Date of Award
9-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Abstract
The trial for the murder of a controversial ex-governor of Idaho represented a watershed moment in American labor history, especially in the West. The accused, three men who had been involved with the leadership of a predominantly western labor union, had been questionably extradited from Colorado to Idaho, causing a firestorm within the pro-labor forces. This public uproar and denunciation eventually caught the attention of sitting President Theodore Roosevelt, who became an unexpected and unwanted mouthpiece for concentrated capital. Ultimately, as this case came to occupy almost every major newspaper in the country, it illustrated the fierce and deadly clashes between powerful special interests and organized labor in the twentieth century American West.
Recommended Citation
Toombs, William, ""Arouse, Ye Slaves!": The Bill Haywood Trial, the Clash of Organized Labor and Capital in the West, and the Influence of the Appeal to Reason" (2015). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 57.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/57
