Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-08
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS END OF WEST.
ERN MINING WAR.
DEFINITE ACTION NOT
LIKELY At ToDAY's SESSION
Recommend alton Is Result Of Presi-
dent. Action in Appointing Federal
Mediation Conn,ission-Would Abide
by Presidents Proposal and Put Fur
ther Responsibility on Operators.

Denver, Dec. S.-IHe representation
of the international executive commit
tee report. recommending the termina-
ton of the Colorado coal miners strike
and the selection Of committee to
submit recommendations. featured the
morning session of the United Mine
Workers convention of district 10
here today. About 100 delegates were
In the hall when the session opened.
recommendation to terminate the
Colorado coal miners strike which had
its inception in the northern Colo
RADIO fields in April. 1910, and which
for more than fourteen months has in
yolyed the entire coal mining Industry
in Colorado, was contained in a COM
municatlon from the international ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine
Workers of America, presented by
Frank Hays. vice president to the
union miners of Colorado. In conven-
ton here today.
1--WE recognize no surrender and shall
continue to propagate the principles OF
our humanitarian movement thru the
coal fields of Colorado" says the COM
munica ton in announcing the deter
mipation to terminate the strike.
Result Of Presidents Action.
After reviewing the efforts Of the
federal government to effect settle
ment of the controversy and quoting
correspondence of President Wilson
and the miners officials, the resolution
says:
'"The recent action of appointing a
federal mediation commission, we deem
it the part OF wisdom to accept his
(the presi dent's) suggestion and to
terminate the strike.
Final efforts on the part of the United
Mine Workers to settle the strike. the
communication states, began with the
acceptance, on Sept. 16. of President
Wilson's proposal for three year $
truce.
This action was taken by q district
convention at Trinidad.
Eve were of the opinion" says the
report, that such action on our part
would speedily terminate the strike, not
thinking for an instant that the oper-
ators would refuse the presidents plan
of settlement, especially when this plan
meant nothing more than the enforce
ment of the mining laws of Colorado
and the appointment of an Industrial
commission by the president to see that
such laws were enforced In the re-
fusal OF the operators to accept the
plan proposed by the president and
their i1sistence on their continuation of
system which stands for industrial
chaos and anarchy, they forfeit the
support, if they insist in maintaining
this position, of every right thinking
law-abiding American citizen
Expected Federal lnterve ntion.
"When the operators refused to ac-
cept the presidents proposal we en-
tertained the hope that President Will
son would enforce his proposition by
government action. After waiting for
two months for the president to take
further steps and receiving no definite
word as to what his final action might
be, we concluded to arrange meeting
with the president, and accordingly we
met him ut the White House on Thurs
day, Nov. 19. He informed us at that
time that he was legally advised that
he could not take over the Colorado
coal mines and operate them under
governmental supervision and thus ef-
feet a settlement with the reace plan
he had submitted, The president en-
pressed deep regret that the operators
had seen fit to disregard his wishes in
the matter and informed us he would
do everything he could legally do to
bring about a settlement Of the contro-
versy.''
Pot Responsibility on Operators.
After quoting. the communication Of
President Wilson on Dec I, announcing
the appointment of federal mediation
commission to deal with the future
mine controversies, the report says:
This is the last word from the
president, and in submitting this final
proposition he emphasizes this thought,
that both parties may see to it, to their
own interests and also to their duty
to their communities. and to the gov
ernment, to make use of this instru-
mentality of peace and render strife of
the kind which has threatened the or
der and prosperity of the great state of
Colorado, thing of the past In view
Of this urgent request, coming as 1t does
from the chief executive of the natien
we deem 1t as the part of wisdom 20
accept his suggestion and terminals