whom
ternanal officers and organizers and local strike leaders in
the Jail charged with murder several counts Their
the indictments returned by the Las Ami
grand jury that reported Saturday after than two
months investigation of strike outrages Before night
will probably added the population Of the union colony within
the walls of the county bastie
The chickens have home to roost
weeks this organization carried campaign
death and destruction the hills Mines burned and
slaughtered by high rifles Women and children were
wounded driven from their homes seek safety and refuge in
cellars and mine slopes where they endured hours and days Of an
xety and terror.
organization through hired
6ers defed the civil and military authorities and laugh
ed and goad dead slain in their insurrecton The
bags they bigger spread
and leaders the ouawry praised and flat
tered as heroes.
But the day of reckoning had to come
stirred its depths and the good citizens
demanded that something check the reign the out
law, First Tn. state troops were called out but still the rawlings
against order continued and the awless element would not
appeaed could their blood thirst be quenced without
murder
industrial trouble they must lie
Their hows will not cannot have effect Their
appeals for sympathy will not draw in kind Their raw
officers the law who but doing their duty
much effort wasted They have sown the seed and they
must the harvest Of their utter disregard of law
Last night whose columns have been largely
ponsbs the Of and the melting cause Of Of
serving issued which
further the situation Last night meeting
held Labor hall and campaign opposition to
constituted authority mapped But the bench be-
served the accused and
being arrested.
The Las Anmas grand only Of several
grand that reported Of the coal strike
held Mine responsible John Lawson
other district national leaders under indictment in
other counties and the the strike when the first
flame Of rebellion cleaned the hills of southern Colorado
federal grand sitting Pueblo county charged the organization
with violation 6 federal statutes held officers and
organizers Of the international responsible
The America unscrupulous
into from other preach the gospel violence
The passing when agaors officials Of labor unions
purchase great quantities of death dealing firearms and
rosives distribute them whom they driven
beion The day passing also when who have been be-
gud believe they serving the labor get into
the hills and declare employed
tect the property of individuals destruction
labor organizations resort to nsurrecton
force recognition Of their whether those demands be
wrong the United States will be in broes continu
revolution like unfortunate Mexico The
must be suppressed Law voaors be whipped law abd
ing citizens punished There
lawessness outlawr being
today in Trinidad. 1t is