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Show SENATE HEARS ECHO Of CLASH Riots Cited By Montanan as Proof America Is No Longer Free WASHINGTON, June 24 The southern Illinois mino disorders was held up by Senator Myers, Democrat, Demo-crat, Montana, In the senate today as 'proof" that tht ro Is no free America and a justification for the assertion that thoro can bo "no froo America so long as American citizens cannot ! work where, when, for whom and at whatever price they choose without i seeking the consent of an invisible I government, and mganlz.cd minority." j The senator read lo the senate news I dispatches of tho disorders In tho Herrln district, declaring them to be "more horrible than those committed by the Germans during the war, which men stood here on this floor anil condemned in the most vigorous fashion " lie asserted that most of the victims of the massacre "were men guilty only of the crime of exorcising ex-orcising their constitutional right of earning an honest day's wage " BORAH DISSENTS. Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, mule Inquiry as to whether "they were there in good faith or as strikebreakers." strike-breakers." The Montana senator replied re-plied that It made no difference. "We call this free America," ho continued, "and as free American j oitizenBi those men were attempting to sell what they had to dispose of. their labor. Thej found men uh" wanted to buy that labor. The price was arranged. The nun went to work. They have a constitutional rlirht to bo protected in th:it work. Their rm-ployers rm-ployers hive the right to bo protected protect-ed in hiring them " Senator Borah declared that conditions con-ditions should be taken into account. Mini- operators he s:ild, sh u I hav known by experience what the results of cither attempts to uso strikebreakers strikebreak-ers have been, but added that even as strikebreakers the workers had the right of protection. AUTHORTTIJBS ( KITH ZED. Senator Myers said 'Coal is a national na-tional riei c-iMty it was not only the right but the duty of the mine owners to keep those mines open and running run-ning to keep producing coal." Senator Myers agreed with Senator Bursum, Republican, Xew Mexico, that the Illinois authorities worn Inx I in maintaining protection for tho workers and order In Herrln. ' The fault was of the government of the state of Illinois to do Its duty." said Senator Bursum. "Undoubtedly thre w-ns dereliction on the part of the State authorities," said Senator Myers, and added "They will bo derelict further. I predict that th re will be no punishment punish-ment for these outrages. There will be a grand Jury, but on It will be business men who fear a boycott of their business it will be passed over only to serve to incite others to llko crimes." VGAIN8T PEACE MEETING. Senator Myers declared vigorously against federal intervention to settle j the coal strike, which he said he had seen was under consideration. "That Is the worst thing that could be done," he said. 'The states ought to do their duty and protect men who desire honest work and Jet the strike run its course, If the government Intervenes In-tervenes It Is sure to result In a patched up peace and further outbreaks out-breaks later." Recalling past strikes and settle merits, Senator Myers said that if the states would protect men who desired to work and furnish coal to the public pub-lic tho strike would be settled ' In a natural course" and with the results lolt lo the country. |