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Show RIOTS IN BUTTE AND NEED OF TROOPS Butte. .Montana, the greatest copper cop-per camp in the world. Is in the throes of a labor war in which unlon- ism ;s Fighting unionism and the en- ! tire community is at the mercy of a band of daring, hot-headed agitator? who are determined to rule or ruin. .Montana papers from cities other than Butte claim that much of the lawlessness is not reported In the papers, as the mobs have held ;i ccn- -;o A C) IT I i)f 1H s Yesterday dynamite was employed in blowing up the Miners' union hall, J the dynamiters working from early evening until late In the night Firing ! soin. twent) odd heavy charges which j not only blew down the Miners' hall, j 'but wrecked buildings In the neighborhood neigh-borhood and shattered the glass m business blocks at a distance. In no other city the size of Butte could a lawless band so completely terrorize i a community as to proceed with Its work of destruction through a whole night, almost without restraint. The Miners union of Butte is divided, di-vided, a radical element said to owe allegiance to the I , being opposed op-posed to the union continuing to be a part of the Western Federation of Miners. This 1 W W. Is made up of the most desperate men in the west, with no regard for law or order or-der nnd openly advocating dynamiting dynamit-ing as a means of advancing their cause, which is very close to anarchy Butte, if given over to the care of the , W W , will experience disorders dis-orders and bloodshed, business disorganization disor-ganization and perhaps the closing down of many of the large mines ! No city is more in need of military mili-tary protection than Butte, and the governor of that state is making a mistake in delaying the sending or an armed force to the copper camp to restore peace. |