The chronicle=news., 1914-05-01
"Operators Will Not Treat With Murderers" SaysF E.
Cove. Major Lester Shot Wearing Red Cross
Mine Owners Will Stand With Men
Who Haze Been Loyal

I
Hawkins. attorney for III. United
Mih- Workers of An.rica. they dros.
the postmaster aad o,h.s aaAy from
III. SanhSsiie Aine and to0k i-oss-s-
sion of il As --ii as the i'irtol mih-
They dynan,it.i the tippi- a, Ms-
i.aashiin mine ami fired nans sho,s
into In. bui,iins ., Maitland. They
forsibiS catered III. store buililns
al isSsksai- ami Sasfi.d aaaS guns
aai ammunition, They asiasA.d Ih-
Chandler nhin. ami k.p, ar a n-rri-
less liz. isom the hiiis ior n.arii
forty hoiEs. Killed on- man sni lin
alls lSok possession oI the ssinp Ds
sli,pihs ia a auaab-f Of Ha.n under a
-hii- ttas,
They hss- bain-.i. d. haniisi and
completely destroyed ,h- MsSaiiS
taia- in iia-rtsho ssua,N. A-p, up al.
aLaa@s; son,inaoa. tiS- from snr
u-ns shaaSa, ior titsg hslrs upSn ,a-
Nais~h aaih.. ~"ahd-a sa- eons d 4.
siil-a foar tnsn and saEs.on scat
ins the He'd sr.ss Insignia ~hii- at
,-aaing .as.ni-s. soldiers on the
field. Th.F sisi8psiF attacked ,h-
ii-sis tnin- In issslsi-s sosih,S. KILLED
sn- aaa -asiaa.a ,hf-- n-n snd
dsos. all -mplog.s sad their taniliss
ss sos -s lss HsaaS E"aFss
'rh-s attacked thr ti0rb-. asia- ia
Las Nniaass Saaa,S A!sh .0sv- of
600 armed ta-a. Aili-a s-s-a saiE.rs.
Including EsaF japanese sni saFa-a
-y-sythiHs in sish;. lnsiudins .
stable and thiE,y rs@sra taal.s7
ia their prosecution at sh-is cam
palsn at -ts.s snsiaasi"a The foregoing
ar- -.na- Of ,h. tEiass sh6.- m-n
have iaa. daring iL- pas; sr- 'iass
pi,h the tarsi .ons-n,. active s.p..'
-sa,isn aud aaa.F III. personal aif-zI
asrn,s as The tsi,-i Min. Wort-fs
at Nn-risas
As b-tpTu stated th- soal mine
operators %, th.s state n1- have IN
th-ir -mpisy sisa, i..""" in-n ~hs
ate satisfied ~i,h the conditions al
,huiF .npIogtseas W- pramis.a u
llhu>r snss psossxtins ysom. ors voaAi
sisi~as- ~h-n the .uiA" 90. called
and the, hzs- stood iss aiiy Ly ih.i,
employers. ah'i-r sss".i ,syins .ir.una'
stances. ..iaF-zaFains a.. danger
aud prisaSioas insia-n, Z. the recent
arn-s. attacks Of strikers upnn th-ul
and their hnm-x. wiih ih.s" m-n
~- -iIi aiuays ,f.at roas-s.lss mat
t-rs affecting their s-iisr-.
''i.u, u- caan.s enter in" n-z..
ti.ii.ns uf any character rith the of.
tit-rs aud as-n,s .t the 'si'-d Mine
| Workers us america ~hp alone .r-
responsible tnr the terrible '-isn IT
| disorder and hiu.ish-J which has
.iissrarri this state. Instead ", II b-'
lns nuT du,y in Il" s.. ~- rpns-is.
u rather t1 b- the duty .f ih" ON.
eiais Of the United Mine w"rk"TE "'
America Nhp called the sirit" nov
on ,n call IL off They IAN Il" =" u
they ss-r fi' aud by >" doing 'h"S viii
Within an huuT in - .;r-a' iH"ssur"
restore industrial peace ani .'r"-pct'
iIy to this state.
In no event will :hc American
people when fully advised long per
mi; 500 or i.su" armed strikers to
continue their unlawful efforts "a
proven, 10000 iaw abiding and in-
dustrial men from WORKING for
whom. when and upon such terms a
they see tit.
,signcdJ The Colorado Fuel and
Iron COMPANY. by J. =. wclborn.
president.
The Rocky Mountain Fuel Com.
PAM. by David ". Brown. president.
"Th. Victor American Fuel Com
pany. by q. +. Bar,ic,t.. Jr.. Vic.
president.
"rh. oakdalc Coal company. BY
William u. Lewis. president.
The South Canon Coal Company,
by Harry +. Nash. general manager.
The Primros. Coal Company, by
II. II. King, president.
The Rugby Fuel Company. by
George ID. Kimball, gcnral manager.
The Hucrfano Coal Company. BY
! :. :. Murphy. president.
"Thc truth and Au,rcy. the Con
| .olidatcd Coal and Coke Company. b.
c. l.. Baum.
"Thc Rou,t County Fuel Company,
by Il. l.. Prcntiss. president.
"The iampa Valley Coal Com oany.
by p. NJ. Pellticr. president.
Hayden Brothers, Juniper mine.
by Lewis A. Hayden.
Tho Empire Coal Mining Com
pany. by Marthcns and Siplc.
"Thc Southwestern Fuel Company.
Iby ]. w. Siplc, president.