The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
FEDERAL CONTROL IS URGED
RESOLUTIONS CALLING GOVERN
MENT TO OPERATE MINES.
Believed That President Jno. p. White
viii Urge. Same. at Indianapo-
lis Meeting Today.

Des Moines, May 4. - Resolutions
calling upon the federal government
to sieze and operate the coal mines
of Colorado in order to end the great
industrial conflict which has aroused
the nation, were, adopted yesterday
afternoon at, "a meeting at the Audi-
forum. Previously there had been
addresses by Mayor Hanna, the Rev.
Elmer <. Higley, pastor of Grace
Methodist Episcopal church; G. C.
! Putnam, an attorney; William III.
Rodgers, of Abba, president of Dis
trict 13 of the United Mine Workers;
and John r. Ream,r of Oskaloosa, state
senator and former head of District
10. Samuel Ballantyne,. vice presi'
dent of District Is, presided as chair
man. '. 'r'.'. Erf0
The adoption of the resolutions,
which were presented by John Gay,
OF Abba, secretary-treasurer of Dis
trict l3, is significant The executive
board of the International organiza-
ton meets at Indianapolis to-day,
and it Is believed that President John
+ p. White and his advisers viii decide
| to attempt to bring about a settle
ment in Colorado through government
Ownership rather than a general
strike. a. .v......,..
| The Resolutions, ..,
The resolutions are as follows: 4
Whereas, Union miners, their wives
and children have been murdered dur
ing the Colorado strike by hired thugs
and assassins wearing the state mill
tia uniforms-this outrage being an
Everlasting disgrace to our Christian
and American civilization; and ="
Whereas, Fully believing that the
government should have control Of the
coal mines in Colorado and operate
the same in the interest of all the
people in that commonwealth, instead
of permitting the privileged few, IKE
John d. Rockefeller, Jr, and like, who
have no regard for men, government
or law in their mad pursuit of the al
mighty dollar, to control the mines;
and, t'a.- BID. .''"i3.
| Whereas, Believing that govern
ment ownership of the mines will be
the only means of permanently. put
ting a stop to further bloodshed in the
state therefore, be it ~. s'st e.. p,
| Resolved, That we, in massmeethg
assembled, go on record as urging our
congressman and senators to put
forth their earnest efforts to bring
about government ownership of the
| Colorado coal mines where the strike
| is now in existence. .r&a. =
Special Session Of Legislature.
Denver, May ITO pay the price
for the seven months strike and civil
war in southern Colorado, the state
Legislature will meet I'M special ses
sion here to-day in response to'a call
! of Governor Ammons. Although the
principal purposes of the session are
the appropriation of funds to meet
1.-THE cost of maintaining the state
troops in the field and to pass other
! laws suggested by the strike; these
will be probably OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the outset by the planned impeach'
ment of the governor. That such
resolution will be introduced In the
house seems certain but the friends
of the governor feel sure that 1t Will
fail. With this out of the road bills
will be presented for compulsory ar
bitration, the establishment of perrin
,anent constabulary and the regul4
ton of the use of mine guards in
strike disputes. ....,:
May Urge General Strike.,e$."'
| Indianapolis, Ind, May 4.-Whether
the United Mine Workers of America
shall call a nationwide strike OF pro-
test against conditions in the mining
districts of Colorado probably will be
decided by the executive committee Of
the organization here to-day. Petit
lions from district convention and
locals have urged that the United
Mine Workers call a general strike
Other business to come before the
executive committee will consist of
adjusting wage agreements in dis
tricts where wage disputes have
ariSen.l a,sa 3D.. aatr..l -. e, -. \. ..-
y Strikes Returning to Work, ,,.,.
Charleston, W. Va, May 4.--@The
walkout of the 10000 union miners In
the Kanawha field is expected ito
reach an acute stage, as the official
of District No. II, United Mine Work.
ers of America Sunday ordered the
miners to return to work to-day pend
ing conferences of union officials and
operators. 1t is reported that many
of the miners are averse to returning
to work until they receive the report
of special committee which left for
indianapolis to confer with john p.