Gunnison news-champion., 1913-10-03
euoaslaasd from Fisss Rase1

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tbfs atafs. and announced pssblicly ana
n-IrafalF thaf f Eas als Wuregsc t.
arur a1uut thE reEgRa -iaa ~ nis ,r-
s..r sasaan tr faa opue1s - al Goa
minas--tha1 Is. t aas be- parpose ant
rhaf 81 hls auisn o. eumTe' the eHorators
ll s.ga farm ul contract Nnict. amopg
atH1r Things. rg8arls ana permlts shs
emuloFmea af If auIun mcn only IN ana
4lsoat saal mines.
Because Bf this and many other
atuulntiuus u th.s sB-Cahee CONTRACT
winch ls IuII50ssiJIe af cuiarcmeut again
ID inc gnlun. q VoliH tarF. irrespoHslDie
and uniucarporated association and b.
Gauss 81 sHe fact that teR of the msn
wnrliuE n mIuT- were members of thiE
organize tIon, and were making no de
maals. tae operators deeHued b. Bege-
tIatious apon tne subject
Thareunon. the union o.siciai
mentioned announced that aithaagr
falq empowered su O. d.. be- would
uf cali strisl taeuturCe bis demands
bat w0gid refer che matter c. eonven-
tau af rgIHgseH tatIEe elected aF tn
miners r al the gaaI camps 81 ths
State a convention vas called. u mei
m Trinidad PSI s8-ca.ied deiega1es
were preaautt lW were striaiug and
Idle miners from northern Colorado; 81
or there aboHts were officers OF PAID
emuloVees Of the union. o be- rest Wert
selected nE Those m charge of this con
peutIoH. ard iu uO SENSE represented ths
men actus b al work in the mines. H.
lew f any instances were delegates Sc
iected hy lae men actually emyloyed H.
the cos camps This Convention voted
g. call q strike. and it was accordingly
called far che ~ INST AZ that time
Approximately 80 percent Of the men
engaged in and the coal mines down
their tools.
The rrll and at first the frankly
avaWed. object OF the strike leaders
% compel the operators TO sign the
union contract-has now for effect on
the public been increased 60 include q
number Of new demands which proper
N appeal, with some force, to all right
thinking men who are not definitely ad
vised Of the facts
An advance of 10 percent in wages
is demanded. This cannot be conceded.
The wages Of the miners were volun-
tarily advanced ten percent by the Op-
orators in April. 1912, and business con
ditIons do not Justify a further advance
at Aii~ Alliit- l4t kHhi tlltilGiN VI tHi~
state receive as high. or higher, com
pensation for their work than those OF
any state in the union with the Goa
from which that mined IN this stats
comes in competition. In August last.
the miners employed at 40 of the mines
of this state. the records Of which are
available. received an average wage IF
S. - per day, and they could have
worked. had they elected so to do Is
days during the month at nearly every
mime. The men themselves have not
complained IN this regard, and it has
remained for union organizers from
elsewhere to discover here grieyJas
wrong.
A semi-monthly payday, an eight
hour work day and a check weighman
are demanded by the leaders 0i the
union precIptating this strike. ID is
not generally known thet the operators
OF this state have paid their men twice
a month for many months. An eight
hour day was voluntarily put in force IN
the mines sometime before the statute
Of the state required il. There is not a
mine owner in Colorado who viii not
permit his men TO have check weighs
man Of their own selection at any time
and the statute compels IT,
Much is made of the alleged der al
Of the obvious right of the miners to
trade with whom and where they please.
and % beard where they VIII The
answer is simply that the men are not
and never have been denied these rights.
and those whodo eNact.y 81 as they please
n TINS regard are given the same CON
slderation By the mine owners as other
employees
Better working conditions I'm the
mines are demanded This IS Am nG r.
mite and aII-coucusive demand Con
altlons m this state are recognized as
tar better Lha1 .G most of the =lafa- If
the union. But the mine owners thHm- /
selves, mo- less than the miners. Ia iu
the hope that su.l better condition ay
come as time progresses. Coal min 2
is universally recognized as a hazar rs
and dangerous business laZ EriaJfz or
the mime owner and dangerous far ne /
miner. bat the owner of coal a.1- Q
ertE s neither q brute nor fool Tie
Nl. not knowingly subject Dis rru.aHtv 4
t1 la- frun.Irr NOR bis men f0 grr.. = T
sarE danger. Selfish interests o.. ne .
a.g-a.e "a contrary policy Aside #n m
tins, Che legislature of on. Star. r.--
entity passed vhaf has been cn1rr-a. r.
lZea as tho most advanced and s...-a. 1t
la |. lHT -.ar. Ir the Union -ar-. g
the sTua.rt .L coal u.nas. DO Is H.rg
vigorously enforced ua .ga STATE
uTE't--, HlI1 The cooperation . HE
r.na owners. and lr nl Ha We'll ID.
await the effect of r1a arfuraan.r. II 4
this -aw before giving Oh. much bead 10
careless criticism or aE.a.Ir. rr.- -o-
methods affecting the welfare .# lie
miners end rr. employers alike.
The further demand is made br Inc
headers d. this strike that the .- -
u@at ul armed guards Hr fra Sa
owners be- l-=-TErrgaG. The OWN r
0i valuable properties cannot r n
aa.E De @ r-a- I1 e---r . lis
ls'Ia''a. To remove such pr1fa. n. f
DID presence aI an excited @ III
striking men. would a.risa-rr sta
"I.s disaster and Eist-1at. If
property Not only Ed. Hat 10 -... .arf
The men who are at work n tHa -
O. the lau-a1 0F physical rlrr--.. 81
t-e hands of the strikers --4-EH f.. =