The chronicle=news., 1914-11-25
'clfReYNAN REPORTS
ON CONDITIONS
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at seems to have been resolved
to make the issue In the southern
region. and the subsequent arrange.
sients show that the plan was ons
which contemplated matching the
entire resources of tho mine workers.
Organization against the non-union-
iisei operators in Colorado.
Representatives were sent into
the region. and strike sentiment was
worked up and finally 'conysn.
tion' called and the strike voted
"The composition Of this conven.
ltion leads irresistibly to the belief
that 1t was not genuine convention.
was not representative Of the work.
ers In tho fields where the strike was
to be begun. and was merely al Of
fhciai stalking horse for q gigantic
effort to unionize the mines"
"The facts seem tofndicate, with
Irather strong emphasis. that. left to
Themselves. without the outside stim-
iulation and agitation. there would
have been on strike whatever.
at was not a strike OF wage earn
ers who had become retellious
against intolerable conditions; the
conditions were not uniform enough
for that. and some were too pros
porous to strike in any case.
1T was an imported s:rIks.'
Ibroughtin by an outside orsani.a'
ttcn, with possibly the best intcn.
tions IN the world and possibly for
some good ends.
but. as the case appears 10 me.
the invasion was one which was not
justified by the conditions: ami .hs
assumption that it represented the
mine workers actually in the employ
Of the companies when declared, ~
utterly unjustifled by the evidence"
1.-The strike was inausurated pure
tly for the purpose OF compelling the
OF the mines.
at was . war for the unio 1iainE
| of on-union mines and the coEapul-
sion OF the mine operators to accept
unionising at the United Mine Work
ers Of America"
1.-THE invasion Of the state by
what amounts to an armed force.
breeding and carrying on tnsurtec-
ltiou through force. is the real gues-
ton at stake; and that the United
mime Workers of America deliberate
Ily undertook to do this. and have
done It. is my solemn conviction
from study Of all the facts. -.
This does not. be 1T thoroughly
understood. vindicate the coal oper-
ators in everything they have dons
nor absolve them from their failure
Ito DO. things which they ought to
have done!" 81
The state OF Colorado owes 1t to
itself and to the country at large to
sscure the withdrawal of the United
States troops and to secure the ad-
ministration of its own affairs in q
lawful manner. and to this end
every citizen OF Colorado owes hii
serious and earnest efforts, not only
for Colorado's sake but for that o1
the nation as well.' @
"Nobouy wants the thousands Of
ihard-working miners at all oppress'
ed, robbed of a single right, or hin
dered in the free exercise Of ever,
privilege to which they are entitled
4 But. by these same tokens. no
hody can tolerate for a moment the
invasion Of the state by group o.
men who seek. with irresponsible
land unlimited funds. to supply armi
and ammunition to ignorant meI
and urge them to commence. a blood!
assault upon the laws and orderly ad
tministration of public affairs" .t
n "A full copy of MFR. Berles arttcl
will be forwarded by the COLORADO
Fuel and Iron company. Denver
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