“Specification 2. In that the said First Lieutenant Halpert McCormack has declared himself opposed to the suppression of mobs and riots by military force.
“Specification 3. In that the said First Lieutenant Halpert McCormack has declared that the rights of property are not sacred as against the efforts of wage-earners who desire to take possession of such property by force.
“Specification 4. In that the said First Lieutenant Halpert McCormack has declared that his loyalty to the red flag of anarchism takes precedence of his loyalty to the Stars and Stripes.
“In further explanation of Charge II and the specifications thereunder, the undersigned desire to add that they represent the ownership of certain manufacturing plants in this community, from which many of the workmen have voluntarily withdrawn on strike; that many of such workmen, together with a large number of irresponsible and disorderly persons, urged on and inflamed by anarchistic leaders, have threatened to take possession of these plants by force, or to damage or destroy them, and it may be necessary for the owners to call on the militia of the State for the protection of their property and the safeguarding of the lives of their loyal employees.
“Signed,
The Barriscale Manufacturing Co.,
by Benj. Barriscale, Sr., President.
The Fairweather Machine Co.,
by Don. G. Albertson, President.
The Benson County Iron Works,
by Rufus Ingersoll, Vice-President.”
Lieutenant McCormack looked up from the reading of the charges with eyes that were dazed and incredulous.