Show MINERS ISSUE STATEMENT declare responsibility for lawless ness nes in colorado lies on shoulders shoulder of citizens citizen alliance the executive board of at the tha western federation ot of miners liners lias has issued a statement regarding tho the situation in cripple creek in reply to the tha statements made by general sherman 11 bil bell and secretary C C hamlin ot of tho the cripple creek mine owners asso elation clit lon the statement Is maile made that the responsibility for the lawlessness connected connect cil with the contest res rests is entirely on tho the shoulders ot of the mine ape operators raters the iho citizens alliance and their allies backed up by abo e ready power of the state elate government Concer concerning ming the explosion which wrecked the depot at independence and killed sixteen unfortunate nonunion misers miners it need only bo be said that the self confessed train wrecker mckanney in tho the employ ol of the mine owners ders association had a few days previous been released from custody it the behest ot of the attorney tor for the association and that this same mckin pey icy was observed going down potts potta tanyon canyon in the immediate vicinity ot of the wreckage only a short time alter after tho the disaster and that the bloodhound used to follow tho the trail of 0 the criminal went directly to a house occupied by A a detective in n the employ of 0 the mino mine owners association and was promptly called off mckinney stated un in der cross during the trial of 0 the union miners who were accused of 0 the attempted train trail I 1 arc eking that he and other oilier detectives did that loi for A money consideration he be would mould pur pull spikes and wreck a train tho abo statement Is made that the 1 photographs b of 0 masked miners referred to by genera bell were ere those ot of strike breakers and were kept for the purpose ol of publishing a scab list with the pictures of the men accompanying their description so that members ot of organ lied labor all over the country would become thoroughly acquainted with these men who have committed treason to themselves and to their classes |