The daily tribune., 1904-10-12
NOW PEACE AND
PROSPERITY !!
Mine Owners Will Not Re
duce Wages.
Hours Win Remain Just the Same
20 Long as the Present Peace
ful Conditions Hover Over
the District.

The mine operators aud large less.
eer of the Cripple Greek district have
Issued . statement refuting the report
that in the event Of Gov. Peabody's
election. wages would be reduced
1T camp. The operators define their
position clearly and fo.ciblv fn the
following letter:
We. the undersigned mine operators
Of the Cripple Greek district. hereby
denounce Ms wick.diy. NAL ciously
aud Intentionally false. the s,stement
made and reiterated in the Denver
News and Times aud used by d, mo.
cratic politicians. to the e.frct thar
wages will be reduced in said dis
trict in the event of rh- re- election of
Governor Peabody
This falsehood Is being promulgated
in the joint int res . Of the Western
Federation of Miners and the ID mc
4
cratic party for the purpose of srous
Ing class prejudice aud distru I.
We unquslitiedly pledge ourselves to
the maintenance of the presen, eight
ho.r day IN the Cripple Greek dis
trict. which for the past ten years
has been satisfactory to the operator
aud has brought prosperity to the
worker. and we challenge the News
to produce its pretended evidence to
the contrary.
Not only have the propositions to
reduce wages or increase hours never
been considered by the Cripple Greek
opertors, but they have never been
discussed save as discussion has arisen
on account Of the above T. -lsehood.
For ten years we endured the Grim.
insl aggressions of the Western FEEDER.
aticn Of Miners ard during all of this
time this organization, under the
protection Of servile peace officers and
| plant executives carried on cam.
paign Of intimidation, nocturnal a.
saults. AssAssinations and dynamit-
ing. which culmipated in the murder
and manning Of nearly score of men
on June 6. 1t was only when for
bearanoe As no longer possible that
refused to permit this organization to
longer dominate our affairs. The COD.
test which followed this determination
has eptailed Rrevious suffering, the
Rerst burden Of which has fallen up.
on the men who have boen hopelessly
MANNED. and the women and chill.
dren who have been robbed of their
husbands and fathers by this anarch.
istic organization.
Bat ont of 1t all has come condi.
| tion OF prosperity. unknown for years
highly satisfactory to both operators
and worker, and disturbed only by
the now spasmodic machinations of
the Federation. Through its alliance
with the democratic party. whose
success will be its success. the West
Elm Federation Of Miners may force
us to close our mines, for there is
limit to endurance and sacrifice, even
in fight for free dom. and close them
we would before We would consent to
return to the conditions which existed
before the strike was called, but II
ws are permitted to pursue our bust
ness free from the oppressive and i'm
possible influence OF the federation
We will maintain the present wage
scale, the present eight. hour day.
| and the present favorable working
conditions in the Cripple Greek dis.
trict.. which have brought prosper.
ity and contentment to both worker
and and employer.
Signed by all the mines in the
district.