Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-20
Indifferent to Effort Of Or
ganizatiOn Officials to Force
Coal Operators to Treat
With Mine Workers.
CARLOAD OF RIFLES
RUMORED SHIPPED IN
Detectives Who Killed Dele
gate Released on Bond; Dis
trict Attorney to Press
Charges.
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lBy leased Wire % rcvcnsnE Herald. !
Trinidad. Colo, Aug. 20.--Appar-
ent lack Of interest on the part of
the miners employed IN the mines
of the southern field 10 the present
Efforts OF officials 0f the United Mine
Workers 90 force the operators Of
District ib 20 recognize the union ~
the latest development I'm the labor
situation early today
a report that fifty men az Valdez.
Colorado Fuel and Iron camp. had
laid down their picks ls without foun-
datlon. and far there have been
no demonstrations Of any character
by miners In Trinidad or at the
camps The rumor that the coal
comI1nies have shipped In a carload
Of rifles In branded az untrue by the
operators
Frank J. Hayes this morning re;t-
Grated his previous statement that he
stili had hope Of securing recognition
FOR his union. He denied the state
ment issued last night that Anal
emort to bring about a settlement had
failed.
We are still hopeGuI that a con-
ference viii be- granted" he mld.
Interest In today's session of the
Colorado state Federation OF Labor
eeniered In the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions which will be
presented probably today.
Walter. Belk and q. w. Belcher.
the two Baldwin Felts euardS
charged with the killing Of 0eraid
iIppintL a United Mine Workers orr
sanizcs, saturday night. were re-
leased today under bonds of $40. .00O
each.
District Attorney ]. j. Hendrlck
stated this morning that the nndlng
of the coroner's Jury yesterday ln
which n verdict ~ iustlflable killing
was returned Will have absolutely no
effect upon his determination TO
prosecute the charges against the de-
tectives.
The resolution passed Yesterday fol-
lows;
whereas, the miners OF Colorado
nave FOR years been subjected 10 an
the tyrannicnl conditions that cor
pofate wealth can heap upon them;
he organizers and active members of
he union having been assaulted by
The hired thugs la the pay Of coal
companies ana the Baldwin Feitz
sunmen. and
Whereas. the United Mine Workers
% America a-have engaged in cam
paign 10 organize the miners Of
Colorado; their representatives. exert.
'ng every means To bring about a
peaceful adjustment OF the miners
grievances by a joint conference with
the mine owners: and
whereas, the mine owners have
assumed the stubborn attitude that
ehey will not treat with the Unite,
Mine Workers ~ America, which IA
a part Of the Colorado state FEEDER
alton of Labor and the American
Federation Of Labor;
Therefore. be Il resolved, that in
'ase all efforts To bring about an am
icabie adjustment of the grievances
~ the miners fail aud a strike re-
suits, the Colorado state Federation
u Labor render the United Mine
Workers 0f America all possible NOR.
Al and financial support. and.
be t turther resolved, that We app
prove the peaceful means the repre-
sentatives OF the United Mine WORK.
ers are cNerting and IL their EFFORT
fan u is the SENSE Of this convention
that the responsibility for any dis.
dstrous consequences that may fal
incident 10 strike rests with th,
mine owners.
Signed. Robert uhllch president
Nike Liyodo secretary, Trinidad Lo.
cal u, NJ, W. of A.. gg72. James Kir.
wan, Local No. 20, w. y. nf NJ.