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United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14

Every workingman should cast vote
in next Tuesdays special election,
whether taxpayer or not. All regis
tered citizens are entitled to vote on the
charter amendments, which are the most
important issues Mt stake. There will
he three separate ballots handed out TO
electors at the voting booths. Electors
will be permitted TO vote according to
this plani
Only those who paid taxes in 1918 for
1919 assessments will be allowed to vote
ON the S3.000.0o0 bond issue for the
Moffat tunnel.
ON tho Retail association plan for n
twenty year franchise for the Denver
Union Water company, which also will
constitute separate ballot, in addition
to those who paid taxes in 1913. those
who were assessed for taxes last year,
whether paid or not. will be entitled
TO vote.
The third ballot will contain all the
proposed charter amendments. and every
registered citizen. taxpayer or not. can
vote this. 1t will contain these propo-
sitions;
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
Working People Should Vote
On All Charter Amendments

Retail association amendment supple.
mcnting the franchise, altering the pow
crs of the Public Utilities Commission
in accordance with wishes OF the Denver
Union Water company.
Providing that salaries and compcn.
sation of all city employees shall be pay
able on the first and fifteenth days OF
each month.
An amendment stipulating that prop
crty shall not be sold for default in pay
ment Of one special assessment.
Providing for the payment OF interest
scmi-annually ON all city bonds.
Permitting park district bonds to run
fifteen years or less.
To extend the life OF city bonds foi
fifty years. or the full length OF time
authorized by any future amendment to
the state constitution.
Working people who are not assessed
taxpayers should not permit themselves
to be fooled by assertions that they can.
not vote in this special election. Ii tax
payers they can vote all three ballots
IL not taxpayers they are only prohib-
tied from voting the Moffat tunnel and
Water company twenty-year franchise.
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
DENVER COLORADO SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IA, 1914
MAY AMALCAMATE ALL MINERS
INTO UNION OF 55O,OOO men
RECALL ELECTION MARCH 81.
California State Senator Must Answer
for Betrayal of Pledges.

Governor Hiram johnson of California
has set March 81 as the date for the
special election at which the voters OF
Contra Costa and Marin counties will
vote upon the question OF recalling State
Senator James c. Owens of the Ninth
senatorial district. A petition carrying
q sufficient number OF voters names,
asking for ballot, has been filed with
Secretary of State Jordan.
The ballot will be printed as follows:
Shall James Owens be recalled from
the office as a member of the senate of
the state OF California from the Ninth
senatorial DISTRICT"
Owens endeavored to secure court in
junction against the recall election. after
the working people had secured suffi-
cient signatures. The recall movement
was inaugurated by the California State
Federation OF Labor. In the senate
Owens opposed labor bills he had pledged
working people to support.
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
coxEY TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR.

"cneral Jacob 5. CoSey OF hobo re-
nown has announced himself rs candi-
late for governor OF Ohio on the Social
ist ticket.
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
Investigation Will Con-
a. tinue at Trinidad
Lawson and Brake Give Con-
eressmen Complete Record
OF Colorado War TO Date

t,ssdsuoe which ronclusivcly shows
that miners in southern Colorado have
b,,cn held Ia state of p-onacc. federal
and state laws 1T At nauEhi. strikers
dc,err,-i from receiving mail from poet
offiosrs located be- company stores, short
wright psyment- ior mining. state mill
TIA u-,d TO keep -trischTeakcrs in the
minos at point OF the bayonct, men
brought here from other states under
ialsc and misleading promises, refusal
and inability OF county and state off
cials to cnforcc the laws. total disre-
gard of the operators for state mining
laws enacted for protection of life and
health OF the workers. and that the
number OF fatal accidents 10 tons Of
coal mine.i is double in Colorado to that
of other coal mining districts. is being
PRODUCED before the congressional COM
mittse which began taking testimony in
Denver Monday morning.
Sessions OF the committee were held
this week in the Senate chamber of the
stat, Capitol. II was made clear at the
outset that members of the committee
wcru determined to make most thor.
ough investigation aud no tcchnisalities
were permitted to stand in the way.
The committee consists of Martin u.
Poster. chairman, oi Illinois; James 4.
Byruc- of South. Carolina. John NJ.
Evans OF Montana. Richard Austin OF
Tennessee and Howard w. Sutherland of
West Virginia. the latter being mine
owner himself. Chester Taylor of Ark
anras is clerk TO the committee, and
Martin jake. former sheriff OF Effing-
ham. IIl.. is the sergcant-at-arms.
Refuse to Dine with Operators.
That members OF the committee in no
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14

