The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-04-20
The BLACK LIST
AT The LYRIC
FRI. AND SAT.

Inc blacklist" is check-up sy
stem used in many mines which
makes 1t practically impossible for a
miner who leaves. or Is discharged,
by one company to obtain work else.
where. This brings about a state OF
practical slavery. 1t is enforced by
armed mine-guards who hold them.
selves accountable to law higher than
the will Of their employer and are
backed by a political pull powerful
enough to protect the owner.
The evils of the mine-guards sy.
stem are illustrated in the story of
Vera Maroff, a young Russian girl
who teaches the company school. On
leaving the school one day she is in
suited by King, the company's head
guard. One of the miners comes to
her defense and is arrested. Vera
goes to Norton, the manager of the
company, but can get no satisfaction.
The miner is ordered dismissed.
When the mine.guards go to the min.
er's house to evict him, he attacks
King and is shot. Vera takes the
miners family to her own house and
writes strong letter OF protest to
Warren Harcourt, president of the
Company, whom she has never seen.
Sergius Maroff, Vera's father, also
writes a letter to the powerful anarc-
histic secret society, "The Red Bro
therhood," and asks that blow be
aimed at this tyranny, by assassinat
ing Harcourt. The brotherhood"
sends Holtz with full power to decree
the death of 'Harcourt II circum.
stances warrant.
Holtz and Harcourt arrive on the
same train. Harcourt meets Vera in
the little school just in time to find
King presenting Vera with Norton's
order Of dismissal for sheltering the
widow and shildren Of the murdered
miner. Harcourt finally tells the
girl who he is and that he will give
the miners hearing.
That night the miners hold a secret
meeting and agree to put their COM
plant before the mine president and
let his answer decide his fate.
The next morning Vera tells Har'
court that he must abandon. the
BLACKLIST" and the mine-guards or
the miners will strike. This Har'
court refuses to do and row begins.
Under Nortons orders, the miners
are evicted from their houses, but
erect themselves tents in the near
by hills to see that no strike-break
ers get their jobs. In the hills the
Red Brotherhood draw lots to see
who is to kill Harcourt. Vera, un
known to the others draws the fatal
bean, She secures a revolver ant
starts back to the mine Office to full
fill her, oath. There Harcourt sweep!
her off her feet by telling her OF his
love and anxiety for her and ask
her to marry him. Unnerved at this
| NtId dshp HlIl icaNt Dut IL
to shoot him.
The mine.guards are fully armed
: with rifles and also have a machine
gun so when one of the miners sharp
: shooters, against orders, shoots on,
of their number, the enraged guard
turn the machine gun and their rife
upon the defenseless miners In thei
tents. The mine-guards then pillag
and burn the miners retreat. Han
court when he hears this. throws al
his fine-spun theories aside and trie
to stop the carnage. He is too late
5 Crazed with remorse he dictates a,
7 order abolishing the Blacklist
I and the mine-guards, thus meetin
r the miners demand
In the meantime, Vera has bee
fighting side by side with the men o