Show NO SHIRKER I GOY Steunenki Idaho StanDs Pat on His J I i I Action i is ALONE LEI LE-I Proposed to See That Law and Order Prevailed ORDERED ALL ARRESTS MADE Gives the House Committee Investigating Investi-gating the Riots in tho Coeur dAlenes to Understand that He wsa and is the Chief Executive of Idaho No Shifting of Responsibility Responsibil-ity He Wrote the Proclamation I Forbidding MineOwners from Employing I Em-ploying Men Belonging to Organizations Organi-zations Believed tab Criminal Declared that Intended to Continuo Con-tinuo the Military Control Indefinitely Indefi-nitely Until there was Full Assurance Assur-ance that Order was Restored and all Rights Secure from Violence Washington March 23Go Steu nenbcrjj of Idaho continued his testimony testi-mony In the Cocur dAlene Investigation today being crossexamined < by F C Robertson attorney for those prosecuting prosecut-ing time charges The Governor slated that If any arrests were made prior to the issuance of his proclamation It was with his authorization and approval and because of his general authority as Chief Executive of the State Before Gen Merriam went to the scene of disorder l dis-order the Governor had a talk with him and told him to lake sucTisteps as wore necessary lo main loin orden RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRESTS When further questioned as to Just who was responsible for arrests Gov Steunenberg said I assume responsibility respon-sibility for every arrest In Shoshono I county by Gen ISIcrrlam or any one else clIe lie was asked if he assumed this responsibility re-sponsibility in the case of a man brought from Montana and amounting it was alleged to kidnaping Gov Steunenberg answered that If It amounted to that he assumed responsibility respon-sibility for It I Chairman Hull at this point stated that ho had received a letter from AdJlGen Corbfn saying that theWur department was not In possession the ofllclal rolls of prisoners NO EVASION WHATEVER Tho Governor went on to testify that ho assumed responsibility for any ar redts made by deputies outside the State although ho did not claim authority au-thority beyond the Stale He did not know that his deputies made these arrests ar-rests but If they did he was the re bponslblc ofliclal Mr Robertson asked If ho regular prison in which the Federal prisoners were confined was not at Moscow Ida The Governor did not know of this the use of the stockdde or bull pen w shot I s-hot the result of any specific orders I but was due to the requirement of the occasion I KICKER AGAIN A spirited controversy among members mem-bers of the committee occurred when Mr t Cheney on attorney for the defense de-fense Interposed an objection to one of Mr Robertsons questions Representative Represen-tative Sulzer Interposed vigorous protest against objections from private counsel Ho asesrtcd that it had become be-come apparent that the majority of the committee through an attorney was trying to shift the responsibility Tie declared this was an outrage on the minority RESENTED BY MR HULL Chairman Hull replied that he resented re-sented the insinuation that thu majority major-ity represented one side or the olt and he denied that time majority had taken any such attitude as that suggested sug-gested by Mr Sulzer PERMIT SYSTEM When asked If he was consulted as to Instituting the permit system ° Gov Steunenberg said AttorneyGen eral Hays reported to him that after consulting with mineowners and citizens citi-zens In the Ooeur dAleno district he had found evidence of a conspIracy dutlng back several years and that ho had accordingly written out Co proclamation procla-mation forbidding mineowners from employing men belonging to organizations organiza-tions believed to be criminal CASE WAS EXCEPTIONAL The previous testimony had shown that tho Governor approved the courso oC Lleut Lyons In putting union men to work at the TigerPoorman mine The Governor said he did not consider this a violation of his own proclamation proclama-tion as the case waa exceptional and the mine was In danger of being flooded flood-ed He reserved the right to act as ell cumatances required At noon the committee com-mittee took a recess I VIOLATES MARTIAL LAW I At the afternoon session GoV Steu nenberg was questioned on his extension exten-sion of the proclamation on the permit system so as to Include men aboveground above-ground as well as the underground men When asked If he gave blanket authority au-thority to make arrests he said the authority went to the extent of making ma-king arrests ot all persona disturbing peiec and order and violating murllul I law lie did not know that Div France the oroner hnd mndCaVcUt ½ s beeuusu thl permit system had not bios observed ob-served But whatever Dr France did j the Governor said hI ptand by lit stated that no warrants weceis sued The Issuance of wiLt of habeas corpus would have been a great hindrance hin-drance to the military authority When naked If he wanted thu writ of Itjsue a lengthy controvert occurred and the committee finally ruled out the question The questions were directed to show lug that the writ of habeas corpus had been suspended The Governor maintained main-tained however that there was nQ declaration that the writ was suspended suspend-ed Ho stated that while he did not ic pudlate any acllon the AttorneyGen oral took In pleading that the writ was suspended that ofllcer acted on hIs own responsibility on law pleadings 1 WILL CONTINUE MILITARY CONTROL i CON-TROL Tho Governor said his attitude as to I themilitary was that of commander inchiof of the militia forces in the State He did not believe the condl l lion of Insurrection was suppressed at I this time and he said it would be dllllcult to say how much longer the condition would continue When a9t dIf d-if he intended to continue the military control Indefinitely ho siild It would be contlnuel until there was full assurance as-surance that order was restored and all rights secure from violence I Without concluding Gov Stcunen bergs testimony the committee adjourned ad-journed I I |