The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-14
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union committees alive; his boosted
intelligence as testified to by the
A. C. M. clique is nothing but b
sham. Peace to the ashes Of the
redoubtable Oscar that was.
| The testimony of Mr.. L. o. Evans,
chief counsel for the A. C.. NJ. and
subsidiary companies, was very in
teresting, indeed He lauded Mr..
Rohn and then launched TRADE of
abuse against District Attorney
Wheeler.
/ We wish that every workingman
in the state could have been present
and heard Mr.. Evans describe the
detective system of the A. C. M. and
of the East Butte. We wish they
could have heard how .stool-pige-
ons" are placed, how other "stools"
are instructed to spy upon the first.
We wish they could have heard Mr..
Evans tell of the army of detectives
that the companies employ; their
wages. by the way, being charged to
operating cost. We wish that all
the workers of the state could have
seen Mr.. Evans calmly state that
the district attorney should have
prosecuted striking workingmen on
evidence furnished by A. C.. M. de- |
tectives.
We wish the workers could have
seen how Mr.. Evans tried to in
criminate Mr.. Wheeler, because he
tWheeler) would not take dictation
from him.
We wish the toilers could have
seen how resentful Mr.. Evans was
because the United States district
attorney insised on working for the
government and not for the A. C.
M. company.
1t would have been emil tightening
and instructive, and it was conclu-
slve proof that the A. C. M. is be-
mind the. fight on Wheeler, because
he does not obey orders from the
sixth floor.
And Mr.. Evans seemed to feel
that the council was with him and
behind every word he uttered.
The subsequent action of the
council would lead us to believe he
was right in his surmise.
Great is the A. C. M, and Evans
is its prophet-we almost wrote
profit.
The next case to be considered
was that of the Butte Weekly Bull
lein. It's editors were closely ques-
toned by members of the council as
to their beliefs and affiliations,
stockholders of the company, etc.,
and the council appeared to enjoy
hearing the open and candid state=l.
ments of the Bulletin staff. They
were in. striking contrast to the
guarded utterances Of the corpora
ton representatives, and we believe
the council has now clearer insight
into the position of the workers of ,
the. state.
The Bulletin staff were rather
to find that some members
IF the council expected to hear that
K. Wheeler was financially in
crested in the Bulletin, simply be-
cause the Bulletin supported Mr..
Wheeler. Some seemed unable ito
a paper assisting any,
me or anything unless paid. We
10 not blame them, as that is the =
precedent set by the daily papers of
he state, and the papers with which
hey have had experience. +
The only opposition to the Bulle-
in came from the expected source,
he Butte Miner, and the Employers !.
association, in the persons of G. C. :
cohen, associate editor of the Mi :.
Ter, and John H. Mcintosh, secre- :.
airy of the Employers association.
We said opposition, but we didn't
'eally mean that. AS a matter of !,
act, about all these gentlemen sue
'eeded in proving was their own :
'icious prejudice and abysmal ig-
,oranco