Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-02
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tiN Leased wire To- Evening llctaid.l
Pueblo. colo. Dec. e-Tho task of
issuing warrants for the arrest of the
twenty five officials and members OF
the Untod Mine Workers of Amer
lea, who were indicted late yesterday
by the United states grand jury was
begun today by court officials here.
The warrants Will be placed In tho
hands of United states Marshal Dew
cy c. Bailey who. IL was said, had
received assurance from attorneys
representing the Indicted men thut
they would be produced when want.
ed
The indictments charge conspiracy
90 monopolize labor ana conspiracy
In restraint OF interstate commerce.
The one charge was based ON the
provision OF the federal antitrust
law prohibiting any number Of work-
men 60 conspirc to monopolile labor.
The other was based ON the provision
OF the same law prohibiting restraint
Of trade between Two stntcs
The indictments followed several
weeks Investigation ui conditions cN-
listing ln the Colorado cu. fields,
where % strike has been in Progress
since september 23. During the in-
Nestigatiou scores of witnesses were
examined. including Governor T.. N.
Ammuns. officials and representative
of the coal companies operatnr
properties In tho various districts. ui-
ficials and members of the United
Mine Workers of America and peace
officers and ,itlzons of the coui dis
tricts.
The report of The jury criticized
acts of tho operators in "a number ol
Instances, saying thut from testimony
dcduccd there existed reasonable
grounds for many ot the grievances
complained OF by the miners
The Jury criticized minc-ownct
snloous In the coal camps. some o'
which, Il said, were conducted con
trnrN 20 law Camp marshnls, u
some Instances, were accused of hay
ing eXcrciacd "a system OF espionage
The Jury found that some phases @
1.-The scrip spstcm apparently are ~
I'm use and are the source ot com
ipRlut from many minors
Tho jury report declares 10 has
found that "the state laws nave no
been enforced so us Co give AN per
aays. THE coal companies huN
been sufficiently influential To- nomi
nate. elect and control many count
Officers and have done so with th
result uf compucutins the industrial
situation by arousing poAtical preju
dice"
Tho jury gives space to ts finding
Of Violations of the ,ighi-hour h'
and the methods pursued oy the Unit
ed Mine Workers Boa their conduct ID
the strike.
or these methods thr report says
"rhe methods pursued 10y the Unite
Mine Workers of America in their 'u
doavors to force recognition of thei
union ny tho coal mime operators d
this state arc uu insult 90 consorya
tive and mw-abidng labor
ON another point th, report says
"Evidenty NO qualification is nccei
snry for membership n tho Unite
Mine WORKERS of America other tina
la promise to pay dues which are aI
.parently used to support insurrectio
.uud laWiessness when necessary
force their demands pr inumidauo
land fcnr whenever strikes are cHlle'
with the result of iuiuung oth'
% trades and the cnuilWent OF hare
ships and priNntions un me people &
the entire commonwealth.
3 Recommendation attached ura
tho impartial enforcement of th
laws and tho enactment oi new law
'to correct evils mentioned.
!. The officials 0t the United Mir
r Workers named boo thc iudictmcn
y John a. Mhuc. pruident, ON roul
- ltu indianapolis
q Frank j. Hayes vice prea.don
y Denver.
o william = Green. socrcturv-trcal
+ lurer indianapolis
John n. Lawson, national boar