The chronicle=news., 1914-03-20
ONE million h'.iIj;:;:;:.!AcES j:;:'!l Asked
FROM UNITED MINE WORKERS
AND OFFICIALS IN COMPLAINT
FILED IN DISTRICT COURT

foiohiosis .oaaue," ia airestias ths
strike, I, lie charged tina, tho sirik,
.fs' tent colonies a.f- sp construct
ID. guarded. pSiis-A ani uahas.si a.
,s s,rik. terror Ca ,h- ,ninas of th.se
- ko nii.ht ~ssh to s-~A -asl.loY
ta.nt sish the SonpsESs and thai
defendants sau.-.i ri,i. pits Z. b.
rosssrust-d asoana lau ten. eotan,
les" IL Is charged ale" ,ha, in-n
s-f- restrained in The tent s"t"hl-s
sh-n ih-y desired ~. s-,uEn Ia
rsrk'' aha tina, n-n btoash, ia bY
,h- .omraas 60 nii the Places Of tbs
strikers "..sp thE-asrasd and tnsisss-
taa,-i''
I. is stain-sl tha. i.- acss "s lh.
defendants has- deprived sh, .oss-
..ahs "f ,Lo services af It's .nipis,-s.
r-siu.-d ihr .sit'it at i,s s1iHos sasi
coke ovens. In.s-as-,i ,h- sass af .'Sa-
iuE,i.H sni ,atlisI-i ia,aagr o. s"S.
.s .hieh sis"sr.""e damages ag-
asked
All ~ the salts siit b. iiS-ssrsi
asaias, ,hr ".sis-es sad aFsaaisSEs a..
the rai,-i Mia- woEs-rs a. Sm.gi1
ca. ~ha have participated gF b~-n
active IN the state In support -s tbs
strikers sii-sinz ,h-y as iniiNiduais
sFs pa'sivs ts conspiracy I" wi
eisu.iy p-rs-vs,-" shs particular
sompiainsn, s.mpAn, aai So ruin is
business
Apans sA..- .sm-.i in ID. sons'
plsis, al 'h- Colorado vs~i Z isus
compaay as PARTIES L. ,Es sitcsrd
conspisasy ate jotn T. Waite. psr-i'
a-a, .f the national Equalization
Villas .s--a. aa,innai treasurer.
Frank J. Hayes. Iiisi vice Pr-sid-as.
John isspsaa. caisIadas -t-yu'iN-
I-aagd 'n.tab-r ag ,h- aasipnsi organ
iss,lans jpha Nri.-uasns pg-sid-n'
of the state organization. sni III,
.aTi Boyle. secretary at the state ur,
.sn,ss,iaH. foiio.ius these prsr'
siraily -y-fs ialsof leader Wh" IN
tered th. strike sons is named.
Tho complain, in the sui, Was
drawn in b~ns-r by attorneys tor I'll.
complainant and COPY mailed i'
Judge J--~- q. Nor'hcu,t at TTini'
dad. chief s.unr-I "' the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company attorneys. Il
he filed IN the dis'rir, ."tg, 81 Ia,
Anitna. ,ounty
Tho iuss 9t business and a general
lparaiysis II working conditions as q
result of the activities Of union lead
cre are claims upon which the largest
western .oal producer bases III
charge 81 conspiracy.
Mor- specifically IL Is charged that
the union leaders arr guilty Of .on
,.pirary tn iniurc the Colorado Fuc
4 Iron company 10y the laying I"
furmidab,- plans 4" rr"S"n' iis "n
lploymcnt .f ''au-h labor as I, -h.-ps
los"
| Hundreds Of men seeking employ
mcnt. I, is charged. are prc,cnic'
from being employed by the Goa
company through blac kmailinE an'
ILLEGAL tactics Of the union leader
land their suboriinatrs.
since tho strike in the southern
fields began. IL IL charged that scs
,rhl thuusand men who would hay'
entered the employ OF the compan,
lhayc turned away at th. solicitation
or intimidation Of union Leaders.
t.awicssncss and riots have bccI
arranged. 1t is charged. to cripple til
company's business, ard they have II
some instances been successful.
. Illegal schemes to stif'c the com
pany's operation have been concoct
cd. Il il alleged. and the burning a
bridges is cited as one OF the man
methods rcsortcd to by the unionist
to prevent the shipment OF coal an
Its distribution throughout numcrou
markets of the West.
, The resultant effect of the activi
=, ltics and avitations OF the dcfcudan
union leaders. the complaint sum
: marixes. has been to deprive tn
company of rights guaranteed by tn
state and national constitutions I
conduct its business without re
, straint and has cut off a rightfu
, source OF revenue to degree threat
cning Generalization of the coal In
, ldustry.