Show COEUB DALENE TROUBLES Connor Slalott Continues His Story Before House Committee II I I Washington April U Connor Malott I I continued his tlmony today before I be-fore the Coeur dAlen Investigation He mid be was prejeut at a meeting lal Wardner called by bu fte men I with a view to committing Cell Mer I rlam to a permanent establishment of martini law In the Costar dAlenec I On Merriam Mated at the nwtlny I however that f i ± jnnV rabl > rpT rp-T d to > 1 T t r M T < f II JI 1 J e ti taking u tr i t L oat o i tl JstuU acl placIng It unJr Federal Jurisdiction and that the State should assume full control of affairs af-fairs at the earliest possible moment It was the witness understanding at the time that Gen MerrIam stated that Congress should enact laws making membership of a union a crime lie had so reported to his paper the SpokesmanReview of Spokane Wash but subsequently Gen Merriam had pointed out that his language had been misconstrued It was the witness understanding that Gen Merriam stated that organizations organ-izations of a criminal character should be reached by Congress It was Gen MerrJams version of the statement the vhLnihigid that his objection vas not to unions but to criminal nets which theymight resort to No shorthand I short-hand notes of Gen Mcniums statement I state-ment were taken but a condensed quotation oC ida icmnrlcTS was made I The whole purport of Gen Menlams remarks the witness paid at another point was against the alleged criminal I organizations which had developed in the < our dA Imps and not against labor organizations in general The Investigation went over until Monday |