The chronicle=news., 1914-06-25

peared in recent issue Of the
Houghton. Michigan. Gazette. Will
be of special interest at this time to
the people of Colorado for similar
conditions prevail here:
II agree with you that the strike
is over and that we should discon-
tinue talking about 1t. but on the
other hand. l believe we are over
looking something The agitators
are still with us. Rickard. Mikko.
Anttila. Dunnizan. Macchi. Jedda,
Oppman and many others appear to
be working at the same old game.
They are organizing the same as they
did for several months before the
strike. 1t is claimed by some that
they are now paid by the United
Mine Workers instead OF the West
ern Federation of Miners. However
that may be. 1t is easy to believe
that none of them Is working for his
health or for the benefit OF this COM
munity or its citizens 1t is also
claimed by some OF these agitators
that they are securing members. and
1t seems reasonable to conclude that
the United Mine Workers are not
sending any dollars into this field
unless they are sure of two or more
dollars in return. for the simple seas
on that they have troubles of their
own in Colorado and in their other
| ,ayhi mot ho
sive at this time L for one cannot
believe that the United Mine Work
ers are in a position at this time to
invest their dollars for returns In
the distant future. and think it can
be taken as granted that these paid
agitators are making good by secur-
ing at least enough members who
will pay dues and assessments suf-
ficient to more than cover the ex-
pense of getting them to Join.
ITO most Of us 1t would appear
that 1t would be impossible to secure
members to any miners union in the
copper country at this time. but II
you will remember 1t seemed Just as
impossible before last July. 1t
strikes me that some men in this
community have union fever Just as
others have the get-rich- quick fever.
1t would probably be impossible to
get them to bite at this time at
Western Federation bait. but il 1t
is true that the bait has been
changed to the United Mine Workers
it may appear to them that this Is
something different, and they will
bite just as they did before. The
Western Federation of Miners prom
ised the workmen something for
nothing, but what the workmen
got was nothing for something" !"
and II they can be made to believe
that the United Mine Workers can
deliver the goods they will certain
ly look upon this as a chance to re-
cover what they have lost. You and
II know that neither the United Mine
Workers nor the Western Federation
of Miners can deliver the goods, but
if we are to keep still and let these
paid agitators do all the talking we
will wake up some day to find that a
small percentage of the workmen in
this community have fallen for the
same old gag under its new game.
Let us presume that these agitat-
ors will fuss around until they get
ten per cent of the workmen to join
them again. In addition to this they
will have the Socialists; most OF
them do not work in the mines. but
are glad to join in with any move
ment of this kind. For a time af'
} tier getting this aggregation to join
Slthey will be contented with collect.
ling dues and assessments to helI
] lthem in strikes in other camps, but
just as soon as they are financially
able, there is no question that the.
Twill again direct their attentions tt
this field, and we will have to gc
Through the same old thing again
and while there is no question thai
the chance, as it would cost us TOT
much in money. time. nerve strair
Hand in many other ways. No mar
benefited by the recent strike, ex
cept, OF course, the paid agitators
lunless 1t is to come out of the future
by reason of cleaning uD this com
munity, but we cannot say that thu
community is clean so long as w
permit these agitators to work u
lwithout opposition.
why not clean house right? M.
notion is that we can do this by a5i
the agitators out of here. to
gether with the fellows who are still
willing to believe in their promise
of something for nothing fee
safe in assuming that 80 per cent