The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1913-12-16
HEATING TELLS Of
EFFORTS TO SETTLE NINE STRIKE
Messrs. H. X. Evans, Archie ALI
son, David Harmon, miners, Dem
yer. Colorado.

Messrs. H. X Evans. Archie ALI
son, David Harmon, miners, Dem
Yer. Colorado.
Gentlemen: In view of the fail
ure of your conference to reach an
agreement by which the pending
strike of coal miners can be adjusted,
submit the following recommended
tions with the hope that they may be
acceptable to you and this disaster
Gus strike brought to an end:
First, that the propositions of the
coal operators as contained in the
memorandum of Gov. Ammons, dated
November 81, be agreed to by the
miners
Second, that the following disput-
ed questions be referred to a board Of
arbitration:
::(a) The question of an increase
In wages.
"tb) In lieu OF the recognition of
the union, the question of devising a
method by which future grievances
and disputes may be adjusted without
resorting to strikes.
The board of arbitration to be
composed of seven members, three to
be selected by the coal miners, three
to be selected by the coal operators;
these six to select the seventh mem
Der of the board. If through any
cause the six members of the board
fail to select the seventh member
within fifteen days, then the seventh
member shall be selected by the Pres
ident Of the United States. The board
OF arbitration to render its de-
cision within 60 days and its finding
on the question OF wages to be effec-
tive from the date OF resuming work.
Third, that pending the decision
OF the board of arbitration, work be
resumed at the mines"
Fair Proposition.
Now let's analyze that proposition.
First, the strikers were to waive rec
ignition of the union, accept the
mine owners proposition, and return
to work.
Second, board of arbitration was
to be created with the president of
the United States naming the odd
member, in case the members of the
board could not agree on that MEM
her, and this board was to consider
the strikers demand for an increase
of pay and, in addition, devise a
method by which future grievances
and disputes might be adjusted with
out resort to strikes
Could anything be fairer? In face
of that sort of proposition, submit
ted by the personal and official rep
resentative of the president of the
United States, is any individual or
corporation justified in persisting in
course which means bloodshed, de-
structton OF property and the paraly
sis of the Industries of a great state
The mine owners did not formally
reject the secretary's proposal. In
stead they sent an evasive reply in
which other issues We're raised Later
in private conferences they made it
very clear that they were not disposed
to consider the secretary's sugges-
tions. If they had accepted the pro-
posal the strike would have ended
within "a hours, and Colorado would
now be enjoying peace and prosper
ity
There is no mistaking the temper
of congress. Without regard to party
affiliations members feel that there
must be something radically wrong
with the point of view of the capital
list who elects to continue disaster
Gus industrial war rather than accept
Il plan to devise a method by which
future grievances and disputes may
be adjusted without resort to the
strikes"
Mine Accidents.
And while we are talking about
Colorado's coal strike, | want to call
attention to a bulletin just issued by