The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
People of Canyon
Make a Ringing
Declaration
SUPPORT GOVERNMENT
Will Oppose Any Attempt to
Stop Output of
Mines
.HE ATTITUDE of the people of
Burke and Canyon creek toward
the national government in wag-

I"HE ATTITUDE of the people of
Burke and Canyon creek toward
the national government In wag-
ing war against Germany, and
toward those who would obstruct the
productive forces of the country at this
time when every resource Is required
to carry the war to a successful con-
clusion, was clearly, forcibly and en-
Enthusiastically expressed at meeting
held in the spacious dining room OF
&the Tiger hotel last Monday evening.
Given a. literal and local application
the action taken by the meeting means
that the people of Canyon creek, one
of the great lead producing sections
of the Coeur d'Alene district which is
now under agreement to supply one
fifth of the lead required by the gov
ernmept, will oppose to the extent Of
their ability every wori ana act that
has for Is purpose or would result In
the curtailment or suspension of the
output of the mines of the district at :
this critical period when the success Of
our arms on land and sea are depend
en- upon 1t. The Burke declaration
was a splendid utterance giving ex-
preston to answering loyalty and at
the same time containing an unmis-
taxable warning to those who would
obstruct the free operation of the
mining industry.
The Burke Declaration.
hn fal
anmously and enthusiastically adopt
ed
Whereas These United States Of
America are engaged in a mighty war
that the principle of democracy may
live and the right to live, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness shall not
perish from the earth, and
Whereas, Our sons, our brothers
and our fellow citizens, needing the
call Of humanity, have offered their
lives and their blood upon the altar of
this great principle, and
Whereas A successful consum-
nation of the war; as well as the very
lives of our boys, depends to a great
extent upon the government receiving
the products of the nations resources,
uninterruptedly, during this conflict.
and thereby this village of Burke has
been forced to a place of national
prominence and Importance, and
Whereas, The enemies of our gov
ernment are insidiously attempting to
stir up and foment internal disorder
and nwlessness to embarrass and him
der us in the prosecution of this war;
and
Whereas, Every act done no mat
ter how trivial, every word spoken, no
matter how inconsequentlal, that
tends to impede or embarrass the gov
ernment, aids and assists the enemy
to that very extent and imperls the
lives Of our boys to a like degree, and
Whereas, Every act of disorder or
lawlessness in this community endan-
gers the industries of the community
and to that extent impedes the ma
tional government, and likewise en-
dangers the safety and comfort of our
homes and those most dear to US
Now, therefore be it,
Resolved, BY the undersigned citi-
zens of Burke, Idaho, in mass meeting
assembled this goth day Of August
1917, that we do hereby associate our
selves together as a local organization;
'That we do hereby pledge our un-
swerving loyalty to the president and
the government of these United States,
and pledge that we will do our utmost
in every line to aid the government In
the successful prosecution Of this war;
"That we do hereby go on record as
unalterably opposed to lawlessness
and disorder, and to every act or deed,
individual or collective, which shall
tend to impede or embarrass the gov
ernment in the prosecution of this
war, and which tends to endanger the
welfare and comfort of our homes and
the lives of our families;
THAT we do hereby pledge our sup
port to the officials Of the United
States, the state of Idaho, and Sho-
shone county, in maintaining order
and suppressing lawlessness, and to
this end We pledge our active support
when called for"
Permanent Organization.
The committee on permanent organ
ization made the following report:
I'VE, your committee, beg leave to
make the following recommendations
on permanent organization
"That the resolutions as presented
by your committee are expressive Of
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