The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-03-27


from Governor NJ. Alexander, Lieu
tenant Governor E. L. Parker Of Cot
tonwood, and Adjutant General Moody
head of the military department o.
the state. Governor Alexander ant
Adjutant General Moody came dowr
from Spokane on the Inland railroad
reaching Moscow at 1870 and leaving
at $3.50 for Spokane where the gov
ernor takes the Union Pacific for Boise
and Adjutant General Moody returns
to the st. Maries country to look aft
er the work of rounding up the I. w
W. in Benewah county.
Lieutenant Governor Parker come
up from Cottonwood on the Northern
Pacific, reaching here at 10:47 and
will return home tonight. These state
officials held conference at the Ho-
tel Moscow with Captain Mix Of Com
pany C, Idaho National Guards, mem
bers of the Latah county council of
defense and of the Latah county pro-
tective association and citizens of
Moscow. After lunch Governor Alex
ander went to the university where he
reviewed the cadets who gave a spe-
call drill in his honor.
To The Star-Mirror Governor Alex
ander gave the following statement:
"I came north to hold a conference
with Lieutenant Governor Parker,
Adjutant General Moody and Captains
Taylor and Mix of Standpoint and
Moscow. l think the l. w. w. trouble
in the north is we'll squelched. The
fact that Moscow and Standpoint each
have 100 men to maintain peace and
order settles the question largely. We
also have some men down. south who
can be used if necessary. The state
of Idaho will not permit any Organ1za-
ton to engage in an uprising against
the peace and dignity of the state and
right now when we are engaged in
war these uprisings are not so much
d6dluSI Cuo SIdIC dS n6oiHoI WY -"
tional government to delay and hinder
it from carrying on the war.
eve have given our flesh and blood
for the cause of liberty and no one
will be allowed to stab our boys in
the back while they are facing the
enemy. Who is not for the state in
this crisis is against it. If against it
be ought to get out of the state OF
Idaho. l am not here to discuss and
parley on this question. My duty is
to see that the law is obeyed. | am
not going to persuade anybody in that
direction. I am through with that
and if anybody stands in the way and
anything happens to him it is his
'ault, not mine.
That's what I am at Moscow for
% see whether there are 100 men
lere who will help me to enforce the
aw and the enforcement through
hem is very simple. This uprising at
st. Maries was not question OF
wages nor conditions of the men, but
treasenable and lawless mob be-
onging to a reasonable and lawless
which took it upon them
elves to dispute the authority of the
heriff, to break the jail, liberate
'risoners and defy all law. They did
ot accomplish their aim and never
will if it takes the entire force OF
daho to enforce the laws and defeat
hem. If we can not get enough men
q Idaho we will call upon the United
tates to help. prefer to not call
pom the federal government to put
own this rebellion in Idaho. We
eed the boys in khaki at the battle {
ront in France to kill Germans and
top the progress of the Huns. I am
elying on the patriotism and loyalty
{ the people of Idaho to stand back
the government.
"The best illustration Of the char S
cter of the organization that created S
lis disturbance at st. Maries is ex- t
lained by the fact that many of those I
nder arrest are wanted for cold '
looded murder in other states and a
)untries. Part of them are slackers t
no never registered and others are b
ackers who registered but did not il
,spond when called. Others can not e
,eak, read or write the English Ian a
lage and will have to be interned. b
theirs will be sent to Camp Lewis. h
II in all 1t is an organization COM t.
,sed of men outside of the pale of t.
a lor,r nd 4hou will ho tried hv the n