You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age. Put on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones
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Wednesday March 23, 1904
Colorado - Governor Peabody Imposes Military Despotism on Striking Miners
From page one of yesterdays'
New York Times:
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.
We find it interesting 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 today's San Francisco Chronicle:
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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The same issue of the
San Francisco Chronicle reports on coal miner's strike:
ORDERS TROOPS TO TRINIDAD
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Governor Peabody declares the County of Las Animas to Be in a State if Insurrection.
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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 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 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.
"Armed, in apparent anticipation of an open conflict" ?? We do not know if this is true, however, we will note that, 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.
SOURCES
The New York Times
(New York, New York)
-of Mar 22, 1904
http://select.nytimes.com/...
San Francisco Chronicle
(San Francisco, California)
-of Mar 23, 1904
Photo: Western Federation of Miners Button
http://www.nps.gov/...
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Monday March 23, 1914
From The Hutchinson News: Mother Jones Under Military Arrest at Walsenburg
"MOTHER" JONES AGAIN HELD BY THE MILITARY
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Walsenburg, Colo., March 23-After a week's freedom "Mother" Mary Jones is again a military prisoner in the strike zone. The aged strike leader was taken from a southbound Colorado and Southern train here this morning by Captain H. C. Nickerson, acting under orders of Adjutant General John Chase, and lodged in the county hospital under military guard. She is being held incommunicado.
Captain Nickerson left Trinidad last night under orders to arrest "Mother" Jones at Walsenburg when the announcement was made that she was leaving for Trinidad. The militia officer boarded the train at Pueblo and as it neared Walsenburg, ordered "Mother" Jones to alight with him at that point.
"I protest against such treatment," declared the strike leader, "but I am not surprised."
"I am acting under orders," replied the officer.
"Well, I'll get off," she retorted.
John Brown, an organizer of the United Mine Workers of America, and known as "Mother" Jones' body guard, who accompanied the aged strike leader, also left the train but was not placed under arrest.
Calls It Kidnapping.
Trinidad, Colo., March 23-"It's a plain case of kidnapping," declared John R. Lawson, International board member of the United Mine Workers, when advised that "Mother" Jones had been taken from a train at Walsenburg by the military authorities while on her way to Trinidad.
"Mother Jones was going through the place and as far as I know there is absolutely no charge against her. I hope that the supreme court will act in the matter at once."
Mr. Lawson and John McLennan, president of District No. 15, United Mine Workers of America, left today for Walsenburg.
SOURCE
The Hutchinson News
(Hutchinson, Kansas)
-of Mar 23, 1914
Photo: Mother Jones
http://theadvocateonline.com/...
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Coal Tattoo - Hazel Dickens
(pdf!)
Well, I got no house, Lord, I got no pay.
Just got a worrying soul
And a blue tattoo on the side of my head
Left by the number nine coal.
Left by the number nine coal
-Billy Edd Wheeler