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Hellraisers Journal – Saturday March 26, 1904
Telluride, Colorado – Union Men Dragged from Homes and Deported
From the American Labor Union Journal of March 24, 1904:
From The New York Times of March 22, 1904:
GOVERNOR AWES AGITATORS.
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Colorado Men Now Talk Injunction
Instead of Violence.Special to The New York Times.
DENVER. Col., March 21-The strike agitators who were recently deported from Telluride by the Citizens’ Alliance, and who, backed by the Western Federation of Miners, declared their intention of arming and marching back to Telluride in a body, have decided to abandon that plan.
They have appealed to a State court for an injunction restraining the Telluride Alliance from preventing their return, and, if it is refused, will carry their appeal higher.
The deported men and their backers reached this decision to-day, when Gov. Peabody announced that he would use the entire military force of the State, if necessary, to prevent any attempt by a body of armed men to march into Telluride or any other city in the State. He said the courts were empowered to afford redress in such cases.
[Emphasis added.]
And so we find that the Governor is willing to use his military might to stop a group of men from arming themselves in order to return to their homes, however, using his military might against the armed mob who deported their fellow citizens from their homes, no, that was not even considered by the Governor of the state of Colorado. One might get the idea that the Governor is only Governor of some of the citizens, and equality under the law applies only to those fortunate few.
From the San Francisco Chronicle of March 23, 1904
UNION MINERS ENJOIN
THE CITIZENS’ ALLIANCE.
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Federal Court Issues Order Which Will
Allow Their Return to Telluride.MONTROSE (Col.), March 22-On application of John H. Murphy, general counsel for the Western Federation of Miners, District Judge Theron Stevens to-day granted a temporary injunction against the members of the Citizens’ Alliance of Telluride and all others who may attempt to prevent the return to that place of the union miners, recently deported by a mob. Notice of the injunction will be served on the persons named in the application to-morrow and otherwise given publicity. Judge Stevens, in granting the injunction, expressed the opinion that the evicted miners were being deprived of their rights . Attorney Murphy, after the decision, said that the deported men would arrange immediately to get back to their homes.
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ORDERS TROOPS TO TRINIDAD
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Governor Peabody Declares
the County Las Animas to
Be in a State of Insurrection.
———-DENVER, March 22-A proclamation was issued by Governor Peabody tonight declaring the county of Las Animas in a state of insurrection and rebellion. Subsequently an order was issued for 300 troops, under command of Major Zeph T. Hill, to proceed to Trinidad, the county seat. The men were instructed to gather aboard trains and their commanders were given sealed orders and told to open them at midnight. In his proclamation the Governor says that there exists in Las Animas county a certain class of individuals [striking coal miners] who are fully armed and acting together, resisting the laws of the State and offering violence to citizens and property. The civil authorities of the county are quoted as authority for the statement that not less than 1500 unemployed men [strikers] are armed, in apparent anticipation of an open conflict.
Las Animas county forms the larger portion of the southern Colorado coal fields, where the members of the United Mine Workers of America have been on strike for several months.
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[Emphasis added.]
“Armed, in apparent anticipation of an open conflict”…..
Perhaps, the miners of Las Animas county do not plan to readily submit to Citizens’ Alliance mobs should they come, armed, ready to deport the strikers from their homes. Events at Telluride have informed the striking miners that they can expect no protection from the Governor, nor from the military forces at his command.
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From El Paso Herald of March 24, 1904:
MINERS WILL AGAIN ASK
FOR FEDERAL TROOPS
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Think Condition Has Changed In Colorado
and That Roosevelt Will Accede To The Demand.
———-Denver, Colo., March 24.-Governor Peabody announced at noon today that he would send 275 more men to Telluride this afternoon. “The miners may return if they behave themselves,” he said.
Assertions are made by union men that the governor put Telluride under martial law again to prevent the injunction issued against the citizens of that town from becoming operative. This move was anticipated by the Western Federation and an appeal for federal aid will be made.
Applications for federal troops have been made twice in the past year, once by the governor and once by the labor unions. In both instances the request was denied.
Union men think that the circumstances have so changed that a demand on the president will be favorably considered.
Miners Will Continue Strike.
Trinidad, Colo., March 24.-The delegate convention of district 15, U. M. W. America, met at 10 this morning with permission of Major Hill. Over a hundred delegates were present when the convention was called to order. A committee on credentials was appointed and the meeting adjourned till this afternoon.
“Mother Jones” states that had the militia not been called she believes the delegates were disposed to modify their demands, but so far as she could see now their disposition would be to continue the strike on the present basis.
Charles Demolli, probably the most influential of Italians, says the general sentiment will be to continue the strike without retreating from the original position of the union.
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[Emphasis added.]
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SOURCES & IMAGES
Quote Mother Jones, Powers of Privilege ed, Ab Chp III
https://www.iww.org/history/library/MotherJones/autobiography/3
American Labor Union Journal
(Butte, Montana)
-Mar 24, 1904, p1+4
https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/american-labor-union-journal/040324-alujournal-v2n25.pdf
The New York Times
(New York, New York)
-Mar 22, 1904
https://www.newspapers.com/image/20540587/
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco, California)
-Mar 23, 1904
https://www.newspapers.com/image/27430224/
El Paso Herald
(El Paso, Texas)
-Mar 24, 1904
https://www.newspapers.com/image/41373965/
See also:
American Labor Union Journal p2
“Published Weekly by the American Labor Union”
-Officers and Executive Board:
American Labor Union Journal, 1902 – 1904
https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/american-labor-union-journal/
Tag: American Labor Union Journal
https://weneverforget.org/tag/american-labor-union-journal/
Anti-injunction Bill-U. S. House Hearings
Jan 13-Mar 22, 1904
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1904
(search: “l. c. kiniken”)
(search: telluride)
https://books.google.com/books?id=sVsvAAAAMAAJ
Hellraisers Journal – Monday March 21, 1904
Telluride, Colorado – Armed Citizens’ Alliance Mob Deports Striking Miners
Tag: Telluride Strike of 1903-1904
https://weneverforget.org/tag/telluride-strike-of-1903-1904/
Hellraisers Journal – Sunday March 20, 1904
Near Trinidad, Colorado – Chris Evans, U. M. W Official Assaulted, Seriously Injured
Tag: Charles Demolli
https://weneverforget.org/tag/charles-demolli/
Tag: Colorado Coalfield Strike of 1903-1904
https://weneverforget.org/tag/colorado-coalfield-strike-of-1903-1904/
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Solidarity Forever – Monsieur Jack