The chronicle=news., 1914-04-29


wage scale compares fsyorsbiy With
that OF any similar mines. whether
union Of noa.unios. In any part Of
the company.
In sddits0n 10 the above. the only
matter. which has besa raised by the
union II tho unioalsiax of The eosn-
pany's camp. o. this auessioa Of
the open shop namely. the Tixht OF
every American eitissa To work %
terms satisfactory 10 himself without
obtsining the rOnseat of the union.
I reiterated To IN. Pnstes what . said
in my examinations hefor- the com
niti~~ On mincs aad miains In WASH
insioa n f~~ DAYS aen. that we re-
xArd-d this as = matter at prineiple.
which could not be sTbi,rAied. 10
s~ply To bis request for ssine sakses.
:tnn as To how the strike could b.
Terminated. wo said to Ds. Foster.
that II the psesidess would make .
.'s,hll~ s'aieanest that tho federal
iroais wsrc beiaK seat TO Colombo
for the parfs>e of forcing o,'edienee
to the is~ sad ssearisE ,o every cit.
i1sn the right Guassals-d by HIN BY
the prosreiioa 10 b. protected 10 hs
life sad liberty whesh~r he chooses
"a ~ovk ~ . sucmhes of unIoa or
no'. Il would 70 far 10 terminate the
d~riosabl- roAdttloas which now ~s.
ist.
IL vas . source a profound T~-
ss-s To as that our conference with
~. inss~s did not result in aay sax
session to ioesias so~ara solution
u the difficulty. The effort has
,,-cn made To play the responsibility
fnf the sonsinaAstos %. this strike
aioa u.y. as Individual o.a-ss OF
stock in ss- of tho aiming .osn.
psni.> iasoised. A. sa,linsd above
in .af tai. With bs. Foster. tie tee
sss cf Tie Colorado i'u-i and Iron
soaspahy in pfosis,ss foe u. em.
GLOVES. ioas before th- strike. the
srsY ,hiass sss which the union il
ss'~asibis s.a,sasiss. shsssli make /,
',Sar that the ssiy psia, o, Issue.
so ssr as the Colorado t'is, ahs iron
nsspaay is ..asesaei. is that At
tnianisias and uniosisiss =, the BE-
f-.,. s.s al -sssp..rs.. ,~s. thaa TO
r-f .-ns os -hetu Ses- unkpa ns-n.
,-s al III. i-~hesi of IN .s',siar BODY
This. as I have .aid. ie !, matter of
fsinsipi- which ~. eouia nos srrrde
as sr.i,sai-.
In order so eass-et an impsrseios
shie. .~re,s In have ssiscsi sassvsey
desire In srsssaas sAaS was tuij,
dated IN tho suAss~s.Soasl esAmlss-
stoa. namely. car ineiiina With ref
seas- 70 ossssisrs labor. ~. d.
zos ausssics the sish, al any uas..
men Ia ssr-is ss-s,siss- tAsns~is-. In
ansses Tor the fassh.fsase of their
asaroe sud legitimate jsl-svs,.. hu,
&C do sss~st the -ssssi right of 80
;adisidusI In ~osk Independently Of
uat.a " he 81 elects We are sua-
csdins sssinss the rights ot ustoes
ts isnI~pr themselves urpa an iadus-
r.. sy trsv~. h, assault aad murder.
sud moi sxaias, the sisht of mca tn
o<assIsr tus their mutual t.~actits
The impsv.siue has t,-~a created
that " 80 ~p,ld ssr-e tn submit In
III. uasoa,sin< ot ~. sami~ of the
raicss'i" Fuel ssd Irpn rusupsay this
'n'irr uoahic would i.c ~adcd. The
consider whether or 40, this ts q
right ar fair demand. and In the
igsrrrst of the employees of the com
many - waoir. What would t'c.
.omc of tho great majority of Its
~ert-ss ~rrc such surrender 10 he
made
AN "s It's ioya, nou.untoa CM-
ricyrs. numbering several ihpsisa md.
more than 50 per con. ot tho total
nuui'~s employed in the mines. who
have been faithful aud true to Its To-
irfcs's. would he thrown out of cru-
plc,nent. unic>. willing 10 submitsss
individuals to union iictation. II "
the spirit Of American fairpisy which
is asking such ru,hI.s. disregard Of
honest men or 4. the spirit Of parti.
sanshjp sclf seeking Hut the i.euc
Is no, cf merely local Importance. II
affects every workinsmau through
",t the land. The fact that labor
au,ons rcprcscn, a very small minor
ity ~ the workers of the entire coun-
try sccnre to he lost sight of by those
who urge the termination Of this To-
sai difficulty at the price Of surrcn-
'ler to union domination. Surely NO
thinking man can ask. much 1cxs cs-
pcct. that VIC will abandon our own