The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-07
STATEMENT PUBLISHED
BY PDLlEYS COMPANY
Missoula Lumber Concern
Explains Attitude Toward
Disturbers.
WILL KEEP GOING"
Nothing Will Be Allowed to
Interfere With Work,
Says Company.
WILL KEEP GOING"

The Polleys Lumber company Of this
city yesterday issued q statement ex-
planning its purpose in re-opening
July and defining it's attitude toward
disturbing influences and organiza-
tions. among which the I. w. w. il
specifically named. The statement is
addressed ITO the people of Mon
tana." 1t Is as follows:
"rhe lumber business OF Montana
is not only confronted with the same
grave crisis common to other in
dustries, but it Is susceptible to cer-
tain depredations, insidious influences
and species of lawlessness peculiar to
itself In this great national emergency
and time Of acute pressure precisely
advisable to make known precisely
where we stand and exactly what we
stand for.
THE Po;ieys Lumber company has
for more than 40 years been real
producer; has paid above and more
than the going wages to the men who
assisted in making it; has fed them
the very best that could be procured:
and has housed them comfortably and
surrounded them with all the sanitary
conditions obtainable. 1t has done its
very best always.
"Since locating in Missoula it has
employed from $50 to $50 men in it's
operations, and has the second larg-
est payroll in the city. 1t has pur-
chased property, established it's plants,
paid its taxes, subscribed literally to
all public enterprises. expended
hundreds of thousands Of dollars In
Montana, and has always been a
strict and keen observer of the law.
Doing business, as it does, under mu-
nicipal, state and federal laws, 1t has
faithfully and fully observed them all.
1t Is not only laW-abiding, but it has
been generous to fault and Is pa
triotic to the core.
"On Monday morning, July 3, after
our customary Fourth OF July sus-
pension, the Polleys Lumber company
expects and intends to resume opera
tons in both it's camps and at It's
mills We expect unlawful, rabid and
systematic interference at the hands
OF certain organizations, which stand
for neither patriotism, law nor in
lustry; whose members will neither
fight upon the field of battle nor labor
in the fields OF work. This company
does not promise to tolerate or sub
init TO unlawful Interference with its
work and operations, or to have Its
employees and aides subjected to insult.
threats and assaults at the hands OF
the |. w. VS. or any other body OF
men, if it can be rightfully and law
fully prevented. The United States has
allotted the duty of turning out six
hundred millions feet of lumber to the
northwest, and We propose to do our
full duty, and to be prepared to do it
whenever the government assigns to
us our quota. In it's enterprises. the
employees and property of the company
need and demand the fullest measure
of community protection. And in this
we expect the fullest and most un-
stinted aid and assistance at the hands
Of the city of Missoula, the state of
Montana and "Uncle SAM" In addition,
we know that we may confidentialy
rely and depend upon the hearty CO.
operation, aid and support Of every
aw-abiding, red -blooded and loyal
citizen of the country.
This we look for as n matter, not
of grace. but OF right. There is, and
there will be, no man in our employ
who is not simon-pure American
citiZen-every one of whom takes pa
triotic pride in saluting Old Glory as
he goes to work, who will stand put
and fight for his rights, his bread and
butter, his family and his home: and
every one of whom is working for us
simply because he cannot fight for his
country and his flag. We shall do our
part industrially because we cannot do
it in the trenches. The country is
pouring forth, in unstinted streams
its best young blood and treasure In
order that the l. w. WIS may have a
blessed and free country to live in, al
a wage at which they may live without
want, and with a liberty they enjoy
without limit. Because they enjoy its
blessings, we are determined that they
shall not ruin the industries that at
ford it existence. They must either
fight for liberty or work for sus-
tenance This is not a time in which
either slackers, or idlers or anarch-
lists should meet with encouragement
and success.
in this exingency and crisis oul
motto is: Those who will neither fight
for democracy nor work for its eX-
istence, shall not interfere with those
who are willing to do both. We intent
to live up to the letter and the spiri
Of the law. In this undertaking we en-
pcct and expect rightfully, the unre'
served, unstinted and patriotic CO
operation of every other law-abidinl
and loyal American citizen.