The chronicle=news., 1914-10-22
PLAIN talk BY
A LAW AND
ORDER DEMOCRAT
BEGINNING Of THE END.

Every fair.minded, well-disposed
citizen of Colorado wants to see re.
turn Of prosperity and industrial
peace. If man does not like his
employer nor his work. he has the
fright to quit both. When q non
resident or citizen Of the state throws
down his tools and turns his back on
his job he has forfeited his control
over both. Whether or not another
man takes up the shovel and begins
work where the gutter left off is
none of his business. The constitu-
top of the United States gives pro.
lection to every citizen against de.
NAL of his right to work as the Hon.
7. N. Patterson has said: "At any
trade for any wage and for any man
he pleases." And President Wilson
has now made it clear that he stands
on that doctrine. Nothing further
is necessary to bring about the natu-
ral order Of things in the coal mining
districts. There are plenty of un-
employed citizens of Colorado will
ing, even anxious, to work to fill
every vacant place in and about the
mines and the public will be graft
fed to know with winter at hand
there will be no shortage of fuel.
The men in the tent colonies who
were brutally and cruelty led into
the pitiful condition that surrounds
them are entitled to sympathy They
were contented and prosperous until
they listened to the advice of those
who thrive only by melting disorder
and strife. The great majority were
peaceable and industrious and would
be 10 now if they had been let alone.
The jobs they gave up will soon be
filed. Many Of them are splendid
miners and prefer work to idleness.
They cannot remain in the tent colo
niesalways, and the sooner they
come to understand that they can
never accomplish anything except by
lawful means the better it will be
for them.
They have gained nothing by the
strike. They have lost much. They
are residents of Colorado, although
they may not be citizens. They have
10 right to continue to live in Colo
RADIO and there is way open to
them where they can put in force
all the rules and regulations that
they think will give them complete
justice. There are Thousands Of
acres of coal land that belong to the
state. They can lease ~ much Of it
a. they want by paying the state
royalty of 10 cents per ton on the
coal they mine. Neither Rockefeller
nor any other Teller can get better
Its1ms. They can divide up the pro-
oeeds amonG. the1aelgss And il. What
they say j. true they can put the
present operators and owners out Of
business. It will require far leas
money to equip mine than to main
tain, the colonies in idleness.
But the proposition il open on even
better terms. There are idle miners
fully equipped within rs miles Of
Denver with railroad tracks built to
the tipples, the coal veins are from
2 to 10 feet thick. Nothing to do
but fire up and commence business.
Room for every idle miner in this
district. These mines can be leased
on most favorable terms. Why
don't the residents Of the tent colo
mise lease these properties and show
to the world by actual demonstra-
ton the tyranny and Injustice they
have suffered at the hands Of former
employers. II. with everything in
their own hands and dividing up the
entire proceeds they can't improve
their condition they will learn SOME
thing IN their advantage ANYHOW.