New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Labor Disturbances Being Rapidly
Settled an Permanent Manner.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Recent statements in a number OF Eastern
papers and magazines in regard TO conditions N
Colorado nave been so misleading that IT IS only
fair that something should be said to set the minds
Of our Eastern friends right. The State is neither
IN condition OF collapse nor revolution, and many
persons outside of Colorado TO be much mora
excited and anxious than are those who live here
1t is true that there have been labor troubles and
that extreme measures have been taken in two
three localities. particularly Cripple Creek and
Telluride. and that the Governor has acted with
hrmness and decision in certain where IL was
necessary that law and order should be maintained
1t is also true that. in few cases. magistrates
have attempted by the use Of the habeas corpus
process interfere with the action Of the military
authorities 1t is also true that the Supreme Court
asked that the president of the Western Federation
OF Miners be brought before that court, which was
promptly done and also that the secretary Of that
union most foolishly undertook To disregard the
orders Of military authorities and severely
handled at the station il Denver by the few sol
diers who were IN charge Of the prisoner; but any
thing like riot" never took place was thought
OF for a moment Only few persons who were
about the knew at the time about the event
and the in a few minutes was turned over to
the civil authorities just explanation
could be made and was locked up in the city jail,
just as any other distUrber of the peace President
Meyer Of the Western Federation was taken before
the Supreme Court. requested. and then. as that
tribunal found it had jurisdiction in the case,
the military authorities quietly took their prisoner
back to Telluride where he again locked up,
every law abiding citizen thinks he ought to be
In the mean time Cripple Greek has practically
settled its labor strike and is producing almost as
much gold as in It's best days. and VIII without
doubt excel its previous record the
drainage OF water from the mines is completed.
which viii be within a short time. The troops
have all been withdrawn from there. and the streets
a quiet as those Of = Connecticut town. The
strike in the southern part Of the State was broken
sixty days ago. and the coal mines are practically
all opened with the old or new men. Aside from
these three localities, there are hundreds Of mines
where there has been trouble whatever. The
labor situation meantime is gradually getting into
better condition than before in the history of
the State The Iawless element that always tuds
It's history has discovered that IL is not wanted in
Colorado, and union and noR-unlon men are At
work in the same camps,
The business men have taken a strong and deter
mined stand against the domination Of the unions,
but are willing to recognize them as unions, but
State. That there have been some mistakes made
on both sides there is no doubt; but the trend of
for the best adjustment Of labor troubles that has
The large majority of the people in Denver Of
all parties are working for fair ballot and ii VIII
1iticaI DOVE nv n 5isbanast eection Fe@nia mere
are not afraid 70 cgme ont into the oPen, and
the front in all that makes Tor the best life of
"a - ~ ~ lens L IoIal.tol5 n ,
haVe led 10 misleading aILlcIe5 III InassL-lsS tltL
usually are far and judicial and IL IS only the part
- N'l4'io4 JUS zee t-tL sottL.i+N SiIo4tt "' rdiI
TO set the minds OF Eastern people right and II
Conditions are iu some ways those OF
monwealth. but one can well Be surprised at what
has been accomplished here in the last twenty
years. tn" s-uple OF largest influence were origi-
nallv, almost without exception from the Far
East. and the schools and churches Of the State
eNerting powerful influence
Colorado Springs itself. which is the nearest city
20 the Cripple Creek district. possesses 4 COLLEGE
Of which any Eastern town would he justly proud
and us graduates are already a treat power
throughout the whole Rocky Mountain country.
Many ~ the weu here widely connected with
The largest business enterprises of the State. the
place having become charming residence town.
and among them there is only ONE opinion in regard
60 tue disturbances 81 the last months and that
that obey the whole being rapidly settled in
q vigorous. bJt wise and permanent manner, which
Is best Tor business and IabOring alike.
\ COLORADTAN.
Colorado Springs. Col. May . 1904