The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-01

JOHN Il. LEWIS, Secretary,
| HOTEL BRUNSWICK, Oct q. 1854
at this writing nearly all managers
have signlfied willingness to meet the
men as proposed and adjustthe difficulty,
and as sthis paper goes to press the con-
ference between managers and men will
very likely be getting down to business.
Reports from all parts of the state and
from New Mexico and Wyoming show a
unanimity Of feeling among the miners
on the questions before the conference,
and at nearly all points the men have
suspended work. There are in the
neighborhood of 5000 men out now, and
there will be more lit is to be hoped all
out in day or so,
There has been no trouble of any con-
sequence at any point, and will not be if
the miners can prevent; but there has
been more or less excitement at several
places. The men at Engleville mines,
property of the Colorado Coal and Iron
company, held a public open-air meeting
and created some little futter in that u.s.
ually quiet neighborhood, but every thing
was conducted in manly and straight
forward manner.
a little rifle has beer created at Wal
senburg by the action of Charles o..
Unfug, the principal merchant of the
place, and the tail end ofthe Colorado
Coal and Iron company's truck system
at Walsenburg. The facts are set forth
in the following circular issued by local
assembly 1853 of Walsenburg: :.
a' HALL OF ASSEMBLY K. OF L. No. 1853
IL 5WALsENBURG, Colo, Oct. N, 1884. ! +
To all Fellow w Workmen in Colorado. Greet
ing. " '.'. 4 +
BRETHREN: :-Laboring as we all are, in
common cause, viz, the elevation OF labor
and the yindication of our rights as Amer1I
can citizens, we feel in duty bound at this
particular time TO place you IN possession OF
certain facts OF the greatest Importance to
I you. ..- -
pended work at this place, known as the
Walsen Coal mlneJ owned by the Coiorado
Coal Il Iron company, on the nineteenth
instant, The store at which'we are compelled
to do most of our trading Is owned by one
Charles o. Unfug, democratic candidate for
secretary of state. Mr.. Unfug is now and has
| been foriyea the paid, confidential agent OF
/ the Colorado Coal Iron company, at this
place, but has insisted in this campaign that
| he is the true and consistent friend OF the
| laboring men. One of our number believing
him to be sHch, and that he would not en-
tirely desert us in this, our time OF greatest
need, was induced to write and have pub
| lished in the Huarfapo 0 Cactus, of this place,
an article headed; "rhe Laboring Mans
Friend" referring to Mr. Unfug in the most
friendly and complimentary terms.
| On yesterday the general manager Of the
Colorado Coal & Iron company informed Mr..
Unfug that work was suspended in this mine
and the company would not be responsible
| for any further bills, contracted by the men
here. How did Mr.. Unfug display his love
for the laboring men and his confidence in
| their integrity? He closed and bolted his
doors in our faces and sent his clerks armed
with Winchester rifles to protectthe property
|, of the Colorado Coal & Iron company, which
was in about as much danger from violence
at our hands as the Windsor hotel in Denver.
At mass meeting of laboring men and
citizens OF this place held in the Court house
nounced for adding insult to injury to US who,
as good, true and law-abiding citizens, are
! seeking, in peacable manner, redress for our
many grievances. If all the merchants IN
| Colorado were as anxious for the success of
! the Colorado Coal & Iron company in their
/ Shameless endeavor to rob and make slaves
| of us, how easy 1t would be for them to sue
ceed! They would then, indeed, soon starye
us into submission! -.r - - -
| This is not political circular. More of us
| are members of the democratic party than OF
any other. But we are more anxious for our
| own salvation than the success of any indi-
vidual or party Fraternally yours,
f. seal D, MORRIS, Master Workman.