The chronicle=news., 1914-05-05
OPERATORS PROTEST AGAINST UNJUST
CRITICISM CEN1eRED UPON ROCKEFELLER R,

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With ts- Organization patpsrtiaz ~
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ID. Tnissd Mins wosh.ss a Naa-sl
ifas Prior ts R-p,1rL-f "a. 1913.
saiaraas. es Ga i,s saAi minins ias
dns'F2s sas "p~n shop ssfri;osss The
ir-n In uif nIn-s s-fr sunssns-is
ini.ssri.us ans las sbtstnG sisis
srass s'as number OF years ia-
t'nis-8 Min- wss 4-ss had made srof-
adj. -fsfs,s ,s unIonis~ the Colorado
-ssi mir-s Lsst -iihoa, sase.sss tpr
s-A SraEs prior ss April. 1919. the
operators in a small district ia
nasth-fa c.inrsa. catered ta'n ..n.
;fac,usi relations wi,h this .rssnisa.
liaa bui ;h-js .spsri.nsr ~as =. dis.
as,r.as ,hry w-rr forced 4. iiseoa-
,iHu-.
After having canilstc,' an un-
surfrszfii strike In the northern
Colorado fields siar- Spril. 1919. the
national officer. of the tai,.d Mine
Workers Determined. in the sSism~.
Of t.ia. tha, the time sas apshr.
tune to sssin inausura,- a campaign
to force the Colorado operators to -n-
ter into q contract with II. and
Thereby require them to cn-r-- their
-mlIuy.s into becoming mVml-rs
thereof. r. effect these purpose.
they srut u large number og their
into Colorado. Th. membership roll
OF this organization In district III
tccn. of which Colorado IL a part. at
tina, time contained the names oi
s.uIS gu; OF n total Of $500" men
employed in the coal mining indas-
try In that district.
The agIsators mentioned and GER
tain delegates Of their selection met
in a so-cnllcd convention at Trinidad
In September. 1918. and called u
strike Of our workmcn. by threats
and intimidation. by 'nccudiary and
anarchis,ic speeches and through
fear of bodily injury or death. many
of our employees were induced to Eu
on strike. This strike was in its in
ccption and always has been u strike
for union recognition only. Other
pretended demands formulated ~
| tho so-cailcd convention Mt Trinidad
were fully guaranteed by our stat
, u,rs Tho coal mining code OF Cole
RADIO L. the most strict and comprc-
/ hcusiyc of that of any state and was
prepared and approved by commit
j tee. one of whom was John Lawson
!, leader of the present strike. ana an
other of whom was James Dalrymple
I state mine inspector and member
: of organized labor. Our statutes arc
: enforceable and have been and are
; being enforced
!. since this strike was called. Ger
, tain OF our former employees. under
the leadership of the United iHn'
Q Workers. supplied with gnus rur'
4 chased from its treasury. have IN
= armed force openly ana successful.
r dcticd our state government ant
have caused state of insurrcctioi
s and anarchy to prevail In this com
! monwcalth.
. They have burned our mines. driv'
! en- abiding citizens and theil
. families from their homes, and MUIR
dcred our employees. They have de-