The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-08-20
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Who Lies? Kelley or kilroy?
Our principal industry production copper, due
its peculiar dependence upon export trade and the mpos
sbiIy of its early resumption, has been Of the lew
basic industries in the country that has not prospered
This condition has led 70 curtaiIed and practically profit
less operation the part Of the producing companies and
to decreased business and prosperity in the chief ceners
Of industrial activity in the state
Statement Of Con Kelley before Bankers convention
WHO LIES? KELLEY OR KILRoY?
The Standard says this morning.:
The past year has particularly prosperous
these mining and smelling localities To the red radicals
and professional agator is largely due this depression
The woman who votes to put these fellows into
office is voting for hard times, for the abandonment
ouaiment Of operating properties for the cessation or
decline of business activities and the resultant dIeness of
thousands Of working people.
The Anaconda this morning. ront-page ed-
oria evidently written that defender Of the home
Richard kiroy brands MIR. Con Kelley as liar.
MIR. Kelley stated before the assembled bank
that the Anaconda Mining did not interfere with
Legislative processes in this state
This morning the Standard openly threatens that the mines
will If the candidates endorsed the farmers and work.
nominated only Standard
give the lie direct Mr. Kelley in his his denial of inter-
with choice of officials by the voters but
also faty conradcts him when it b!ames the radcas" for
the present depressed condition of the mining industry
Speaking before the bankers convention, Mr. Kelley said:
principal industry, the production of "copper" due to
peculiar dependence upon export trade, and the mpos
sbty of its early resumption, has been of the few
basic Industries in the country that has not prospered This
condition has led to curta!ed and practically proess
operation the part of the producing companies and to
decreased business and prosperity in the chief centers Of
industrial activity in the state
1t will be admitted without argument that could Mr. Kelley
placed the blame the radicals for the stagnant cond
tion Of tho mining industry in this community, he would have
done
Mr.. Kelley TRUTH something that Mr. KIroy cannot
90.
The blame for the present depression and unemployment
only the testimony of Con Kelley but by the rrefutabe
proof afforded by recent histoy placed where belongs
those financial groups who plunged the world into
to satisfy greedy ambitions, the group which
Mr. Kelley belongs the of financial overlords who own
Standard the group which Richard kroy
we'll as his limited abilities will permit
Copper mined for profit. When the market is active,
the demand brisk, mines work to capacity When
the gutted because the miners have worked hard
faithfully for bare subsistence production is
curtaed and the miners forced to seek employment
entire civilized world has been brought to the
Of utter the Vaccinations Of the warIords and
pro-monqers among whom the heads of the Anaconda Min
company the least important, mines and factories
close unemployment Increases the workers walk the Streets
their families feel the pinch of hunger Meanwhile
groups pIunderes control the ood-suppy, control
clothing, all the necessities Of fe and prices con-
tinue to
The become dsconented and organize to secure
troll Of local and state governments.
iacka such the Anaconda Standard
owned interests responsible for the misery OF the
masses openly threaten scany supply of food
clothing that the workers receiving they DO not abandon
the idea of governing themselves
to Anaconda Standard for proving to the
h assertion have made concerning the oespote
Anaconda Mining and the absolute dis
regard OF all considerations with which is exercisei
butte fdead has been in twenty years. The
capacity since the signing of the aris-
reduced the profits that the interests
coined out Of the blood of the slain
Production has been decinng Mr. Kelley because