The Labor enquirer., 1884-11-22

ton, they shall be entitled 10 represen
tatives npon the board.
Nj. Lewis then submitted an artick
Of agreement which he had drafted L
meet the case of those companies, and
after the same was thoroup!y canvssset
and criticised, it was adopted as expires
sive of the sentiments ofthe convention
A motion was afterwards agreed to tha
Messrs. Lewis, Howells and Adamsor
should interview the authorities of thu
Santa Fe and the Colorado Coal ane
Iron companies and see what can be don,
in the way of inducing them to agree tt
the terms embodied in said agreement
Measures were introduced into this
agreement Of special character, hayin.
in view the bridging of the troubles ii
the south, and at the same time sustain
the policy of united action.
The committee interviewed Mr.. Cam.
eron and laid before him the full sense
Of the convention, and explained to him
the articles of agreement by which the
men proposed that the existing and al
future troubles be settled. The interview
and deliberations lasted several hours
in the course of which one fact wal
made clear, that the company had above
all desire to break up the lines of oul
organized forces. They wanted to be
treated with, apart from all bodies, and
with the employes ut each mine sepa
rately. To this policy we would not sub
NIT, for the reason that experience has
taught us that the division policy or pol
icy of isolation is a policy of eternal ruin
We endeavored by every fair means to
prevail upon them to act as unit with
the amalgamation of operators in the
north, and to agree to become party to
the conciliation board, but reason in this
case would not prevail. 1t appears that
nothing less than division would meet
with their appro baton, and to this policy
We would not commit ourselves. @&
The interview closed with the under.
standing that Mr.. Danforth should be
consulted and that another interview
would be obtained on the following day
Mr.. Keith, principal of the Keith detec-
tive agency, was present at the interview
and 81 oke for the company. He was
also actively employed in scheming to
break up the convention, but with the
firm delegates of the south, his honied
talk had no effect. H.
On Wednesday morning Mr.. Keith was
early and busily at work trying to induce
committee to break away from the con.
Yention and take action with the COM
pany separately. He informed the COM
mittee that Mr.. Danforth wished to see
them alone, and upon the request being
made known to the convention, it was
agreed that two delegates should proceed
to the Office of the Colorado Coal and
Iron company and inform the officials
that the committee was prepared to in.
terview them, providing, Mr.. Lewis, the
executive secretary, and Mr.. Howells
the president, would be privileged to ac-
company them, and be allowed to take
part in the deliberations.
The two delegates upon their return
reported that the company officials would
not agree to Messrs. Lewis and 'Howells
being present. The convention became
indignant with the reply, but. the execu-
tive board urged as matter of courtesy
that the subordinate committee should
now go alone upon the understanding
that they shonld not under any pretense
or condition depart from the premises
laid down in the articles of agreement.
Upon this being understood, the COM
mittee was instructed to proceed and
learn what they could IS to the objects
and purposes of the company.
Having done SO they reported that
the company would not go beyond the
proposition to treat with their own men
at each mine separately. This simply
meant a renewal of hostilities, and a
declation that they would have their own
way.
The convention was made sensible OF
the fact that the company's object of all
objects was the bringing about of divi-
sion among the miners Of the north and
south, and thus accomplish their design
The strenuous efforts of Keith and his
agency in the interest of the Colorado
Coal and Iron company is something
that should meet with public censure
and arouse the indignation of the com,
munity at large.
The companies seem to be badly quar-
tered and very much pushed for coal !; but
then indiscretion and lack of sound judg'
ment leads them to pursue a policy
which is ruinious in every feature. and
subjects the men to measures oppressive
and unjust.
Mr.. Keith and his posse will no doubt
try to make it appear that the men are
extreme in their demands; but that will
be but one more of his schemes to bring
public sentiment to bear against the
men. The fact of the matter is, the men
have agreed to meet all of their propo
sails, providing the eompanies treat with
them collectively and not Individually
The miners know two we'll the results