The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-06-03
Result In the Colorado
Strike Field.
NO NEARER SETTLEMENT NOW
Than Weeks AgO-UniOn Off.
Gals and Operators Is.
sue Statements.
COST OF TROUBLE. $4,000, 900


Denver. Col. May 31.-Settle
ment of the strike in the Colorado
coal fields apparently is no nearer
realization now than it was week.
ago, according to statements by both
union officials and mine operators
to-day.
have been killed and forty-eight
wounded in the numerous battles
and disorders since the miners went
on strike on September %. 1913
Classified. eighteen strikers. ten
mine -gnards.- nineteen mine employ
es, two militiamen, three noncom-
batants. two women and twelve chill
dren lost their lives. Twenty had
been killed prior to April 30, the
date of the battle of Ludlow. and
forty-siX yere killed during the next
ten days, when Federal troops stop
ped~the warfare.
The cost of the eight months
Industrial conflict is variously esti-
mated at from ten to twelve million
dollars, The figures include the
sum of 100000 representing the
Stata,c aVnano. a., ,,,;nta;pinu Ctoto
troops in the field until the arrival
of the Federal forces: an estimated
cost of $685.. 900 to the union. and
loss of several millions" claimed
by the operators. At present LILY
United States troops are guarding
the mining properties.
Figures complied by James Dali
rymple, State Coal Mine Inspector,
show there We're employed in the coal
mines of Colorado for the first three
months of 1914 an average of TO-
149 miners, as compared with A.
OBJ for the same period in 1913.
The total production for the first
three months OF 1914 was 2,S17.675
tons, against 3,63S.436 tons for the
same period year ago.
From the same source it is learn
ed there We're 1886 men working
In the mines last September when
the strike was called; 1896 in Oc-
tober, the first full month following
the strike, and 10.14G in March,
1904. Against these figures stand
the claims of John II. Lawson. mem
Der of the international executive
board of the United Mine Workers
of America, that approximately H.
600 men quit work in response to
the strike call last September and
that about $500 men are still on
strike. He attributes the decrease
to men leaving the State. adding
that few have gone back 10 work,
their loss being more than Offset by
those who have joined the strikers"
The original demands of the Unit
I'd Mine Workers of America may be
unmarried as follows;
First-Recognitio of the union.
Secomd-A 10 per cent. advance
n wages. /
Third--An eight-hour day.
FoLrth-Pay for marrow and
lead work.
Fifth-Check weighman
Sixth 1.-The right to trade whore
lesired.
Seventh Enforcement of State
mining laws and adjustment of the
,uard system.
There has been no changes IN
he nature of the demands since the
trike was called" said John r. Law
ON, union leader. II do not know
# any prospects of settlement
he miners will never go back To
york without recognition e the UNI
on II they follow ny advice. The
light 10 organize. an e.sAt-hour day,
heck weighmen and to Iisht to Sc
pct trading and boardirg places are
tate laws, but they are not enforc-
d."
Holding that the chief demands
# the United Mine Workers, with
he exception of union recognition.
70 guaranteed by statutes, the OPP
'rators maintain in their original
'0si,ion, namely: Refusal TO treat
With representatives of the Union
dine Workers or recognize the UNI