panies and were a law unto themselves.
Tila, deputies from the state labor de
Partment had been refused entrance to
the barricaded mining camps to ascer-
tain ii the state laws were being COM
piled with. ard that Governor Ammons
had refused TO issue an order giving
these state Inspectors an opportunity
To do this work. Brake further testified
that court juries Were drawn in these
two counties with instructions TO con-
Wet or acqust NJ might be the wish of
the coal operators He said under these
circumstances il was impossible TO en-
force law- cnactesl to protect the work
ers.
Adolph Ccrmcr. national organizer fos
the United Mine Workers and in charge
Of the Walsenburg district until ar
rested by order oi General Chase and
thrown into prison. testified as TO OPP
Continued ON Page Three
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14

There are approximately 1900 mer
employed in the mines OF Butte. Mont
alone. OF which 5000 are Federation
men,
The report then declares that unless
miners have an up-to-date union card
they eapnot work in most of the West
ern camps. but there i no complaint
about this and strikes practically are
unknown. Wages in Butte. the report
says, are fixed on the selling price OF
copper. and this works out satisfactorily
on both sides In conclusion. the report
says:
Prom y loig conversation with the
general manager of the Anaconda com
pany. learned that the Amalgamated
company has no fault To find with the
union and would not work under anv
but the present system as a matter Of
choice. He saw NO reason why his plan
would not work out in Michigan"
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14

A. the labor deputies We're told ii they
did not 20 voluntarily they would be
forcibly elected. Eli and Dick deemed dis
eretion the better part Of valor and de-
parted forthwith
u Will be noted that while AT Delaeua
and Hastings the coal company officials
refused TO permit the state Officers TO
proceed with their legal duties. at Forbes
it was an edict OF the militia that de
terred them from ascertaining whether
the state laws were being violated.
The next attempt of the deputies to
make an inspection was up the Tobaseo-
Berwind canon They had first secured
a permit from the militia officer In
charge at Ludlow Here Mine Superin-
tendent o'Neil gave them permission to
inspect machinery in and about the
mines. but not to converse with the min
ers. When this unsatisfactory proceed.
ing was over the superintendent volun-
teered to provide transportation To
Burns. station on the Rio Grande. His
rig was ordered and the state labor dep
Wic> were surprised to find the driver.
who took his orders from the mine boss.
to b. a member OF the state militia. ii,
the uniform of a sergeant. This proved
to BE- Sergeant Davis. formerly in the
employ OF the c. +. ,S l. at Berwind as
wagon driver who had joined the state
militia since it was ordered ON mine
guard duty.
Deputies Gross and Howe returned to
Denver saturday. having been unable
by reason OF tactics adopted he the state
militia IN prohibiting Inspection. to
gather amy reliable data as to violations
of state labor laws
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
STRIKE CASES SET FOR JUNE.

When the sixteen murder cases grow
ing out OF the coal strike We're called at
Waisenhnrr Monday District Judge Nc.
tcndric set them over to the June term
Attorney Hawkins OF Denver was pres.
cnt IN behalf OF the accused. as legal rep
rcscntatiNe OF the United Niue Work.
Hrs. Among the cases were those Of
nine men alleged by the military an.
'hontics to have Confessed to the
killing OF three mine guards and a chauf.
fcur Mt La Ncta.
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
SOLDIERS DEPORT
LABOR DEPUTIES
Gross and howe Unable to In
speCt Mines
Sareeant Takes Orders from Mine
Superintendent and Drives
Deputies to Depot

