The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

lumber department of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company was made
yesterday in a formal statement issued
by Kenneth Ross of this city, manager.
Ihe statement declares that the mill
a: Bonner and the camps in the Black
foot, which have been closed for a
week by strike, will be reopene1
because of the governments need of
lumber ana that men not in sympathy
with the American government will be
weeded. out. The statement follows:
while the industry in which we are
engaged is not what is commonly
called q public utility, yet at a time
when the nation is in a state of war,
every industry which contributes to
the resources Of the nation becomes
vested with a public interest. In view
of this fact the managing officers of
the lumber department of this COM
rany have realized that they must
take n broad view OF the conditions
prevailing in their business and must
meet those conditions. not in accord
ance with the personal inclinations of
individuals, but in a spirit which re-
aIize.s the vast public interests in
volved.
Every person who Understandings
reads OF the activities of the leaders
of the Industrial Workers of the world
is forced to the conclusion that many
Of the organizers and principal Off
GERS are in the employ OF the accred-
tied representatives Of the German
government. Indeed. one need look
no further for convincing proof of this
statement than to the published ut
terances and propaganda of that or
ganization. The Missoulian published
on the issue of July s. 1917. an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch containing a
statement made by one Rodger Culver.
an organizer Of the Industrial Work
ers of the World, in the following
words:
within forty eight hours the en-
tire copper industry throughout the
United States will be completely tied
up If necessary to enforce the mems
demands, there will be no wheat crop
in the North American continent
I'm the issue of the Spokane Spokes-
man Review of July 2, 1917, Is found
n resume OF some Of the demands Of
the T. w. W., from which call atten-
ton to the following:
1--we will demand more and more
wages from our employers. We will
demand and enforce shorter and short
err hours. All the time we become
more disciplined. We become self-re-
liant. We fold our arms, the mills
close, industry is at a standstill. We
then make our proposition to our for
mer masters. It is this: We the
workers, have labored long enough to
support idlers. From now on he who
does not toll neither shall he eat. There
is but one bargain that the l. w. w.
will make with. the employing classes
--completet safrender-of all control of
industries to organized workers. The
]. w. w. maintains that nothing will
be conceded by the employers except
that what we have power to take and
hold by the strength of our organiZa-
ton. Therefore, we seek no agree
ments with the employer. Failing to
force concessions from the employers
by strike, work will be resumed and
sabotage used to force the employer
10 cetle the demands of the workers.
Even il there might exist Il differ
cnce of opinion as to the reasonable
ness of the course of action outlined in
the above extracts, there can be no
difference of opinion as to the result
The industries # the nation must
cease: food must become scarce and
reach prices impossible to pay; our
own armies and seamen, together
with the civil and military population
OF our allies overseas, must discon-
tinue through lack of supplies, the ac
tiVities which they are now carrying
on in defense of their homes and ours
There can be no doubt but the
course of action of the employees was
inspired and encouraged by enemy
agents.
1T is patent that certain Industries
take on a. relatively larger importance
in time of war than others. So far
as the products of the state of Mon
tana are concerned. the principal in
dIstrias in war time must necessarily
be the production of foodstuffs, cop
per and lumber. The present time pre-
sents no strategic advantage for at
tack upon the production OF crops.
Now, however, is the opportune and
advantageous time to strike at the
production of copper and lumber. Two
Operations alone. the erection of camps
in which to train our army. and the
building of ships in which to trans
port all the provisions. supplies and
men needed in Europe. calls for the
production and transportation of cnor-
nous quantities of lumber, a great
portion OF which must come from the
territory included in the area between
the Rocky mountains and the Pacific
coast.
1T is the policy Of this company, and
l believe of every other large producer
within that territory, to offer such part
of their stocks as the government may
require. in such quantities, at such
times. and at such prices as the gov
eminent itself may fix and determine.
We believe that the great majority
of the men in our employ will be will
ing to cooperate with us. This seems
to us to be, on the part of officers and
employees. no more and no less than the
performance of the simple obligations
resting upon every American citizen.
This department of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company is going to oper-
ate if it Is humanity possible to do so,
and whoever works in the offices. mills
or camps of this company must work
in the presence and under the inspira-
ton of the American flag. Anyone
out of sympathy with our form of gov