The Labor enquirer., 1885-01-31
The Weekly Report Of the Secretary
Coal MINERS HEADQUARTERS OF !
COLORADO, New MEXICO, WYo. !
MING AND UTAH.

am once more able to attend to nv
duties, and give matters my personal
consideration and attention.. Matters of
general interest and of immediate i'm
portance receives my first consideration
and matters of a local character have
often to be placed to one side, only until
such time as l am able to give attention
to all.
Recording secretaries feeling aggrieved
that the wishes of their assemblies have
not been met punctually, or on account
oftheir cases not having as yet been
brought before the board, will here find
my explanation, and please forbear.
had arranged for meeting of the
board on last Monday, but was called
away to join my friend Hogels in a con-
ference with Beckwith, Onion & Co. and
Mr.. D. 0. Clark at Omaha. l left on Sun
day morning and returned on Tuesday
evening, having succeeded in effecting
terms of settlement for the Carbon,
Wyoming, miners that give great salts
faction. No sooner bad l reached Den.
yer, than | was called south to a conven-
ton of delegates from Walsen, Cameron
FL Moro and Coal Creek, and upon re-
turning from that quarter had to leave
again for Wyoming.
To be kept running about in this man
ner pretty much night and day is a little
disagreeable; but when we have indis-
putable evidence that our labors are ap-
preCiated, even duty Of this hazardous
character has the air of pleasure. "On-
ward" is our motto to-day, and shall be
eternally We will conquer our foes, or
convert them into friends. The latter
is our desire, but it IS pretty much like
drawing blood from a rock Some people
apparently have no heart or principle
about them. They are men of no scru-
pies, but full of hell and devllsh pro-
pensties. Such a character resides at
Pueblo, in the person of Nh. A. H. Dan
forth, general manager of the Colorado
Coal and Iron company. And is there
no way Of bringing this man to sense
ofJustice, and to paw tribute of regard
TO the principles of truth and equity
Will he still persist in degrading his own
personal honor and integrity to satisfy
the cravings of his aggressive soul?
Must the employees of this company
suffer the abuse of every law, and cry
out as the heafhens of old : "ThCu great
and mighty Danforth, under thy aw and
rule we will live and die ?"
Does he propose to deal With his men
as he would deal with cattle?
Are we human beings or brutes?
Are We freemen or slaves?
From the bowels of the earth that
drank the blood Of our heroic ancestors
hear the voice Of multitudeS ascending,
'Yr are freemen our lives bought your
libertyI'' Then it becomes our bounden
duty as free and intelligent citizens to
sustain our liberties at all hazards, or
prove unworthy of our forefather3
The men Of WaIsen, Ell Moo and
Coal Creek propose to do this, and We
propose to sustain them. I know the
men of the north too well to sustain any
thought but that they will rally to their
support Mr.. DanfOrth will have his in
side men at Walsen to work for $3.50 a
lay, and outside labor as low as Sl.75
per day, and says he wants no one to
work tor him that is not satisfied with
mis- terms and conditions. [ venture to
say there is not man in the entire south
hat is satisfied or can possibly be salts
led with such an oppressive ruling.
His experience with blacKlegs at Ell
Moro surely indicates a pre- rCftable(3 re-
urn to the company. You may be able
% Judge 50 from the fact that on Monday
asst they had in their employ at FL Moro
hrtv-six blacklegs, and by paying them
;,2.75 a day for doing comparatively
nothing and keeping posse Of detec-
lives, each ton of coal produced ia esu-
mated to have cost $l4 That is the way
10 do business for the company, sure
Pursue this policy, Mr.. Ds.nforth, and
vOr will certainly '"cOOk your goose"
the men are not scared with yOur blus-
tering policy, neither will they rifle
with your way of doing business any
longer. Your conduct in refusing to
Grant the men at Walsen and Ell Moro the
terms and conditions agreed upon at
Coal Creek, at the time of settlement,
nullites even the Coal Creek arrange
ment, and hence the trouble.
Your attempt to buy men Of the
Italian nationality at $40 head will not
work. and we'll did your mining boss at
Il Moro exclaim, after havi 1g made this
dirty attempt, ITO hell with the Italians
they are all alike, | cannot do anything
with them" A good lesson from an eIe-
ment that YOU proposed to make use OF,
in reducing American labor to level
With the MOngolian race.
Now, if YOU take my advice yo1 Will
come to terms Immediately, or you Will
find yourself and the company ln7olved
IN trouble that will despoil you Of the
honor Of being tyrant! See to it, or
the heavens shall resound with war
JOHH L. LEWIS.
Future IepisIatfon in britain.