The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-30
l.. O. Evans Tells Local
Business Men True Ma
ture Of Rushing Card.
ANSWERS MISS. RANKIN
Refutes Statements on Labor
Trouble Made by Wom-
an Representative.
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delayed and lost II possible. Strike
breakers 40 also isolated to the full
extent OF the power of the Organiza-
ton. Interference by the government
is resented by open violation Of the
governments orders. going to Jail en-
massc, causing expense to the taxpay-
crs--which arc but another name for
the employing class. In short. the !.
w. w. advocates the use of militant
'dircct action" tactics to the full cX-
tent of our power to make good
Country Infested.
THAT is but portion Of the prin-
ciples and purposes Of that organiza-
ton. as they publish it for use in the
detailed propaganda that they circu-
late through this country. Now, rep
resenting this organization and carry
ing into effect to the fullest extent
their doctrines. our western country
has been infested by their organizers
and leaders. They come to our midst
with venom in their hearts and treason
on their lips: they advocate disregard of
the law, insults to our flag, disregard
of all property rights, destruction of
all the principles and institutions
which are the safeguards of society:
they show themselves to be DULLES,
anarchists. terrorists: they do these
things openly and boldly. and there
seems to bc no limit to tho audacity
with which they circulate their rropa-
Eanda
Little the man who met an unfor-
TO op1 l,ic CT NJ in
Butte with the remark that he expect
cd to be arrested for what he was GO
ing to say 1t is such methods as
these that have caused our trouble in
Butte. and if show you gentlemen by
indisputable evidence and facts that
it is this organization and its prin-
ciplcs that we are cOntcnding WITH
that is all YOU will care to know about
our Butte labcr trouble. Any terms
YOU can make with such men as these
are not worthy of consideration.
Whether their demands are just or not.
if granted they disregard them. If
they are given their demands today,
they will start right in and strike to-
morrow If they deem the time oppor-
tune.
Refutes Miss Rankin.
"Statemcnts have been made In Your
city publicly in the last few dAys.~n
Butte. and also In the halls of con-
Eress. by one of our congressional rep
resentatives. that she had investigated
the situation in Butte. that tho de-
mands Of these men are just. that none
of the leaders of this So called strike
are members Of this l. ". w. move
mcnt, that the Anaconda company Is
insisting on retaining and operating In
Butte Il blacklist system under tho
g,lisr Of an employment office or rust
ling card. 7 am not going to say any
thing in criticism of Miss Rankin. but
will simply give you the indsputablc
facts and leave the Judgment to you.
II am not interested in the result of
her action upon Miss Rankin's political
career. but we are all interested upon
the effect that such a position. taken
by one of our representatives in con-
Eress. by a representative of the state
of Montana. will have upon our name
throughout the nation.
"T will leave you to Judge what tho
people viii say of Montana when they
learn that ono of our representatives.
hold of this I. w. W. cause and strug-
gle and so identified herself with it
that our Butte 'wobblies' are already
referring to her in terms of endear-
mont as Our Little Mother Jones'
Company Always Fair.
'In its treatment of it's employees.
tho Anaconda Copper Mining company
has made name that it or any other
employer may well he proud of: it has
always been known as paying the
highest wages: it has always been
known to provide the best possible
working conditions. and to treat it's
men fairly in every way.
"You will find that this 1914 insur-
rcction had practically the same lead
crs as the present one. with the cX-
ception of Joe Bradley and Muckie Nc
Donald. They are Tom Campbell. Joe
shannon. Dan Shovlin, F.. f. Bassett.
John r. McGrcw. ]. Johnson, John
Nuzcvich. William G.. Sullivan. their
attorney and editor of their scurrilous
bulletin issued daily; Jack O'Brien
Pete Kelly. Tom shannon and many
others whom might name. Those
were tho men leading and directing
this movement in 1914. They are
with us again.
The man. Campbell. who had been
expelled from tho Western Fedora ION
Of Miners in 1912, was in the 1914
trouble, but had not then attained
prominence as a leader. No one, in
or out of Butte, who has given any at
tcntion to the situation. can have any
doubt, but TO avoid any question as &c
the membership Of these men. T have
brought with me today the origin
hooks and records of the I. w. w ir
Butte. They show when most OF these
men joined the I. w. w. org" lation
In 1912 the first local was organized
in Butte. and these books run from
that time until 1914. Their present
leader. Tom Campbell appears on the
books: he was one Of the charter mem.
bers. He was on the committee tina
met Miss Rankin at the train. The
committee consisted of Tom Campbell
Jack OBrien and a man named Boyle
The original books show when Camp.
bell and O'Rrien Joined the l. w. w