Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-01
NO REPLY FROM
MINERS AS
YET
Although OPERATORS HAVE AC-
CEPIED PROPOSAL FOR ARBITRA-
ton, NO REPLY HAS COME FROM
The UNION MILITARY COURT
STARTS AT TRINIDAD.
TRINIDAD GRAND
Jury ALSO WORKING

! Denver, Colo, Dec. 1.--Secretary o
! Labor w. b. Wilson and Gov. Il. NJ
/ Ammons this afternoon prepared
| joint letter to the operators and min
! ers Withdrawing the arbitration prop
I for the settlement of the Colorado
coal strike. This action was decide,
upon, it was explained, merely t.
clarity the situation and leave onl,
one proposal before the miners. Thi
leaves the governors proposal, draw
up at the close of last weeks confer
ence, under consideration. The oper
ators already have agreed to accep
the governors plan Of settlement
Whether this proposal would be sub
mitted to the striking miners, as, it
was said their representatives on the
committee had agreed, still was unde-
cided at o'clock this afternoon. The
governors proposal, in effect, provid-
ed for a termination of the strike
waving the question of union recogn-
ton, granting practically all the min.
ers demands, and providing strict
enforcement of the state mining laws.
The governor and the secretary de-
cided upon the withdrawal of the arbi-
traton proposal until the matter of
referendum vote had been settled
Denver, Colo Dec. Whether the
strikers conference committee and
union officials would decide to sub
II It the proposals made by Governor
Ammons for the settlement of the Co
dorado coal strike to a referendum
VI te had not been decided at noon to.
day. At least. no word had been re-
ceived at the governors office indicat-
ing what the miners next move would
be.
The governors proposal submitted
at the conclusion of last weeks CON
ference and later accepted by the ope-
rators committee, provided for the ter
of the strike on a basis waiv-
ing recognition of the union and grant
ing practically all other demands Of
the strikers and promising strict en-
forcement of The state mining laws
The suggestion that the governors plan
be submitted to the men on strike
was made by secretary of labor W. B.
Wilson at the closing session of last
conference. subsequently
the miners committee refused to ac-
cept the PLAN without it's having been
submitted to referendum vote.
Awaiting decision on this point, the
operators last night sent a letter to
the governor Withholding their an
swer to the proposal Of Secretary Viii
son that the parties to the contro'
versy submit the questions involved
to board of arbitration and that
pending such arbitration the miners
return to work. Inquiries at United
Mine Workers headquarters here this
failed to locate Vice Presid-
ent Frank j. Hayes, and no one else
would venture a prediction as to what
action the union officials would take
Military Court Starts. !
Trinidad, Colo, Dec. IA court
martial and military commission sat
in the Southern Colo /
,ado strike zone. The martial court I
for the trial Of the cases OF "
several soldiers charged with viola !
lion of military regulations and the
military commission resumed its in (
yestigation of cases growing out OF
he present coal strike.
The military authorities have re-
,eived information that Sam, alias
Nick" Carter, for whose arrest and
rc turn to Colorado General Chase has
,ffered reward, has been located in
Oklahoma. Carter is mine union ,
eader wanted by the military on
charges contained in the Zancanelll
A. B. McGary the mine union or
,anizer is still missing. +
The striking miners in the tent CO
onies of the district are said to be
,xcited over the report that men, III !
arge numbers, are being brought IN
o work in the mines and extra pre-
,autions have been taken by the mi
itia officers to prevent possible out
freaks.
Robert uhlich, district organizer and
resident of the local branch of the
miners Union was the first witness
allied before the military commission
odfy. Uulich has been held at the
jty iail since November 25 pending
n investigation of his knowledge con :
erning strike disturbances. :
Calls Grand Jury.
For the first time in eight years a ,
ounty grand jury convened here to-
ay in response to call issued recently
v District Judge A. w. McHendrie, :
he Jury is expected to direct its in
estigations chiefly to disturbances
nd alleged crimes growing out of the
oal strike.
In instructing the grand jury Judge
IcHendrie recommended that investi- |
alton of charges of law violation
rowing out of the coal strike be de- s
erred until the military commission ,
as completed its labors in order that
he two inquisitorial boards may co.
perate without conflict.