The chronicle=news., 1914-06-23
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conditions in the coal mines Of the
Colorado strike district prior to the
strike. enumerating the many crimes
committed by the lawless unionists
since the strike started and which is
carefully compiled and authentic
history Of the industrial trouble and
events leading up to 1t. has been sub
mitted by the mine operators to the
congressional subcommittee that
last February Investigated the coal
strike.
The brief. a document Of 163 type
written pages, is an answer to the
brief filed with the committee by
Prof. James H. Brewster OF Boulder
and E. P. Costigan. Of counsel for
the United Mine Workers of America,
in the congressional Investigation
last winter. The mine workers nave
the right of opening and closing
briefs and the final brief for them.
answering the operators. is now be-
ing prepared by Attorney Brewster.
The operators brief Is signed By
Attorneys Fred Harrington for the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
Frank f. Cove for the victor-Ameri-
can Fuel company, J. v. Sickman for
the Rocky Mountain Fuel company.
George c. Manly for the Oakdale
Coal company and Senator Charles
lYo,,don ~ We hu,o aod udua
Jesse G. Northcutt OF Trinidad. of
counsel.
ut cannot be doubted but that the
governors sympathies were with the
strikers and lie desired them to
win says the brief. which argues
that his order against the iupOrta-
tion of strikebreakers showed this. It
charges that. unusual favoritism"
was shown the strikers and that the
slate militia had an easily discov-
cradle bias in favor OF the strikers. :"
Following this. the miiitia's conduct
in the strike field is highly COM
mended. ET.a
The brief recommends the booklet.
military Occupation" which was
fled with the congressional commit
tee, and says. "It is to be regretted
that probably mistaken idea of pro-
rriety deferred the proper o7Yicers of
the guards from appearing before
This committee and refuting by sworn
testimony many base charges made
against them" or
The operators brief declares that
the Colorado trouble embraces few,
" any, elements OF strike. They
daclare that the employees did not
vote to call 1t and that only 25 per
cent of, them went out, of whom 10
per cent left the state. A history
and denunciation of the mine work
crs' organization follows:
It Is charged that the miners 10
tent colonies were placed in positions
best calculated to allow the harassing
Of strikebreakers and that from
these several tent colonies armed
bodies Of men almost daily sally
forth and commit some act Of vio-
lence when not kept under sub5uga-
tion by military power"
Concerning the miners fear OF
Baldwin-Belts detectives and mine
guards. alleged abuses by whom as
incensing the strikers afforded much
testimony. the brief says: "It oc-
CURED to counsel from time to time
that these proffers of Justification or
provocation seemed to find sympathy
with some OF the members of the COM
mittee."
The mine workers are charged with
obtaining legislation tying the oper-
ators' hands and preventing officers
protecting their property. The act
making 1t unlawful to hire mine
guards without the governors per-
mission and requiring the operators
to keep the guards on their own
land is cited as one of many provis-
ions framed to aid the strikers.
The brief contends that the strike
was intended to be war ana gives
partial list of crimes and violences
growing out Of the strike
Everything possible to effect a set
tlement OF the strike except to make
complete surrender has been done
by the operators. the committee is
told.
Fhe brief refers to the arraign-
ment Of John d. Rockefeller, Jr., for
lack OF personal responsibility to-
ward his employees, which was dwelt
on in the miners opening brief, as
''maudin TRADE"
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