Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-08
ORGANIZATION Is
PEACE FACTOR,
IT SAYS
REPORT DECLARES 1T ENDEAv-
oRED TO BRING ABOUT THE
END OF BLooDsHED

Denver Colo, Dec. 8.-The presen-
tation of the international executive
committee report recommending the
Termination Of the Colorado coal min
ers' strike and tie selection Of a com
mittee from the delegates to submit
recommendations, featured the morn
ing session Of the United Nine Work
ers Of America convention Of District
Is here today,
The discussion Of the report from
the international executive boards
representatives will follow the recon.
mendation of the conventions commit
tee. It seemed probable that defin-
lite action could not be taken before
lates today or tomorrow.
A brief parliamentary skirmish end
ed with the appointment Of the con
Vention committee by president John
McLennan. The committee follows.
William Gilbert George Kishler, M,
Vasquez, W. B, Satone, Richard Don.
aid. Thomas Howell d. J. Reese.
A recess then was taken until 2
|p. m. for the committee 10 prepare
its report.
viii Not Surrender
The report Of the executive com
mittee was presented by Frank j.
Hayes. vice president
we recognize no surrender and
shall continue to propagate the prin-
pes 81 eag anstasiap mgsment
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nouncing the determination Of TIC
executive board to terminate the
strike.
After reviewing the efforts Of the
federal government to effect a settle
ment of the controversy and quoting
correspondence between President
woodrow Wilson and the United Mine
Workers Of America, the communica
tion says that in view of the recent ac-
ton OF the president in appointing a
federal mediation commission, I'VE
deem it the part Of wisdom to accept
his (the president's) suggestion and
to terminate the strike
Final efforts on the part Of the Uni
ted Mine Workers to settle the strike,
the communication states, began with
the action September 16. on the presi
dents proposal Of a three-year truce
This action was taken by district
at Trinidad.
Meant to End strike
1--WE were of the opinion says the
report, that such action On our part
might terminate the strike, not
thinking for aninstant that the operat-
ors would refuse the presidents plan
OF settlement, especially when this
plan meant nothing more or less than
the impartial enforcement Of the la
Dor and mining laws Of Colorado and
the appointment Of a committee by the
president to see that such laws were
enforced. In the refusal of the oper-
ators to accept the plan Of settlement
proposed by the president, and their
insistence on their continuation of a
system which stands for industrial
chaos and anarchy. they forfeit the
support, il they persist in maintaing
this position Of every right-thinking,
American citizen
when the operators refused to ac-
cept the presidents proposal. we en-
tertained the hope that President vii
son would enforce his proposition by
governmental action. After waiting
for more than two months for some
measure to be adopted BY the presi-
dent that would terminate the strike
and receiving no definite word as to
what his final action might be. we
concluded to arrange nesting with
the president, and accordingly we met
with him at the White House on
Thursday, November 10. He inform
ed us at that time that he was legally
that he could not take ever
the Colorado coal mines and operate
them under governmental supervision,
and thus force a settlement Of the
strike IN accord with the peace plan
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