The chronicle=news., 1914-06-03
People Of Colorado Awaken to Situation
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The people oI Colorado ,nay as well
hos face the situation. In the -s-s
of tho rofid ~- are .@t Of bsisana..
We kas. no constitution ana N- r--
sp-.t NO lass. We have m-s.ii-s.i,
Killed ianor-h, women and children.
Our militia 4. somp>s~s Of the Lowest
elias. at men imaginable Ne are
o-a-i body and so'ii By greedy.
h.aIsi-ss. sinaicIis. corporations
tina, buila their fortunes ON the
blood of the toii-s. We saf this is
.ha, the ~orii thinks We Of Colo
RADIO kaa- better. The s-ap'- Of
Colorado arc as homes, and q. f-s
ss.e,abi- ss the people ut any other
state. W. have not KILLED women and
.hiiar-n. OiE militia is sasnp"sad ni
some of the b--st m-n into -hirh tioS
has yet PLACED the breath as life
loyal. p~irio,i. and noble. The cor.
t--fssi.as do mt eunsFni the p-opt.
.f Colorado no, max. auf laws.
ss ini-ff-r- in the enforcement Of
then. they ar- mot haiiiias fortunes
on tho bioo-i os the s"it-ss The work
Inns man in Colorado ha. - fair =
.ho~ To eom~ tn The top as In any
state In tho t'nioa. ti~ has a. s,aass
tr-sim-al fsum his empioy-s a. the
isi-osisx mas asyyh~sr-y-s. ss a
rule. .s,ass~s.
isni ~- have ssushi~s. yes, W. ss-
mssusa~r~sns-i hy Inc People "t the
rniI--i States. yes. Nnd ~h,s N"a
kn"~ ~h,--s~f, man and woman
in Colorado -ha hss given tho mat
ter .n- mom-n, 81 th.asht az .oasia-
~fa,i.,n. knows ~hy. ii-raus-r a s~s
.f m~a With headquarters a, indian
With money. found IL ncs~ssar, 10 In
fii.' on C"iorad. an uncaii--i fnf ani
ua~assans~.i strike. t'ai~.s the,
tys,nd som- ~ny la s.,~nd that money
tho f.unr d-iad-d i.ii-s In tho s.ai
msn~s w"-,id not consider II n~-ss-
sAsy Z" put up his dollar nj every
raii. Colorado ~as known tn t~ weak
Financially. sis years of John shat
roth had depleted the treasury. Gov.
I-fnor Ammons h ,sus~ .r hi. lack of
rsp~ri-n-~ in ryhii. affairs Of this
I-hssast-r. and because nj his known
deep sympathy for every man or
beast In distress. was iu-,k-d upon as
la governor who could b~ controlled.
One coal mining concern in Colorado
is owned In part by John u. Rookie.
Teller. Jr.. and asain., him and his
wealth there has bcrn a TRADE made
for years 80 that naturally he ~a.
unpopular.
Hence was Colorado selected as the
battle urouni-thc outlet. II you
please. for the OVERLOOKING treasury
of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea. The men ,oiiins in 'hc coal
mincs Of Colorado were not di.satis-
fled. They were making good wages
laying up each year far more than
the average business man with an
Investment of 10000: far more
than the average farmer whose land
represents a value of $50 an acre
and who with his entire family
work. from daylight to dark. And
So to Colorado came the aritator. lie
told these men they were being mis-
treated. He painted a glowing pict-
urc of the men in other mines In
other states. who would stand back
Of them. lie told them they had but
to lay down their tools. walk out and
the operators would have TO rccoy-
MIC the union and do all the union
dcmandcd--and these demands would
mean. in uncolorcd language. "a soft
snap for every miner. Most of
these men were Foreigners Thcy br-
iicvcd the Oily-,ong,cd agitator who
was being paid n handsome sum for
his work. And yet out Of the men
actually employed In the coal mines
of Colorado less than fifty per cent
wanted to strike. The strike how
ever. was forced
Violence Immediately followed. |
The militia was called into the field |
although the state treasurer, Roady |
kcnchan. told the strike leaders that |
the militia would not be called out az
he would refuse to voucher an ac-
count. Indeed the supreme court had
to direct him to do his duty and then ]
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