The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-06-12

freedom Good Cod they bought demand that
gothey have paid for with flesh and blood and souls
You have no ordinary opinions and words have
influence the affairs of this nation therefore the nation has
and noble False Judg
part has powerful influence for wrong Many
ed Harry Thaw was robbed of the right every
by his ability and his achievements his right to ENJOY those
benefits which of society have produced Wealth led him into
the life degenerate criminal The haw fortune
has made justice mocey that Harry Thaw might be saved the
consequences of his vicious useless life But the consequences
meed of that degenerate of pay significance in com
paon consequences which the conscience of the up
right Rockefeller have brought upon nation
The subtle powerful influences that have emanated from your
has stolen from the people of that state the power
elect their agents and to control their own WIN
those to guard the purity Of Justice They deadened the
came as worthless paper They hands public agencies
enforce law and order and perverted them into private agencies
o enforce laws and orders from 26 Broadway. $50.
company did these things for the sake of your right to do
the that would bring the greatest revenue Your
had secured you controlling ownership IN vast
natural You hired make these profitable
then you denied them the right of free men, You %sn t
property ownership of the houses they rented the stores they bought
the churches of public roads to hold the miners i'm
mobile and helpless dealt with Incorporated as but
Of tnsq Gss upon SnS o@r cd 6s%d estate" 70" 's" VIII"
miners d mot 1e hny e1 % H ey we
less oppose YOU But the desire for freedom not yet dead
They exercised the right of free mehey struck
You say that per loyal and ideal of
freedom Why did YOU find to turn your mines
armed to hire carloads of men to take the place OF those
who left your Freedom, bring armed machines INTO the district
EOS preferred death freedom
deSpOsm of freedom civil government ar
civil law abshed and military rule established violence ana
oosed were rampant Then anarchy and devastation resulting
proportions of such character and con
eopc that the national could longer ignore them
forv women and children
You asked submit to mediation your concept OF INDUS
trial freedom and liberty absolute justice you have avowed
eusedhat refusal an open ack-
not to protect the freedom OF
union dictation but that purpose
right guaranteed by law to
he workers of Colorado
The nation knows the facts Rockefeller credit
conscience acquts If continue your
divert shame and mfamy and the
If would convince the nation OF
forth from ecson to the blood
the told by the
with them Ontrovert their claims justice II
can You cannot refuse to with the miners if
respect of honest Pay heed warnings while
there is vet time
despite profession of conscentiOusness, con
the republic The of your wealth
permitted the welfare of people
conform ideals of freedom Your
wealth was society with its help and
enjoyed the benefits of ocietys government oYp
impunity with contempt is ideals and de
mands
BE warned while there is yet time.
you Colorado nation does hold
overthrow of the
republican form of for the existence of industrial
ehbae by the people decency humanity
and self-respect
your part that the mediation of the federal
which shall shall not be used the interest of
the deprive the miners of the rights which they
entitled 1t for you that the fundamental of
industrial disclosed and rghed and the efforts for
do not degenerate into demands vengeance.
1t for to investigate the conduct Of public Officials and