Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-17
COL0RAD0TR|ES
TO PREVENT
STRIKE
MINERS CALL STRIKE FOR SEPT. e
IN COLORADO FIELD ONLY
new MEXICO AND UTAH MAY Be
INVADED. NO RAISE IN PRICE or
COAL
Miners ARE MAKING
READY FOR STRIKE

prevent the threatened strike of Goa
miners in the southern Colorado field
were continued today by state official
and commercial organizations. Edwil
Nv. Brake. deputy state labor commits
lsoner, said that he had not yet re
ceived replies to his suggestions mad
yesterday TO the miners and operator
to arbitrate their differences under TIL
state law. He declared that he woul,
require both parties, if they declined
the offer of arbitration, to send il
sworn statements giving their reasons
for refusal, as provided by statute.
! Commissioner Brake estimated tina
there are about $4,000 coal miners il
Colorado, of whom about 5000 are il
! Huerfano and Las Animas counties
the region most directly concerned II
the threatened strike. Of these 5000
he thinks about half are members OF
the United Mine Workers. Officers OF
the United Mine Workers estimated
labout 5000 in southern Colorado, and
declare that all but 16 are members
jof the order
The plan of the miners organization
according to its officials, is to call out
the men first in southern Colorado,
the strike to take effect September %.
Later, if it is deemed advisable, the
strike may be extended over the whole
of District Is, comprising Colorado,
New Mexico and Utah, they declare.
President Welborn said today:
"The Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany will not raise prices of coal on
account of the strike He explained
that prices this winter will be gov
erned by the usual conditions regard
less of labor troubles.
There is no danger of a coal famine
in Colorado he added. while there
may be some curtailment of output,
we shall look after our Colorado pat
rons first"
Mr.. Wellborn said it was the inten-
tion of the company to keep the mines
in operation.
"a good force of men will remain
with us-they have told us So he de-
clared. "Our employees are well salts
fled and have expressed themselves
to that effect. They have said repeat
edly that they did not want to engage
in a strike
He declared that the recent Trinidad
was made up largely of
former strikers from the northern
Colorado coal fields, who visited the
obtained employment, then at
tended the convention for the purpose
Of calling out their fellow workmen
Union Demands.
Trinidad, Colo, Sept 17.-Officials
of the Miners union and operators
busted themselves today considering
plans to meet the situation that prom
ises to develop with the calling of the
strike next Tuesday, the
date fixed by the United Mine Work
ers of America convention of district
No. Is. in the vote taken late yester'
day. The demands of the men as set
forth in the strike resolution include,
Recognition of the union
10 per cent wage advance based
on tonnage rates.
A 10 per cent wage advance for
coke oven workers.
An eight hour day for all classes of
sbor in mines and coke ovens.
Pay for all dead work
Check .weighmen at all mines.
Abolition of the guard system.
Preparation for the care of striking
miners and their families when they
ay down their tools occupied the at.
ention of the local strike committee
If the United Mine Workers of Amer
ca today.
All strike supplies will be sent out
If Denver. branch Offices will be main
aimed at Trinidad. Walsenburg and
florence near each of these places /
racts have been leased and tents will
,e pitched to shelter the strikers.
Reports that larg quantities of !
rms and ammunition are being pur
hased by the miners and are being |
hipped in. continue to be circulated |
tut the authorities have received no
race of them. Another report is that .
large quantity of old fashioned gov
lnment rifles have been purchased
nd will be placed in the hands of
trikers to prevent strike breakers"
rom taking their places. Quiet pre-.
ails in the camps of the district and
II mines are working full time.