The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-11
My Possible Basis for Settle
ment Between Workman
and Employer, Declares Un~
ion Official to Prcbers.
|LAIMS AFFIDAvITs
TO PROVE PE0NAGE
'iolation of Postal Laws Al
legged in Withholding of Let.
ters Addressed 20 Mother
Jones.

sy Leased Wire To Evening herald
Denver Colo, Feb. li.--JOhn Il.
awson. Colorado member of the in
rnatbnal executive board OF lhe
nlted Mine Workers of America, to-
lty asked the house investigation
hmmittee TO excuse him from reveal
x all the details of the district con-
fntion at which the Colorado coal
|Fikc was called.
'l"You gentlemen must remember" +"
said that this strike Is not over
No. and we do not care 20 reveal any
ling that might give away our hand
III the operators"
slThe labor leader was allowed ~
. Ne such Information regarding the
Invention as he saw ~. and was not
essed for union secrets.
He said that the convention was
ID September 90. .iala, and consist.
OF about 200 delegates elected by
4 y members OF the local unions. and
I az the vote Ia strike was Unanimous.
4 &sAskcd by Chairman Foster for hts
asOns for insisting Spon recOgni-
n. the labor leader said. Without
ion recognition. there Ia no basis
n settlement between workman and
lpioyer The union prevents strikes
d without d, few men may strike
hout Justification. Then. morgan
d workers cannot obtain redress for
uses or change OF working cOndi-
ma. II they make complaint they
discharged
llsawson then told of the alleged Inn
rtatlon OF strike breakers. lie de-
red that there had been less dis
rhancc ia the northern than In the
Ithern Colorado fields, although
Il IT, troops had not boen sent to the
mes In the north.
The witness was questioned regard
the district convention at which
strike was called.
The operators have been consider
ly puzzled how the delegates from
the camps got to that convention.
the reply. since 1909, when
out 5000 OF our men were dis
,rged In southern Colorado for be-
glng To the union, We have become
iiious. We kept our membership
ret aud the operators never have
md out how the delegates were
ected."
DO you object To telling us. now
,t these men are all oh striker"
only that this strike In not oven
and We do not care To give away
hand"
The witness said. however. that io'
unions had been organized secret
and that all the members we're al
ed To vote for delegates. lie said
4 the convention was composed ol
lut zee delegates and that ths
ke vote was unanimous.
he witness then told OF the EFFORTS
secure conference between Uper'
~ and miners He said that this
'rators had refused TO enter room
h any officers OF the United Mine
srkcrs of America.
In that case" asked Represents
Evans don't you think SONS
81 may come Of this investigation
se we have got you all In the sans
M"
Well Il viii do no harm replied
witness
.awson then told of the efforts o
selbert stewart of the department
labor and Secretary Wilson TO set
the strike.
hen the witness described the ne
iations for peace a. which com
tees from miners and operator
! In adjoining rooms with Governor
imons as mediator. This confer
e failed to settle the strike, Law
told OF the submission OF tw'
positions by Secretary Wilson an'
Vernon AmmOnH. one Of whicl
n was Withdrawn, the other re
ted by the men
a wsOn declared the men reJecie'
peace proposal because u did no
vide for increased wages or reeog
on Of the union. The operators. h
!. accepted the proposition. whicl
declared was Identical with IN
ma the employers themselves ha'
United 10 the governor sewers
ks before.
he witness teld of the meeting .
ors OF Colorado papers al whic
resolutions were adof ed regard
the settlement Of the strike.
representative Austin asked law