Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-27
OPPOSE MILITIA
Being SENT
TO CAMP
COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE
SAYS SITUATION DOES NOT WAR;
RANT SUCH ACTION. -FOUR
MINERS ARE ARRESTED FOR A
STAGE HOLDUP.
MARSHAL Lee WILL
Be BURIED TOMORROW

Trinidad, Colo, Sept. 27.--Secretary
of State James b. Pearce, who is here
to make an investigation Of the strike
situation in the southern Colorado coal
fields, is prepared, according to his
statements, to oppose to the utter
most the movement to have the state
militia sent to the southern fields.
Pearce expressed his opposition last
night and reiterated it today.
1T would be fatal mistake" he
says. the situation does not warrant
H.
Ethelbert Stewart, the emissary OF
the United States department of COM
merce and labor, has not made any
statements since his arrival here yes
terday, other than that he intends to
remain here until he has carefully
reviewed the situation. Several hun
dred miners gathered at Labor Union
hall this morning to register their SEN
timents in opposition to the petition
to have the troops sent here. The Of
fcials of the miners organization,
since the petition has been in circula'
ton, have been making a canvass OF
the business men in an effort to in
fluence them not to sign the petition.
Stewart, Pearce and Deputy State
Labor Commissioner E. V. Brake this
morning left for the camps on a mis-
sion. the purpose of which they would
not disclose.
Later in the day. it has been an
nounced, these officials will hold a
conference with international Vice
President Frank ]. Hayes and District
Organizer John R. Lawson, of the
United Mine Workers.
The four striking coal miners ar
rested late yesterday at Ludlow
charged with being implicated in the
hold-up of the Hastings hack. were ar
raigned this morning in justice court
charged with carrying firearms.
The funeral of Robert Lee, Colorado |
Fuel and Iron company's marshal whd |
was shot to death at Sesundo, We'd |
nesday, will take place at Ration, N |
NJ tomorrow.
Won't Send Strike Breakers.
Denver, Sept 27.-Representatives |
Of the southern Colorado mine opera /
tors today stated that for the pres
ent they would make no further at |
tempts to send strikebreakers into the /
,oal fields. The operators declare that |
men now on strike will return |
o work as soon as they are assured |
hat adequate protection will be pro-
,ided. With these men employed, |
say the company representatives, no
outsiders will be needed to work the
mines. /
The operators, in reply to complaints
If miners that they are being intimi- |
lated by armed guards. said today |
that no guards are employed except |
On company property and that strikers |
who stay off land owned by the cor .
Dorations will not be molested.
Attorneys for the employers claim
hat a state law against unlawful i'm |
,risonment was violated when the /
Hastings stage was held up, and that
he parties responsible will be prose- !
,uted for an offense for which the !
maximum penalty is $500 fine. A
statement issued by the operators to-
lay says that the average wages in
he southern coal fields during the
month of August was from s3.16 to l.
4.97 a day. l.
Sign With Union.
Colorado Springs. Colo, Sept, 27-
The Curtis Rapson coal company sign
ID with the union officials today. The
greement reached was the same as
hat effected between the Ell Paso Ice
nd Coal company and the union yes
erday. The El Paso company oper-
ties the FL Paso and Keystone mines
which resumed with full force this
morning. The Pike View mine is
low the only property tied up by the
trike in this field. and at this prop
rty work is being carried on with
bout one-third the usual force.