State Labor Deputies Eli NJ. Gross
and George h. Howe, from Commissioner
Edwin V. Brakes office, have had the
distinction OF being dePorted from the
coal camps in the southern strike zone.
Acting under orders OF the state labor
commissioner, they went to Trinidad for
the purpose of aseertaining if miners
weHe being held against their will ana to
inv estigate reports that the deception
Law was being violated At Delagua
AM Hastings camps they were given
passes by the militia officer in charge
at ludlow to go through the lines, but
the mine superintendent would not per-
nit the deputies to interview the men
They then returned to Trinidad and re-
ported to Commissioner Brake, who en-
denvored to induce Governor Ammons to
iss'le an order guaranteeing officials OF
the state labor department the right to
enter the camps. interview the miners
ami ascertain if the laws OF the state
were being violated. Remarkable TO
state the governor refused such an
order
Gross and Howe then proceeded to
forbes camp, where Captain Harry lns-
ley and Lieutenant olinger gave them
Immediate permission to proceed Here
the mine superintendent. William Muir
ray OF the Victor American company
stated that as he had no orders to refuse
stat officials to enter the camp. they
coui 20 ahead However, Murray lost
Do time in getting General Chase on the
phone. Before they got fairly started a
4ciaier came running up and said Lieu
camp headquarters at once. Upon re-
turning there. the deputies were ordered
to leave the camp instauter. Asked wn,
such sudden change Of conduct. the lieu
trnant said orders had hecn received by
phone from General Chase'> headquarters
30 Trinidad not to permit the inspection
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
H0AGE GETS GOOD START
AS ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT
NEW ADMINISTRATION INAUGU-
RATED IN PROMISING MANNER.
New Standing Committees Meet with
General Favor and Good Work
May Be Expected.

rresidcn, Earl Il. Hoac., OF the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly started hi
administration off in way satisfactory
to the large number OF delegates pres
cut at sundays meeting lie announced
hi~ standing committees a complete list
ot which viii be found on another page
u the official minutes
Interest ccntcrcd principally in chair
mauships of the Legislative aud Labor
Day eommittccs. H. ;. Pcrcgrine. sccre-
tarN of Stationary Engineers Union Ne
]. was appointed chairman OF the former
and Edward J. Hines OF Typographical
ruinn, and former president of the As
>cmbly, chairman OF the latter
\ request Of the retiring Legislative
Committee fQr committee to invcsti-
glte inucndocs of misconduct hy it,
members was not agreed to. the dele
gates being satisfied with the work os
this committee.
f'lr Assembly unanimously mdorsed
the appeal OF thc American Federation OF
I.lhor ior assisting the Western Fedora
ton of Miners in thc Michigan copper
strike. voted SsS for this purpose and
urged all affiliated unions to donate TO
the extent of their ability.
Mrs. Clara ricrson. travelling represent
ativc of the Kalamazoo Corset Workers
Uuion. made an interesting address. IN
which she told ot the brave battle S'lS
union women workers were putting mp
against the non-union factory OF that
city.
Organizer Hamilton made a lengthy
statement of plans under way for new
unions. among them being the butchers
and boot and shoe workers. said his
committcc expected TO he active' aud
with the aid OF union members would be
able soon To show material results.
Judge Charles c. Butler was commend
cd Tor his recent decision upholding the
loan shark law. aud il is probable the
assembly will take steps to see that its
provisions are complied with. Ii was
stated that only one money lender in
Denver had taken out state lieeuse. as
required by the new law. Others had
cvaded It by Incorporating as bankers
aud continuing to charge in excess OF
per cent month interest from bor-
rowers
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14

