Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-04-29
COMPANIES COMBINE
TO SUE FEDERATION OF MINERS
Damage Suits for Destruction of Prop
erty and Loss OF Time-Saatement
That Complaints Are Being Pre-
pared


pared.
Denver, April 2e.--Aecordlng to the
statement OF the Denver News. dam
age suits which. II successful. would
virtually bankrupt the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. Will be filed In the
Federal and District Courts within a
few days The suits involve 1000. 600.
and are brought ny the mine owners OF
the Cripple Greek district and the
smelter trust in Colorado against the
! labor organizations. The complaints
are now being prepared by some OF the
ablest attorneys in the state.
The common defendants in these
/ suits are;
1 Western Federation of Miners, as an
I organization
+ Charles Moyer. president Western
+ Federation OF Mirers.
William u. Haywood. secretary
4 Western Federation of Miners.
! Frank SCHNEIDER member executive
I board Western Federation of Miners.
l John NJ oNeil member executive
board Western Federation of Miners.
Charles C. kennison. president union
1 No. 40, Cripple Greek. Western Fedora
I tion OF Miners.
A. G.. Paul. secretary union No. 40.
I Cripple Greek, Western Federation of,
! Miners.
Arthur Parker member Western
Federation OF Miners
p. NJ. Mullaney. member Western
( Federation OF Miners
ID. {. CopIey. member Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners.
Against these defendants nine com
companies are:
United States Reduction and Rein
ing Company.
Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining
Company.
Granite Gold Mining Company.
Golden Cycle Gold Mining Company.
Eikton Consolidated Mining and
Milling Company.
Mary Mckinney Mining Company.
Ell Paso Consolidated Gold Mi1ing
Company.
Stratton Independence. Limited.
Findley Gold Mining Company.
All OF these suits will be brought In
the District Court except that Of the
/ United States Reduction and Refining
I Company As this Is foreign corpe.
ration. Il will be necessary Tor il 10 file
I in the United States Court
Among the attorneys interested are
Hall. Babbitt q ThayeF Tor the United
States Reduction and Refining Com
pany. the Nindicatur has Potter a.
Banks. the Granite C. G. Hamlin. the
Golden Cycle II ~ McGary. the Elk.
ton. Mary Mckinney and II Paso.
Gunnell q Chinu aud the Findley.
I Schuyler q Schuyler.
The suits are direct outcome OF
fA.. ftF4ErtlH aF# RH
I ders'ood they are intended 10 Offset
/ similar suits brought b. the Western
I Federation Of Miners. The result has
added importance from the iaet that
: II the mine owners should be success
full. damage suits viii be started
7 against the federation in other sec.
I tions Of the state
The complaints are all similar Ia
I wording. the main difference being in
I the amount OF damages asked. The
/ Vlndicator asks damages IN the suiI
/ OF $4,000, divided as follows;
For injury done 10 machinery.
| pumps and workings through submef.
gence Of its mine because OF lack Of
men tol operate the pumps. $4,000.
For loss OF services OF employee
/ through the strike and consequent
1 Gripping Of business and depletion of
! profits. $4,000.
For estimated cost necessary for
/ the removing Of water from the lower
I level and workings OF the mine so thar
I IL can be operated. $4,000.
J For other injuries and damages 10
I business. s. 600.
/ For exemplary damages against de
I PENDANTS because OF the strike. $4,000
We have had no intimation that the
/ Western Federation OF Miners is 20
| be sued by the mine owners - the
I Cripple Creek district and the smelter
| trust for 81 900 600" said President c.
4 II. Meyer. THE only question thaf
| could be involved in such a suit would
( be the right of organized labor 70
strike. II such suit should be filed
/ IL would be in line with the suit filed
I by the mine owners and the Colorado
/ Fuel and Iron Company against tbs
| United Mine Workers OF America for
/ $3.50 600.
The right Of labor to organize and
/ TO cease work has been so often de
eided in the courts that ! have no fear
Of the outcome OF any damage suit
I that might arise.