Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1905-03-15
GOAL MINERS NORTHERN FIELD.

II.
know that the made by John C. Sullivan
James Blood acted the representative of the
May 1903 and with the able
and Max Morris of the American Federation of Labor succeeded
making settlement that practically destroyed the usefulness
Springs Telluride Cripple Creek and the Southern coal
fields the Citizens Alliance used six Gatng guns
In Denver and the Northern coal fields the c
PROOF THAT COAL FAMINE WAS IMMINENT
Having reviewed the four charges against John Mitchell
what organization John Mitchell claimed
distinctly stated that spoke only Colorado
from the rank and fe-and did claim represent them officially
that the national officers should have held
T e Stat. FdoD John oh bo %
Wilson the Socialist Lewis and Reams the W. NJ Com
expected that Pat Doan represented p A.
John Mitchell and Others denied that there danger
ed that the Northern Colorado only
miners by John go to work in Northern
Colorado and Northern miner will bear the
worked day and before there such
that the Northern Ignite coal cannot be used for
steam purposes-an absurd and ridiculous statement.
been no coal famine coiodo that all the coal eoud
be shipped from Kansas and Missouri True but Kansas and Mis-
$40 per Sn and in the @eaeTous mining and smelling districts
Springs Boulder ETC. at less than slI to s4 per ton
Denver Post November s 1908 Many Of the dealers
Post November 2s 1905 THE coal scaper is selling the
poor people coal SI675 ton Tin pound quantities.
November Ioo asserted this morning that
the Denver Gas and Electric has but days supply
pany get fuel within the two days Denver will be in dark
ness Saturday night"
Denver News November 60 1903 Goal actually
Ito So per ton
Denver Coloq Nov ro 1903.
"Mr Robert Randel, Superior Colorado:
Dear Sir and BoherCan send by mail envelope full
of coal? my house Have coal fo-
weeks They promising every day. they
HARRY B. WATERS"
Extract from letter from Harry B. Waters of
o Labor)
EXPENDITURES" THAT ARE IN THE TREASURY
The fact remains that had John Mitchell forced the Northern
miners work the Southern Colorado miners would have
victory; victory that would have been victory for them
selves and all the western miners.
On 2S Of Secretary Wilson's Annual Report
Miscellaneous Resources this item: September Is Aid Re-
funded District $4,000 While il is perfectly for Mr.
Wilson the $4,000 under Miscellaneous Resources
national officers of the u M of should they
doing that $4,000 expended Colorado that to-day the
national treasury
attempts deny tried prevent the local
unions OF the East from giving assistance either the coal met
alierous miners of the West He successfully do VIII
he show when where he by action
eastern local unions contribue?
spite all John Mitchell many
the local OF the both coal
metaeous miners of the And Their generosity will
forgotten by the western miners.
Northern Colorado The Northern being
work. dug the coal that filled the
brothers and defeated them believe that when dug coal defeat
the Southern miners scabbedevn did have the
John Mitchell the labor leader the world
WHY DOESN'T JOHN MITCHELL PROSECUTE HoWELLS,
SIMPSON AND GEHR7
ohn Mitchell went out OF his way to attack the character OF X-
President William Howes and tx-Natona Executive Board
Der John l. Gehr of District John Mitchell in order his
Infamous actions in the Colorado Utah strike has spread broad
throughout the his
members the William Howel Simpson
l. Ger msapproprated thousands of dollars the strikers
So ohn Mitchell owes it to his organization to prosecute these