Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-13
THE LABOR QUESTION.

The action of Judge Walter Dixon
of Pueblo at Denver q few days ago
In issuing a sweeping injunction
against the strikers Is very signin-
cant.
The restless condition Of many of
the bodies of organized labor is such
as TO attract attention and %apprehen.
sion that the country may drift into
turbulent conditions unless wiser
councils prevail. Judge Dixon's order
Is Of 50 much importance that we
give IL below, together with the ac-
tion OF the Citizens alliance. The
labor problem is the most difficult
one now agitating the public mind:
The defendants named are Denver
Mill and Smeltermen's union, No. 80;
the Western Federation Of Miners,
Denver Trades assembly, The Colpra-
do State Federation of Labor, the
American Labor union. and the Off
GERS and members Of these ~associa-
tions. The officers are named spe-
officially, and about twenty-five mem
hers Of the smeltermen's union are
named.
The defendants and all others are
~enjoined from In any inter-
fering with, hindering. o%bstructing or
stopping the plaintiff, its officers and
agents In the operation Of the Grant
and Globe smeltcrs; from posting
pickets In the neighborhood OF the
plant; from intimidating employees;
from publishing orders, statements
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the defendant associations, command,
Ing, under pain Of personal violence
or other prosecution any employees OF
the plaintiff not to continue work Oh
inducing persons not to enter the
employment OF tho plaintiff,
The complaint alleges that the de
PENDANTS, and others whose nj are
unknown, conspired to compel the
plaintiff to employ those whom IL did
not wish to employ. and at wages and
hours which il lid not wish to grant
In pursuance Of this conspiracy, It Is
charged, on the night OF July 8. d
body of 200 or 800 men proceeded with
force and arms TO the Globe and Grant
smelters and cut the electric lighi
wires, extinguished the furnace fires;
assaulted. beat and forced employees
To quit their work. II Is further al
legged that " since that date The
defendants by force and threats, In
~tImidation and assaults have tried tt
prevent mcn from working at the
smelters; and that pickets have been
posted In the Vicinity of the smelters
! who address abusive, offensive and
profane language 10 those who desire
to enter the plaintiffs employment
aud otherwise attempted To intimidate
such persons.
II Is claimed that the defendants
are insolvent and not responsible In
damages, and therefore an order II
asked restraining them from doinl
the things complained OF.
The complaint was sworn to b,
Franklin Guiterman, general manager
uf the company. A dozen copies were
prepared and given to a deputy sheriff
to be served upon the defendants,
AT q meeting of the advisory com
mittee Of the Citizens alliance las
night resolutions were adopted sup
porting the smclter trust and conclud
ing;
Resolved. That. the Citizanas ALI
ance. numbering upward Of fourteen
$4,000 thousand. hereby condemn.
the acts Of the mob last Friday night
which acts are not c~ountenanccd b,
the decent, law.ablding members o
unions Of legitimate standing. he I
further
Resolved. That the American Smelt
ing and Refining company Is entitle,
TO both III moral and financial sup
port In Its effort to protect It's prop
erty, resume its business and to sc
cure protection for its employees VIII,
desire to work.
Be II further resolved. That the sup
port Of the Citizens alliance be ex
tended to the Denver FIRE and police
board in its efforts to maintain peac,
and good order In this community
when urgent need is at hand for th,
support Of an important industry an,
the protection OF the Industrious an,
honest workman whose desires are /,
work and support his family rattle
than be compelled to remain idle a
the behcst Of q few professional aglts
'itors under the guise Of unionism.