The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-06-01

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RADIO College, Rey. E. Edwards Car
rington, G. G. Colais, president Of the
trades assembly, L. ". Bates, presi-
dent, and Charles Geissler, secretary,
Of the Colorado Springs carpenters
union, and D. H. Hogan, member Of
the same body. s
The committee proceeded to Alt
man Sunday morning. After expe-
riencing some difficulty in getting past
the pickets and into the town, the
committee attended large meeting of
miners, which was called by President
Calderwood, Of the Western Federation
Of miners.
President Slocum explained the err
rand upon which he and his colleagues
had come. On behalf Of J. j. Hager-
man and others, whom he did not
name, he made the following offer to
the miners:
Eight hours for days work with
20 minutes off for dinner, There
would be no arrests nor prosecutions
for any acts contrary to law done by
tho miners and no discrimination
against union men in hiring help. The
question Of wages would be left to ar
bitration. 1t was also proposed to ef-
feet an exchange Of prisoners between
tho strikers and the deputies.
Then the speaker formulated q plan
81 arbitration on the sole remaining
hindrance to rcsuming work. He pro-
posed that the miners appoint two men
to represent them, the mine owners
two others, and that these two should
select fifth. To the decision of the
quintettc should be left the amount
which should constitute the pay for
day Of seven hours and forty minutes.
Loud applause followed Mr.. Slocum's
address and he was followed by Rev.
Mr.. Darlington and other members of
the committee.
On motion it was then resolved that
the offer Of arbitration presented by
the delegation be mt before a full
meeting Of the men to be- held at 10 n
m. Monday.
The $50 deputies in the vicinity of
Florence were sent to Colorado
Springs early Sunday morning. From
there they were sent over the Midland
to Divide, where they went into camp.
They will remain there till the result
of the ATTEMPT at arbitration is known.
The meeting of miners was held at
10 O'Clock Monday as agreed to. Fully
1900 miners were in attendance at the
meeting. The men gathered under
the shade of the huge pine trees, sit
ting on the green sward with their
Winchesters thrown over their laps,
while they listened to the remarks of
their leaders.
Speeches were made which Indicated
that the miners were not ready to ac-
cept Internationally the the PROPOSE
ton for arbitration. The men wanted
SO per day and nothing less. Presi-
dent Calderwood and Shepherd Maui
pin Of Barry were chosen delegates
but given rigid instructions. First,
they must be paid % for eight hours
work. Second, no member Of the
Union is to be discharged and in hir-
ing extra help preference must be
given to union men. Third, in the
event Of its being necessary to hire
non-unionists the operators must agree
to discharge them at the expiration Of
thirty days il they failed to join the
miners union. The conference must
be held at Altman.
These terms were tclephoned to the
minc owners who held a meeting at
Colorado Springs. The mine owners
totally Collected to any proposition
which undertook to regulate the hiring
of men and would not consider the
clause in the strikers' hill NJ terms
which dealt with that question. Mr.
Hapermap said that the mine owners
would never agree to entirely shut ont
pop.upiop men
This seems to end all hone Of
peaceful ending Of the strike
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