Evening journal., 1914-07-11
The Struggle in Colorado
For Industrial Freedom

fines, and assessments for which the
member may be indebted, and then
remit this sum to union neadquar-
ters
What the Union Demands.
"To be more specific, these agita-
tors and leaders, the representatives
of not to exceed 1000 striking men,
say to the mine owners of my State.
You must discharge every one OF
your 10000 loyal and satisfied work
men unless they join the United Mine
Workers Of America, and If they
Join, you must deduct from their pay
roll such amounts as we may here
after see At to assess against them,
and send IL to the union treasury
to use as we see fit'
Importation of AgitatOrs.
Prior to the calling of this strike
no substantial differences existed
between the mine owners and their
workmen. There had been no State
wide labor trouble for 10 years. only
2.O4S out of a total of $4,000 miners
| in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah
we're members Of the United Mine
1 Workers of America. But the off,
GERS of this organization proceeded
/ to import into Colorado a horde Of
4 raid professional agitators and agents
with the avowed purpose OF circu-
| lating among the miners and inject
! ing into their minds a spirit Of dis
content and dissatisfaction with their
( employers and the conditions under
which they were working.
Several weeks ago, at a time when
the emissaries of the United Mine
Workers of America we're trying to
make il appear that Mr.. John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., was responsible for
and had the power to terminate the
| Colorado coal strike. the distin
guished chairman of the investigating
committee of this House telegrapheo
Mr. Rockefeller that Mr.. Green
secretary-treasurer OF the United
Mine Workers of America, had made
rublic a statement announcing that
7 the demand for recognition of the
union would be waived, and II was
suggested TO Mr.. Rockefeller. in view
of this circumstance, that negoti-
ations be entered into looking 10 A
settlement
"Mr. Green was Immediately called
upon by the miners Of Illinois, then
in convention at Peoria, to explain
what he meant by making such a
statement He answered by denying
that such an announcement had ever
been made by him, and asserted that
under no circumstances would union
recognition be waived in Colorado.
More recently on June 9Th, John r.
Lawson. in charge of the strike, with
headquarters at Denver. reiterated
the oft-repeated NO peace without
! recognition of the union
Fighting for the Right TO Work.
"The necessity for the maintenance
of the open shop for which the mine
owners OF Colorado are fighting, in
wolves a principle far from local in
its character
IF this country is 10 endure. al
81 least in its present form. the con
! stitutional right of every man 10
2 work for whom, when, and upon such
} terms as he sees fit must be pre-
2 served. and the employers of labor
in Colorado who are standing for this
/, principle deserve, instead of denunci-
. elton. the encouragement and support
I of every patriotic citizen. II will be
3 q sad day for our country when men
= decline to fight to a finish for a prin-
D cple
< The Remedy.
}, There is but a single effective
5 rcmedy-let maudlin sympathy for
those who stand in open rebellion
). against constituted authority be
S ianished.
r LET all good citizens encourage
I end assist the officers of the law in
d faithfully and vigorously executing
the statutes and constitutional provi.
{ sions Of The state Of Colorado and NJ
! the United states.
a In this way. and In this way only
i under existing conditions. can IN,
o rights of al parties be restored an'
J. preserved and the dignity Of a Eres
# State and The greatest country oz
b earth he maintained