The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-05-08
JUSTICE IN COLORADO.

=. JUSTICE IN COLORADO
Putocarcy in Colorado is jubilant. John Lawson
the fearless leader Of the United Mine Workers of
America has been convicted of murder in the first
degree and sentenced to penitentiary for life.
He was not convicted the evidence presented in
he trial but by the fact that he leader and
adviser TO the striking coal miners.
One of the witnesses who appeared against John
Lawson lieutenant Of the Colorado National
Guard who convicted by military court in the
presence Of General Bell the labor union hater
in that state Was Lieutenant Lnderfelt sentenced to
prison: No! he reduced files in rank for
action 'unbecomng soldier" In Colorado this
Justice.
Another witness who appeared against Lawson
by the name of Snyder who was formerly a
member of the United Mine Workers. union and who
sold his soul Baldwin detective agency
While in the employ of the detective agency he again
placed himself in the employ of the Mine Workers.
sanization and the witness stand buntly stated
work for money My services to those who pay
!. The crime Of which the miners convicted is
that of protecting their homes, their wives chill
dren against the low down thugs and gunner who in
order to keep their jobs made trouble; fired de-
fenseless strikers burned the the heads of
women and children, the shelter that furnished
the strikers by the union and then while was
: raging kept hail of lead pouring the ground
Pous~ JohnDee Jr, acsuiesed in all this finally
attempted to defend his thugs plea that the
women and children not shot but 'smothered to
4 death.
y One OF the principles for which our forefathers
fought was the right Of trial by jury of our peers
The jury that tried John Lawson while apparently
satisfactory to both prosecuting attorney and the de-
tending attorney did not have industrial worker
Il in the panel Five farmers, omnibus driver liv-
cry driver two garage broncho buster an au-
tomobile mechanic and travelling salesman forming
the jury: -. ="
AS to- the direct connection of John r. Lawson in
the murder" of Nmmo, Miss Anna Cameron daueh-
ter Of the mine superintendent Of thee VictorAmercan
Fuel. company testified that John R. Lawson escorted
out OF the danger zone her arrival at Lud-
L low October rs while the fight was on in which Nmmo
was killed. She further stated that Lawson had no
! rifle in his possession the time y,
Y Lawson is the victim Of the brazen and das-
r. 'tardly attack the rights of men," Lawson was
slated for conviction in that 400 other 1shor
Il men, who have dared demand and defend their
rights can be railroaded the gaows or the penitep
W., tiary.
8: And Colorado belongs to the U. s. A. 1.-The land Of
1# the free and the home the brave"
$ WILL DULUTH PAPERS DO LIKEWISE
One more newspaper has got into the limelieht BY
refusing to accept patent advertising Of
Y description '
Revenue from advertising is the greatest factor in
Sthe life of the publication Advertising pAvs
and the patent medicine takers dre among those who
TAKE advantage of advertising through otherwise re-
s spntahle papers and maeaznes.'
The average reader accepts advertisinx st.tema,+.
appear in responsible papers truthful and those
canot afford to pay doctor bills take long chance
ana patronze dope" advertised -als or rome
issHff dies -! :.'.
tuscaloosa is. a small town in Iowa. The town sup
ports small paper the Oskaoosa Times which in its
issue Of April is in part said editorialy as follows
vertising is the blood Of the paper and tho doc
prescription calls for the adoption Of new policy
~ which all advertising for patent medicines shall BIZ
refused: No more contracts for patent medicine id
Will be entered into by this paper As rapidly
g possible those now carried will be discontinued"
Times hasn't time to investigate all medicine,
Offer their ADVERTISING determine their value
best and most effective is to refuse sbaoe t,
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Patent medicine manufacturers" s.y. j., Fo.tt..
having their troubles these days. In vartou,
aates the health authorities hot on the trail and
ssYsral magazines and newspapers have taken u iii
the cheating and the poisoning o the
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