Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-12 | Page 5 | Calls Governor of Kansas 'Skunk'

CULLS GOMOR OF BS M' I GIRARD, Kan,, April 12. Alexan- dor Howat, head of tho Kansas Miners IH union, speaking by permission of tho shoriff of Crawford county, denounced mM Govcrrnor Allen as a "skunk of a gov- mM ernor" before a crowd of sovcral thou- sand persons, mostly miners and their mM wives, gathered in front of the jail IH horo shortly aftor noon today. WM Howat spoko from the balcony of the jail. He was repeatedly cheered by the crowd, which mobilized two or mM threo miles out of (own and marchod mM In, following a band and carrying jH American flags and banners. Aftor WM marching around the court houso WM square the friends of Howat gathered IH in front of tho jail. "Wo won't recognlzo this court," Howatt said, referring to tho court of IH iitflMgtrlnl relations, before which ho ll refused to appear as a witnoss. "It is W, composed of thrco corporation law- mM ycrs appointed by that skurik of a gov- mM ornor. Allen." IH Howat denounced over and over in mM the most bitter torms he could com- IH mnnd tho govornor and the legislature which onadtcd the law. - - llwM Howat also assailed Judgo Arnold lfl J. Curran of Crawford county district court, who sentenced him to jail for IH contempt Judge Curran had been ro- ferr6d to In a newspaper story as a WM "sturdy American. " "They iallc about sturdy Amerl- WM dans," Howat said. "Sturdy Amcrl- IH cands who send men to jail who haw fl committed no crim6. Tho moil and mM the women are going to attend to these WM sturdy Americans when I Hoy got th4 JwM opportunity."