The Glenwood post., 1904-08-06
Peabody JuStifies Policy
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mission and made certain prOmi ses
as to what their coarse would be if
the strike were declared off. The
president of the Western Federation
of Miners who was present, expressed
doubt as to the good faith of the
promises made, but stated that he
would call of the strike and would
ask the commission to reassemble on
May Is following for the purpose of
determining whether or not the repre-
sentatives of the milling company had
kept the promises made.
The strike was declared of On
May Is the federation insisted that
the promises made as | have stated
had not been kept.
The commission reassembled. The
statements of the federation and of
the mill management were presented.
The commission unanimously reported
to ne that the promises had all been
fulfilled, closing as follows:
' Your advisory board is of the
opinion that Manager MacNeill has
used all possible efforts to re employ
the striking mill men in accordance
with his assurances made before said
board
Notwithstanding this report
strike was again declared against the
mills. 1t was Intellectual, and there
upon a sympathetic strike was de
clared by the federation in Cripple
Creek to cut off the ore supply of the
mills. The president of the fedora
tion stated before the commission that
no grievance existed against the mine
owners.
1t has been contended and ap-
parently generally believed, that this
strike was called because of the fail
ure of the Legislature to enact an
eight hour law. As a matter of fact
the strike at Colorado City was called
on the l4th of February, some five or
six weeks before the adjournment of
the Legislature which then had under
consideration an eight hour law. and
at time when every indication
pointed to the enactment thereof TIE
Standard mill. at which the strike
occurred. had an eight hour plant for
five years working the eight hour
day in every department save one
and that one employing bat a small
proportion uf its men Ia his testi
III my before the governor commits.
sion, above referred to. Mr. Muyel
,f h.. E4l..rl.tf,,. i,,
sponse to the direct question AS to
whether or not he had any complaint
10 make as to the hours of labor re
piled None whatever
Eight Hour Day in Cripple
so far as the Cripple Creek dis
trirt is concerned the mine workers
have worked mtximum of eight
hours per day for over 10 years, and
ont OF this time one half hour is al.
Lived for luncheon, receiving the
union scale of wages which is min
iluum If 81 and an average of nearly
81 per day
'Iu response to the call for strike
in the Cripple Creek district some
-.Oo0 men discontinued work aud
every niue except one wu~ ettectualIy
closed. The sheriff aud nearly every
peace officer ut the county We're mem
b-rs of the Western Federation of
Miners and owed their positio : to
the votes and influence Of that organ
ization Almost immediately after
the calling OF the strike the mine
owners decided t. open their mines as
rapidly a. possible One property
was opened under heavy guard
Early in onptru her however an
effort was made To bring about the
general opening of the mines of the
district As s1on rs this WIS done
picketius aud intimidation and mar
derous assault were re-orJed to.
Federation has Bloody Record
II we'll know the history and char
aeter of the organization 1t is. in
fact matter of common Knowledge
in Colorado that for no years this fed
GRAFTON has +roupei ar nothing to uc.
complish its purp.se-threats. intjm-
idauou, assaults dynamite outrages.
murders, have everywhere character.
lied its policy To has been the occa-
sion of more trouble aud expense to
the state than all other causes COM
hined including Indian raids It
has never had strike that has not
been bloody The catalogue Of its
crimes afrght- humanity In times
of strike its action ha- amounted to
open insurrection against the state
The leaders of this organization have
instilled into the minds of its mem
bership the necessity of arming them
selves for the purpose of resisting con
stituted authorities.
Boyce Would Arm Unions