United labor bulletin., 1914-05-23

feel"
The Rev. Mr.. Pingree was interrupted
frequently by enthusiastic applause.
The Rev. Jesse Penney Martin. pastor
of the Hyde Park Presbyterian church,
also chaplain in the guard, next ad-
dressed the league.
ssThe men who are on strike were paid
more than 1 am paid" said the Rev. DR..
Martin.
"a well-respected citizen of Walsen-
burg told me when 1 asked him why
there were so many slaoons in the town,
that if the saloons were taken away
men could not be gotten to work in the
mines.
Supports Arbitration Refusal.
'It is said the operators refuse to ar
bitrate. Who would want to arbitrate
with drunkards, murderers and trait
ors?"
Martin said the average wage of the
miners was So to $5 day. He said he
had inquired of the men themselves.
would you say the miners wages
were compatible with the Rockefellers'
dividends?" asked man intruder in the
audience.
81 never inquire into a mans private
business" answered the Rev. Mr.. Mar
tin. But l should say that what these
miners who are now striking spend, and
how they spend it, is proof that they
earn more than they should"
This answer brought prolonged ap-
plause and even few wellbred cheers.
The meeting of the fashionable
league was another public meeting held
in executive session.. Reporters, all
who looked like reporters, and other un-
invited did not receive welcome, and
before the meeting began were banished
without formality.
Forced to Sign Pledge.
Suspicious looking persons who did not
accept the invitation to get out were
challenged by Mrs. Helen Grenfell. for
mer state superintendent of public in
struction, and, as evidence that they
We're not newspaper reporters or unbe-
levers in the principles of the league.
We're requested to sign the pledge taken
by each member.
Mrs. Henry j. Hershey, who presided,
announced that committee had called
upon Governor Ammons to extend the
leagues sympathy and to present the
resolutions adopted by the organization
at its previous meeting. Then a letter
of thanks from the governor was read.
In the letter the governor said the
leagues expressions of sympathy were
need and exerted a strong influence"
Ammons Defends Himself.
Before 1 left Colorado" says the gov
ernor in another part telling of his trip
to Washington, "all the troops but about
forty had been returned to their homes
I do not see how i could be expected
to know of the secret conspiracy of the
strikers to kill off handful of militia
left in the field"
In still another part the governor tells
the league:
81 had learned long ago that our
strike was an interstate affair. though
the scene of action was within the
boundaries of Colorado. We had found
ourselves utterly unable to bring about
a settlement because the situation was
controlled from beyond the state"
Officers of the "Law and Order
League" are as follows: Mrs. C. H
Jacobson, president; Mrs. Helen L. Gren-
fell, first vice president; Mrs. Henry J.
Hershey, second vice president; Mrs. w.
C. Moser, secretary; Mrs. Frank L.
Woodward, treasurer.
This league was organized in an at
tempt to counteract the influence of the
Women's Peace League, which forced
Governor Ammons to appeal to Presi-
dent Wilson for federal troops to re-
store peace in Colorado.