The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-08
United Mine Workers will
Hold Nationwide Walkout
as Threat Over Head Of Fed
eral Government.
DECLARE FIGHT MUST
GO TO THE FINISH
Miners Urged to Remain at
Work in Order to Furnish
Sinews of War to the Breth-
rem in Colorado,

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indianapolis. May s.--"That t
is not the part OT wisdom for the
miners la the organized states to
engage la general stril1e at this
particular time" was the report
OF the specinl committee Ia the
International cxeutIye hoard 0f
the United Mine Workers OF
Anerica, in SESSION here. II was
ueetdcd, hOwcvcr, To push the
strik" In Colorado and an appeal
for iinancial help was issued.
After stating that the situation haa
been conyassed thoroughly. the re-
port on the general strike subject
continues.
we believe that We can better aid
our gallant brothers IN Colorado by
remaining az work. thus insuring ia
"a financial way our fullest support to
the men, women ana children, who
have been long engaged In the great
struggle IN Colorado. We must be Ia
"a position to finance 'operly the
strike In that state indefinitely until
the success OF the miners cause Is as-
surcd and a general strike al this
unc might ieOpardizs our position ia
this respect without adding anything
| material to the success OF the Colo.
rado strike.
"Of course, II conditions in Colo
rado no not Improve and n We do not
receive the proper protection from
the federal government, this policy
| may be- changed To meet any exigen-
| cies Of the future that might develop.
We call ON our membership every
where To hold themselves In readiness
/ 60 answer any call we may make on
| them. You can rest assured that We
arr firmly resolved 10 carry 1ut any
move which We believe to be benen-
! cial 20 the Colorado strikers. hut ut
/ this particular time We are sure tho
! policy We have outlined Ia the Wisest
course FOR us 90 pursue
The Call For sIelP.
| The arueal Tor aid, which IN signed
| by John =. White. president. Frank
, J. Hayes vice presidont ana william
Green. secretary and treasurer. is in
part AS follows:
''Will YOU aid them (tho Colorado
strikers and famiiics) In their strug-
gle against John d. Rockefeller. Jr
and jhe Interests which he repre-
scnts' The request Of the president
of the United states through MS per-
. sunU representative. that MI. Rocke-
fel.cr use his influence Ia behalf uf
peace, was refused. When he denied
The presidents request, he assumed
Co be- bigger than the government
itself SHAH such a condition be tol-
Grated by free people? II Ma Rock
cfoller aud the Interests which hs
represents larger and more powerful
than the government of the United
states
We need your help. your sympathy
and your support We appeal to you
10 RESPOND promptly and literally and
thus place yourself fairly and square
ly on the side Of an the people as
against John H. Roekofcller, Jr
whose name Ia insepnrably associated
with standard OIL"
I'm dealing with the haEsrdo u.s.
ness of the wurR OF the miner. ana
the report on the Colorado situation
declares that government statistics
show that covering a period Of ten
years past more men were killed, per
thousand employed, In the coal mines
uf colorado than in any other min
INK section throughout the entire
world"
Report Received Without Comment.
Denver. May s-The report from
Indianapolis that the special commit
tee OF the United Miue Workers of
America had advised against calling a
nation Wide strike "at this particular