The chronicle=news., 1914-08-31
FIXING RESPONSIBILITY
Grand Jury Turns Light on Criminal Method!
of United Mine Workers -.-..


dcthe destruction of property by fire and dynamite the kill
and the intimidation of and children the
work armed mobs and the mobs made members Of
the United Mine Workers America aided and encouraged by Of
fcial and leaders, the mobs armed by firearms and with
munin purchased and distributed for Of law violation by
the officials and leaders Of the union So the Animas county
grand jury its report after two months of Investigation
The jury Investigations sought the cooperation of
the heads securing evidence but they sought in vain The
jury number taking part the disorders
had spirited the district ecreted in order ha their
evidence could not be taken ~
During long investigation the grand jury
all times advised by deputy attorney general of the state the
district attorneys office rendering essance whatever and for
that the commended that the be prosecuted by
the attorney generals office aided by special local prosecutor
The grand jury recommended also that the license for the
July 2oh saloon conducted by Frank Menzoe Asuar be
revoked closed place has been rendezvous for
the strikers since the trouble started.
This grand jury the Of Colorado report
holding the unonists responsible for the outrages committed
found that disorders largely brought about BY the counses
and activity Of agatos from outside the state The report has at
least turned the light the notorious methods and practices Of
the United Nine Workers Of America
The grand jury made of who old and
resident, Of The county who have been prominent and
full in business professional life Hundreds Of
ned and hundreds Of appeared before them The jury
accomplished much for the good of this community for the sate OF
Colorado and the nation at large.
The deplorabe conditions criminal
methods the clearly forth that portion Of the
report which says:
deplorable the criminal
methods of the clearly forth that portion Of the
port which says
evidence produced clearly shows that the crimes
under consideration committed by armed mob acting pur
Of waned carefully maturd plans having for their OBJ
ec the destruction and human life These mob were
members the United Mine Workers America and
their sympathizers significant fact that
the organization question through its chief officers this %
bought and paid for and furnished to its mebe the and
ammunition used organized and led the mobs and directed the
ton of the various crimes also that the members of
these mo when injured the their criminal enterprises
cared for secreted by the officers of the organization and
significant also that all OF the various affrays
referred to with the exception the occurring at Ludlow
April Goth 1914 occurred such distances from the abodes OF
the striking miners preclude claim that the latter were
defending themselves their homes fre:n attack
appears that the responsible for the conduct Of
the strike other states who apparently
here for the sole assuming charge Of the situation
behalf of the United Mine Work America and direct the
the conflict the officers of this county and Of
the state of Colorado.
is also matter of knowledge shared by the
bers Of this jury with other residents Of this county that the
funds for the prosecution of this organized nsurecon derived
from levied borng members Of the organi
zaton in other and from vol untay contributions from
bers Of labor organizations h aabe throughout the
United States From the system Misrepresentation of the facts
by the officers Of the United Nine Workers Of America and by
portion Of the this it reasonable to that
these contributions made in the mistaken belief that they
be used the of rendered destitute by
unemployment due the strike The evident however that
they largely used in the purchase Of fire and ammunition
be used by the strikers Of violence designed to
compliance with their demands through induced by th
destruction Of life and property
THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH US, ED. r