Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-02

Pueblo, tOlU., Dec, - ue lash VI
issning warrants for the arrest of the
TWENTY-FIVE officials and members Of
the United Mine Workers of America
who were indicted late yesterday by
tie United States grand jury, was be
gun today by court officials here. The
! warrants will be placed in the hands
of United States Marshal Dewey G.
Bailey, who. it was said, had received
assurances from attorneys represent
ing the indicted man that they would
be produced when wanted.
The indictments charge conspiracy
to monopolize labor and conspiracy in
restraint of interstate commerce. The
one charge was based on the provision
CT the Federal antitrust law prohibit
ing any number of wOrllmen to mono.
police labor. The other was based on
the provision of the same law prohibit
ing restraint of trade between two
states.
The indictments followed several
weeks investigation of conditions
existing in Colorado coal fields. where
a strike has been in progress since
September %. During the investga-
tion scores of witnesses were eXamin'
ed, including Governor Z. NJ. Am
mons. officials and representatives OF
the coal companies operating proper
ties in the various districts, officials
and members of the United Mine
Workers OF America. and peace Off
GERS and citizens of the coal districts
The report of the jury criticized acts
of the operators in number Of instan-
ces, saying that. from testimony de-
duced, there existed reasonable
grounds for many of the grievances
complained of by the miners.
The jury criticized mine-owned sa-
looms in the coal camps, some of
which, it said, were conducted con-
trary to law. Camp marshals, in some
instances, were accused Of having
exercised a system of espionage. The
jury found that some phases of the
scrip system apparently are still in
use and are the source of complaint
from many miners"
The jury report declares 1t had
found that the state laws have not
been enforced so as to give all per-
sons concerned" equal rights. 1t says;
The coal companies have been suf-
ficiently influential to nominate, elect
and control many county officers and
have done so with the result of com
plicating the industrial situation by
arousing political prejudice"
The jury gives space to its findings
of violations of the eight hour law
and the methods pursued by the Unit
ed Mine Workers in their conduct Of
the strike,
Of these methods, the report says.
"The methods pursued by the Unit
ed Mine Workers Of America in their
endeavors to force recognition of
their union by the coal mine operators
in this state are an insult to conserv-
ative and law abiding labor
On another point the report says:
Evidently no qualification is neces-
sary for membership in the United
Mine Workers of America, other than
promise to pay dues which are ap-
parently used to support insurrection
and lawlessness when necessary to
force their demands by intimidation
and fear whenever strikes are called
with the result of injuring other
trades and the entailment of hard
ships and privations on the people OF
the entire commonwealth"
Recommendations attached urge the
impartial enforcement of the laws and
the enactment OF laws to cure evils
mentioned.
Officials of the United Mine Work
ers named in the indictments are:
John P.:White. president, enroute to
Indianapolis.
Frank J. Hayes, vice president,
Denver
William p Green. secretary treas
urer, Indianapolis.
John r. Lawson, national board
member, Denver.
Organizers: Adolph Germer, Wal.
senburg, Colo; Robert Unlich, Trini
dad; A. r McGary, Des Moines, Ia:
Jas. Morgan, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Chas,
Bailey, Florence. Colo.
Edgar Wallace, editor Miners Maga
zine, Indianapolis.
Strikebreakers Arrive.
Trinidad, Colo, Dec. 2.-Workmen
from outside districts are arriving in
large numbers to take the places OF
striking miners in the Southern Colo
RADIO coal fields. Forty MeXicans,
with their families. arrived from
Texas this morning in a special car.
They were met south of Trinidad by
Major Williams and detachment of
formally advised of the strike
conditions now existing and escorted
to Grey Creek, a Victor-American
Fuel company mine where they will go
to work at once. Precautions had