The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-02-05


of Fremont county on Main street FRI
day afternoon and their subsequent
meeting at the rink, corner Eleventh
and Main streets. was the largest and
most imposing demonstration of the
kind that has taken place in this por-
tion OF the Arkansas valley since the
strike in the southern Colorado coal
fields began last September.
The members of the local organi-
zations of the United Mine Workers
Of America from Florence. Coal Creek,
Williamsburg. Rockvale. Brookside
and Prospect Heights were in line and
were more than a thousand strong.
The marching column was formed In
Prospect Heights. the delegations
from the other unions assembling
there about o'clock. and proceeded
along First street to Main and thence
10 the rink, where the formal exer-
cises Of the afternoon were held. The
marchers carried banners extolling
the virtues OF Mother" Jones. ridi-
cuiing the lack OF chivalry in General
Chase and proclaiming their faith in
the ultimate triumph of the strike.
The meeting. which filled the rink
~ its capacity. was presided over by
Davie Robb. of Florence. one OF the
state organizers OF the United Mine
Workers OF America. Following the
singing OF the strikers battle song.
written by Mr.. Robb. and sung to the
tune OF Tramp. Thamp. Tramp. the
BBoys are Marching" John Brown.
one OF the national organizers of the
union. whose home is in West Vir-
ginia. was introduced and made stir
ring address OF an hours duration.
Mr.. Brown said that he had come
To Colorado from his home state TO
help the miners win In the struggle
in which they are now engaged. He
said the controversy now on between
the strikers and the operators could
triumph for the miners was inevitable.
The same Industrial conditions. con-
tinued Mr.. Brown. exist in Colorado
as are found in West Virginia, Penn
syivania. Alabama and Tennessee and
uneil something akin to a revolution
in them takes place labor will never
he satisfied with its lot. The agita-
tion for better things has come 10
stay. and, like Banquo's ghost. will
not down, despite all of the machina-
tions OF capital and its minions.
Referring to the strike in colora-
do. Mr. Brown said: you men Of
Colorado made grevious mistake last
fail In electing a spineless. nonentity
20 be the chief magistrate of the state.
IL you had been more judicious and
discriminating in your choice. 1t
would have been to your advantage.
There are 723.0oo coal miners in the
United Staes. said Mr.. Brown. OF
which 100000 belong to the United
Mine Workers of Amarica. There are
ss.oooooo of wage workers in this
country. of which 5000. 900 are women
and 1000. 1000 are children. II h only
question of a comparatively short
time until all of them are enlisted
under a union banner and then labor
will come into its own.
Other speakers of the afternoon
were Mr. Rohb. of Florence. and
Charles Bailey. the latter from Miss.
curl Mr.. Robb. who. like Mr.. Brown
Is a forceful taiker. devoted himself
to an explanation OF why the Roya
Gorge coal mine was shut down afts,
joint agreement had been enteret
into between the union and Mr.. Bes
IFS. owner and manager O the proper
ty. to operate II during the contin
uance Of the strike. The explanation
was an exhaustive one and was list