demonstrated by the fact that day and
night sessions are being held, and up TO
Thursday noon more than . score OF
witnesses had been examined. For the
fir-t time since the strike began on Sep
;embeS - of last year the coal opera
tors aud Officers OF the United Mine
Workers have been brought face to face.
This is one point gained at least in the
fir-t week OF the probe.
Soon after the committee arrived in
Dcnvcr lac, Sunday morning conferences
were. held at the Brown Palace hote.
with Governor Ammons. opcrator- Jesse
p. Nelborn Of the c. D. a L. John c.
osgnod of the Victor American and
David =. Brown Of the Rocky Mountain
Fuel Company. President John G. Ne
Lehman and National Representative
John r. Lawson OF the United Nine
Workers wcrc also conferred with.
An invitation extended by the big
Three operators to members Of the
committee to wine and dine with them
at the Denver Club was promptly de-
elined.
when the hearings in Denver are com
plcted the committee will 60 to Trihi-
dad. where propositions have been made
90 get ai the very bottom Of the labor
warts causes and effect
The attorneys representing the miners
are +. =. Costigsn OF Denver and James
II. brewster Of Boulder: for the opera
tor, Judge Nor,hcu,t of Trinidad, Her
rington and Cove OF Denver.
Brake Says Law Is Ignored.
State Minc Inspector James Dalrym-
pie was the first witness called after
State Geoloeist Russell George had de-
scribcd the state coal districts and for
nation with government map. Dali
rymplc said his Investigations and re-
ports showed the mining laws of the
state yen not being complied with and
the cSccss OF accidents in Colorado
mines was due to this fact, and the
deaths of Ill men in these mines dur
ing 1918. Ed Corey. former mine in
spcctor. testified TO tho same effect.
State Labor Commissioner Edwin V.
Brake told the committee that the
county officials in Las Animns and
Hucrfano counties were controlled alb
solptely by the three big mining COM
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
W. F. M. Board ConSid-
erS the Plan
Judge Hilton Tells Invest gators
What the Miners Will Prove
In Strike Trouble

The report of the federal commission
on industrial relations, sustaining the
Western Federation of Miners in the
Michigan strike and placing the blame
for existing troubles on the tyrannical
attitude assumed by the copper opera
tors, was what might be expected
through and impartial investigation"
said President Charles H. Meyer to The
Bulletin Thursday morning. He was
evidently very much pleased with the
report from Washington. as were other
members of the executive board re-
naming in Denver.
Il am convinced Meyer continued.
that the congressional probe will like
wise disclose the justice and the fairness
which has characterized the Federation's
position since the strike began and vii,
expose the unfair and arbitrary position
which the operators have assumed
Only one point is now involved in
Miehigan-the right of the men to or
ganize- The closed shop is not de-
manded. 1t is not even specified that
the men belong to the Western Fe,iera-
tion. The eight t-hour day. which was
one OF the Federation's original demands
for its men, has been established and n
pay increase has been granted. The
other demands have been waived.
The issue is now solely whether the
men shall be granted the inherent right
OF every American citizen to organize
for legitimate purpose
I sincerely trust that the congress
sional investigators viii accord the op-
orators refusal to eoueede this right
the eensure it deserves
To Confer on Amaigamation.
Alter being in session five DAYS going
over routine business. the executive
board adjourned Wednesday. Commit
teeman William Davidson left at once
for Hancock Mich whore the eongres-
sional investi <.stion Is being nv.,,- presi-
dent Move said he would probably 20
there neNe week.
One of the matters considered hx III.
board was a proposed amalramation
with the United Mine Workers OF Amer.
lea. which would create one great or
ganization OF miners with approximately
$4,000 members President Mover was
authorized to appoint conference COM
mittee to meet with similar representa-
tives from the coal miners. as provided
for at the recent indianapolis conven-
tion. report OF this conference will
be made at the annual convention 10 be
held in Hancock next July.
Another subject considered was pro-
posing of congressional act making it
a felony for an employer OF labor to
discriminate against an employe be-
cnnse of membership in a labor union.
and attaching prison penalty for viola
tion OF this law.
The bill will probably be framed a.
an amplifieation OF the constitutional
provisions guaranteeing the rights OF
free speech and peaeeahie assemblage.
both OF which are abridged when non
membership in labor organizations Is
Continued on Page Two,
United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
GARMAN GOES TO MICHIGAN.
Will Visit Strike Zone in Interest of
Western Federation of Miners

Harvey E. Garman. general manager
OF The United Labor Bulletin. left Den
yer last Sunday afternoon for Haneock,
Mich. He goes to the copper mine
strike zone at the special request OF the
Western Federation of Miners executive
board, which has been in session here.
1t Is expected Mr.. Garman will be pres
ent at sessions OF the congressional in
vestigating committee, which began
probing the strike situation this week
He will return to Denver about Febru-
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