The San Francisco call., 1913-08-20
TRINIDAD Mine RS
READY To STRIKE
Operators Hold Out Against
Demands for Recognition
of United Workers

TRINIDAD, Colo, Aug. 19.-Indorse-
ment of the efforts now being made by
the United Mine Workers of America
to secure the recognition of the coal
operators in district Is was embodied
in an emergency resolution" passed
this afternoon by the Colorado State
Federation of Labor In session here.
The resolution, which also con-
demned the policy of the coal operators
Of importing armed guards and prom
ised the moral support of the affiliated
unions in the event the miners should
strike, precipitated stormy scene In
the convention. Charges Of traitors"
and "Iscariots of the labor cause" were
made against the faction that objected
to action until the resolutions COM
mittee reported.
A deadlock still exists in the threat
ened strike of union miners, the union
leaders demanding recognition and the
coal operators fatty refusing to treat
with the organization.
STRIKE SEEMS PROBABLE
Frank J. Hayes, national vice presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers, de-
clared today that the strike would be
called the moment it became certain
that no other hope remained of set
Ting the demands of the unionists-
The shooting Of Gerald Lippiatt. an
organizer of the United Mine Work
ers. who was killed in a pistol duel
with G. w. Belcher and Walter Belk,
two Baldwin Felts guards in this city,
Saturday night, was justifiable In the
opinion of the coroner's jury which In
vestigated the affair this afternoon.
The jury was out for an hour. One
witness swore positively that Lippiatt
applied epithets to the detectives and
was the first to draw weapon.
While the inquiry was in progress
informations were filed in the district
court, charging Belk and Belcher with
the killing. Bond was fixed at SO, 600.
One Hundred Arrests
VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 19.-One
hundred arrests had been made up to
noon today in the coal mine strike zone
on Vancouver island. The president
of the miners unions at Ladysmith,
Nanaimo and Cumberland are in jail
charged with rioting. and charges Of
attempted murder and arson are yet
to be laid against some of the 100
who were taken to prison last night
and today.
William Stacouse, proprietor of the
largest barber shop and poolroom IN
Nanaimo, and who has been very out
spoken In his support of the striking
miners, was among those arrested. His
clerk a mere boy, was also arrested.
|. w. WIS Convicted
MINOT, N. D., Aug. 19.-Twenty-on
defendants. including former Mayor
Arthur Leseuer and Street Commits
sioner Dewey Dorman, arrested during
the recent riots resulting from street
meetings conducted by Industrial
Workers of the World, late last night
were found guilty of blocking the
streets. Leseuer and Dorman were fined
$25 and costs and the others were
sentenced to 10 days at hard labor and
drew fines of $40 and costs.
Butte Trouble Settled
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 1s.-According
to o. M. Partalow, secretary of the
Montana State Federation of Labor,
the striking electric linemen Will be or
dered back to work tomorrow morning,
pending effort to arbitrate their diff
culties with the employing companies.
Flat River Miner Shot
FLAT RIVER. Mo-, Aug lefty
striking lead miners today made an
attack on the Offices of the Federal
Lead company but were repulsed by a
deputy sheriff and four Office employees
One miner was injured by a shot from
the office.