Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01
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COLORADO STRIKE


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armed bands, varying in number from
fifty to 400, have attacked the town
of Delagua from the hills and killed
three men. They have dynamioed
and burned the buildings and eqd.p-
ment of the Empire Southwestern
and Green Canon mines at Aguilar.
They have driven men, women and
children into the Empire mine and
sealed the entrance with explosives.
After the declaration of truce agreed
to between the governor and liaW-
llins. attorney for the United Mine
Workers of America, they drove the
postmaster and others away from che
Sunnyside mine and took possession
of it as well as the Pictou mine.
Alleged outrages Enumerated
"They dynamited the tipple at the
mclaughlin mine and fired many
shots into the buildings at Maitland.
"They foreibly entered the store
building at Roolvale and carried
away guns and ammunition. They at
tackled the buildings and dwelling
houses at the Chandler mine and kept
up a merciless fire from the hills fer
nearly forty hours, killed one man
end finally took possession of the
camp by slipping in a number OF men
under a white flag.
"They have burned, dynamiteu and
completely destroyed the McNally
mine in Huerfano county, kept Up an
almost continuous fire from In
trenchments for fifty hours upon the
Walsen mine, wounded one woman.
killed and wounded four mon and
killed a surgeon wearing the Red
Cross insignia while attending
wounded soldier on the field.
atFF-t-- ell to- ya1
mine in Boulder county, killed one
and wounded three men and drove oil
employees and their families - cover
for many hours. They attacked the
Forbes mine in Las Animas county
with Il force of 400 armed men, hiled
seven miners, including four Japan
csc and burned everything in sight
including a stable and thirty-three
mules.
I'm the prosecution of their cam
paign of determination, the foregoing
ar some of the things those men
have done during the past few days
with the tacit consent, active CO.
operation and under the personal dl-
rection and control of officers ana
maid agents o fthe United Mine WORK
ers of America.
Supported by Union Agents.
sAs stated before, the coal mine
operators of this State now have in
their employ about 10000 men who
are satisfied with the conditions OF
their employment. We promised these
men protection from personal Ylo-
lence when the strike was called,
and they have stood loyalty by their
EMPLOYERS, under most trying clrcum-
stances, disregarding the dangers and
priyations incident to the recent
armed attacks of strikers upon them
and their homes. With these men we
will always treat concerning matters
affecting their welfare.
But we cannot enter into negotla-
items of any character with the OH
esrs and agents of the United Mine
Workers of America, who alone are
responsible for the terrible reign OF
disorder and bloodshed which has
disgraced this State. Instead of 1t
being our duty to do so, we conceive
1t rather the duty of the officials OF
the United Mine Workers of America
who called the strike, now to call 1t
off. They ca ndo so if they see mt,
and by so doing they will, within an
hour, in a great measure restore ~
dustrial peace and prosperity to TINS
state.
In no event will the American peo-
ple, when fully advised, permit
Twelve or fifteen hundred armed
strikers to continue their unlawful
efforts to prevent ten thousand law
abiding and industrious men from
working for whom, when and upon
such terms as they see fit.
"Signed-The Colorado uel and Iron
Company, by j. F. Welborn, presl-
dent the Rocky Mountain Fuel Com
pany, by David rBown, president;
The Victor American uel Company
by c. f. Bartlett, Jr., vice-president;
the Oakdale Coal Company, by VIII
lam 3. Lewis. president; the Sonth
Canon Coal Company, by Harry f.
Nash, general manager: the Primrose
Coal Company, by II. B. King, presi-
dent; the Rugby Fuel Company. by
George d. Kimball, general manager;
the Huerfano Coal Company, by ). ).
Murphy, president; the Consolidated
Coal and Coke Company, by c. L.
Baum; the Routt County uel Com
panv. by f. L. Prentiss, president;
the Yampa Valley Coal Company, by
p. NJ. Peltier, president; Hayden
BROTHERS (Juniper Mine), by Lewis a.
HAYDEN; the Empire Coal Mining
Company, by Marthene & Siple; the
Southwestern Fuel Company, by }
NJ. Siple, president; the National Fuel
Company, by. h. Van Mater. presl-
dent; the Royal Fuel Company, by II.
Van Mater, president; the Union Coal
and Coke Company by j. V. Bowen,
president; Moffatt Coal Company, by
s. NJ. Perry, president; Leyden Coal
Company, by S. NJ. Perry, president.