The chronicle=news., 1913-10-16
FULL TEXT OF LETTER OF E.. E.
SHUMWAY, PRES. or r. M FUEL
co. TO GOVERNOR AblNONS

1thc vicinity of the mines. by disarm-
Ing his followers. and by dispensing
these lawbreakers.
In Boulder County. in which con-
siderable number OF the mines oper-
ated by this Company are located.
conditions are equally serious from
the vie~poiut of law and order.
There II II even more apparent that
these labor aKItators are alone re-
sponsIbis for the iawIessncss and the
state Of insurrection which has ex-
listed since September :3rd.
For several months prior 10 that
date. the large number Of members
OF the United Mine Workers living
In the coal mining towns OF Boulder
County In idieness. supported by u
strike benefit paid to them by the
United Nine Workers. had shown
themselves TO be pcaeeablc and law
abiding. when the recent strike
was called. contrary TO the cxpecla-
lions of tho union organizers. but :.
very few of the men then At work re-
rponded. The men continued ai
work and the mines In operation. The
union leaders. to intimidatc these
men and n possible to thereby en-
force TO closing Of the mines. At
once innuKurated u campaign of vio-
i-ncc. Armed bodies Of these strIk-
crs have. In the night time. shot up
our mining camps. ridiiinx with bull
let's tho houses In which our cn,-
| pioyen live. \ dynamite bomb was
thrown Into on. Of our mine cnclos-
urcs and exploded against building
In which some Of our workmrn were
asleep. Men working In the mines or
| seeking work thcr"at. are daily as
saultrd upon the streets. NJ the de-
pots or upon the country roads. Our
mines are being continually picket
cd by large numbers Of the strikers
In direct violation Of nm express stat
utc Of this state making II crime
30 to do. On October 18th. Edward
Doyle. tho Sccrciary.Trcnsurcr of
District No. - Of the United Mine
Workers. addressed the strikers liy-
Ing at i.ouisviilc md Lafayette. and
expressly ordered them u violate
the provisions Of this criminal stat
ute. and told his followers that y
the sheriff and district attorney NJ
Boulder County should prohibit from
doing 10. they should then ncvcrthe-
icss continue to picket. and continue
TO defy the county authorities. by
tho use OF armed force II ncceaaar:.
The sheriff Of that county in-
formed Mr.. Doyle and his followers
that he would perform his duty and
would enforce a strict and runctuai
observance OF the laws. We are in-
fomrcd that Mr. Doyle than referred
tho question to John r. White. the
! international President. and to the
other chief executive officers Of this
labor union at indianapolis. and that
he received orders from these mcn
to direct and order his strikers In
BOULDER county. to continue 10 defy
our laws and the authorities Of that
county. A n result Of these orders
Issued through Mr.. Doyle by the Of
ficcrx Of ibis union living in indiana.
q campaign Of unlawful pickctint {
was begun. The sheriff Immediately
made arrests and filled his Jail. The
strikers. acting under the orders OF
the union officials. refused to furn-
ish hail bonds. As soon IA these
men were arrested. other strikers
were sent to take their places for
picket duty. The District Attorney
= Is making every effort to bring those
4 arrested to trial. but by every arti-
flee known to criminal lawyers, the
union officials are seeking deiav.
The jail II full. the men arrested are
being prosecuted. the nstrict Attor-
ncy Is making every effort to bring
those arrested to trial. but by every
artifice known to criminal lawyers.
the union officials are seeking delay.
The jail is full. the men arrested are
being prosecuted, the District Court
has upheld the validity Of the stat
ute. but the picketing continues.
This Incident alone ought in the
mind of any reasonable person. fur
nish conclusive proof that the offic-
ers of the United Mine Workers are
alone responsible for the condition
OF 1awleSsness and disorder which
now exists In Boulder County. For
months prior to September 23rd there
was no lawlessness in that county nt-
the most serious acts Of violence have
been committed by members Of this
labor union.
Because of these conditions. ere