Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-30
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Trinidad Colo, Oct 30 1908 TO all
miners whether members OF the order
or non-unlon men directing every min
er IN the s0-called district 10 to lay
down their tools on the 9TH day OF
November and quit work. This cir
cular has been given wide prominence
and published by the press OF the dis
trict In addition the notlCe In
circular form printed I'm English and
italian, was mailed or handed person.
ally TO each employ OF this company
The circular instructs that all work
shall cease until the coal companies
consent to operate by and under scale
agreed upon In Joint conference Of rep-
resertatives OF both sides, and then
goes on and instructs what the de-
mands viii be, as follows:
your demand will he for an eight
hour day and 20 per cent raise In wages
In tonnage and days work better con-
ditions OF airing the mine and all 9TH
err matters appertainlng to safety Of
life and limb"
II calls the coal companies enemies
and says that the union is prepared to
furnish employment and transportation
to unionized miners where all em-
ployes are working under fixed scale.
Employees OF the Utah Fuel company
we're not members OF this union. There
was not ut the time of the issuance OF
this circular any lodge OF this union
within this state, and so far as / am
advised there IL not at this time any
employees OF this company members of
this union. While this order is dated
oct 20, 20 strike on Nov, q. every EN-
ploye OF the Utah Fuel company had
been working up to that time, and
10 81, a
camps OF the Utah Fuel company have
and agitators continuously urging em-
ployes Of the Utah Fuel company 10
comply with the order referred 10,
they have not succeeded in organizing
and shutting down our properties, but
have succeeded by intimidation and co.
ercion In keeping cut of the mines
large number OF this companys em-
ployes
We positively decline to meet and
discuss with the representatives Of the
United Mine Workers Of America the
situation which they themselves have
created In this state for the sole pur-
pose OF aiding their organizers In IN
stalllng their union In its SUPREMACY
TO the law, order dignity AID peace of
the state and the absolute exclusion
from work Of all employees Of the Utah
Fuel company who would not ioin
their union. 1t would be eminently
unfair to the large number OF employees
OF this company who resisted as well
as to large nun Der OF citizens OF
this state who wanted work and have
since been given work In place of the
strikers, and who would be thrown ont
of employment and their homes should
! recognize by conference or otherwise
the representatives of this union.
You fully recognized and very IT.
tingly stated as a reason for calling
out the national guard of Utah when
you said that you would "resist any
attempt 10 prevent satisfied men who
wished to work from doing so, and
that they would have protection
against violence to themselves and
famllies' that the state OF Utah Was
the foremost TO legalize the eight hour
day. which is the contention In the
neighboripg state OF Colorado"
The Utah Fuel Company has always
observed the laws of this state
governing the operation of It's
mines In every particular
and so long as II continues to operate
II VIII do so, as It believes in obedience
to law 1t no less expects that when il
does 30 II shall receive the fun protec.
tlon In the operation Of It's property
that the law OF this state guarantees
unto IT,
In reply to the secretary of the boaro
or arbitration OF the state | stated that
this company has always and does now
and 10 willing at all times to submit TO
the board Of arbitration any grievance
that may exist between the employer
ana the employe covering such ques-
tlons as may properly come before the
board, but there had not up to that
time, nor has there since been any
grievances presented by the employees
OF OUR company TO Its officers, OF any
character whatever, In which there
could be any differences to be brought
before the board of arbitration for set
Element.
| am also Informed that committee
representing fraction of the former
employees of this company at Sunnyslde
wrote your excelency. TO which YOU re-
piled. as did also the secretary Of the
board of arbitration. asking II they
would submit their grievances to
board OF arbitration; that these COM
munications have been wholly Ignored,
ana to which no reply has been re-
nored these letters a national organizer
who is here s@id that a local lodge of
their umrn, one Of which has been or.
ganlzed az Sunnyslde since the strike,
had no authority In the matter. and the
Meter bad therefore been referred 10
their chief officers In Colorado for ac-
ton,
Again Your attention Is called to the
circular notice which bears out this
proposition wherein, as before quoted.
II states that "all must quit work until
suCn time as the coal companies agree
20 a joint conference with representa-
tivse o6 both sides" II would be use
lcss, therefore, ana without purpose or
result even though you aud the COM
'neGcial bodies of the state believe that
our position in declining to recognize
the United Mine Workers is wrong.
which | do not understand to be the
case, but on the contrary, for me to
meet any local representative OF the
United Mine Workers, or a committee
from the ranks Of the strikers who now
belong to the union, to undertake to set.
tie this question Independent Of their
chief officers, meaning the parties who
signed the circular viz: John Mitchell
president: 7. l., Lewis. vice president;
w. u. Wilson, secretary and treasurer,
William Howclls district president.
GEORGE w. KRAMER.
Vice President,
After receiving telegram from Mr.
Kramer Colonel Holmes sent the fol-
lowing dispatch
c. W. Kramer, v p. Utah Fuel CO..
Helper, Utah
In behalf Of the Commercial club OF
Salt Lake city, ! thank you for the
liberal reduction IN the price OF coal,
made by the Utah Fuel company
II. +, HOLMES, President.
Governor Wells sent n message ask
ing Mr.. Kramer TO confer with him.
II am anxious to obtain an amicablc
settlement Of this strike" said the gov
eruor ITO that end | have asked MIR.
Kramer TO meet me Monday after
noon"
PROTECTION PLEDGED.