Show I ATTITUDE OF MERRIAM I Says He lie Was Vas Tas Not Opposed to Labor Unions V ONLY O CRIMINAL ACTS t WAS ALSO AGAINST PERMAN PERMANENT PERMANENT ENT MARTIAL LAW LAWI I Believed That State of Idaho Should Assume Control of Affairs in the Coeur d at the Earliest Possible Moment Testimony of Reporter Mallott 4 V Washington April 14 Connor Mel Mal Mallott Mellott lott continued his testimony today be before before before fore the Coeur dAlene investigation He said he was present at a private V meeting at Wardner called by business businessmen businessmen men with a view to committing General MerrIam to a permanent establishment V of martial law in the Coeur General Merriam stated at the meeting however that he was as unalterably op opposed opposed opposed V posed to such a permanent policy that it would amount amunt to taking a section out V of the state and placing it under fed federal federal V eral jurisdiction and that the state V should assume full thU control of affairs at atthe the earliest possible moment It was the witness understanding at atthe atthe V the time that General Merriam stated V that congress should enact laws mak making V ing membership in m unions a crime He HeV had so reported to his paper the V of Spokane Wash V but subsequently General Merriam had V pointed out that his language had been misconstrued It was the witness understanding that General Merriam stated that or organizations of a criminal character chater should be reached by congress It was wB wasI I General Meriams version verion of the I statement the witness said sid that his Ils objection was wa not to unions but hut to t I criminal crimial acts which they might resort to No I shorthand notes of General statement were taken taen but buta buta a a condensed quotation of his remarks 1 was made The whole purport of General I remarks the witness said at another point pint was w against the al iii alleged alleged iiiI criminal organizations which had hadI I developed in the tle Coeur and I not against labor organizations in gen general geneL eral eL Monday The investigation went over until I |