The chronicle=news., 1914-05-22
The Real Issue Of Colo.. Coal :.
Strike Discussed BY Noted Divine

900. 600 more. Rome $4,000 men
arc eapioyed 10 the fields. Abseu-
ieeisn IL probably responsible for
much Of the trouble. On the labor
uaioa side III strikers receive their
ovden from ''aharatee" officials liS-
lag II indianapolis. On the other
hsad the aiaes have been sdmiais'
tered and eoatSoiied largely BY ''sb-
sestee owness." liSisg In beaver and
New Yegk. 2oae time aGo the leg
isissass passsd . iav osderiax first.
~ eishs-houE day: sreoad. . check
|uelshes. for both tho aines and the
ovasrs: third. payment for the re-
noval Of aesd ssoae: foasih. certain
prov is,oss mahias for the Safesy Of
the miaesa- But tho miarss claim
that the oua~ss have not oteyeti
shesc laws. II sddiiios. the stsik-
ess asked 10 per eeat insTcss- In
wage aaA tho reeossisios OF the aa-
Ios. To the first demand the oSn'
sss answered that business ~ss hsd
al over the roaasry. that railways
we're insise their fs~sshi. that the
railway officials v~sc La1ins s-s~
coal, that the pubiSr wss --onnnis'
isg. ssd that aia~ss. like all other
~oskoes In the rsiled ftaies fas
the sinc h~iss. wcasi have so i'r soa-
ssst With the ssississ ~As-. HAT
the real issue srmsiss to i-e stated
Thc strikers issisIed that oniy union
m~s b. hired. sad that all aoaaslos
ass be refused . ehssee In work A.
. matter of fact. II sonsr of the
uiss.. isss ihss os~.shisd af The nss
uess ssIoa e~s. The operators
answered that they ues- r~ffessiF
~iiiiss 10 rssoxsisr the aalaa. asd
treat With The aeasess of the ss'oe
collectively ihsossh their osfiseS.
tss shsy mast siso sssossisr the
stshla oS The aoassSos nee uho OBJ
js.seA 10 ihe a~shoas OF the ishos
ssSos. ssa eisiasd the sishi ss
Aasstsss si,isrss 10 silt 'a-is labor
u sush pstec - they considered fair.
ssa shss asissaia their snaisidsai
liberty. The STRIKER. sid; "fos
auss aaioaisr shls aises~ The os'-s-
ssosA asssesed: I'VE ~iii svsosnisr
yoss ss,aa asa sise uosk To al i's
a-ab~ss. bss ss wiii slso sss~ ~"st
10 0es who 10 sua vast To lola ,
ssioa. TIE Sssae b - pisis - .
l~sn Of sssshis~. When tho op~f-
asoss ssfs.~a 10 espri all sossssns
ose. he sasiksss sss . saasS asosss
sAs mise. armed themselves. sista~A
that shsy AaA ~ GOOD . ssshs 10 The
oiss - the evssss. ssa made isfof'
nal psvpssaiios. foe vss. II 10 The
old slosy u iAurses. of West Wiz
siaiA aises. ssd. IL tart. Of e'ssy
s,sSks vhsse the l. w. " psis.i,l
ssa spirit sesssii. tsios inca ~hn
have Q sssrsaaee osrs . ~sse have
sisaiiy eoa~ 10 believe that iheif r''-
ssse grievance eas ~ TRANSFORMERS
is,o pshise ~ss. Th~y shssk the,
have the samc ssxhs In declare ~sf
that uss oaec rassss~~a ey the rsvss.
assl aaa eoass~sss The svs<sti has
tees htooasAsa. aasdes. ion'ias. de-
siruesioa Of the iapsose@ss's. sasa-
iss ot The so@pssy's huss~s. the
eaiiia9 oas u the state militia. sh'f.
Sy.ose killed IN . sssxte roatltss BE-.
s~r~a the strikers ssd the militia.
SD. flssliy. martial la~. With the
t-si,ed x,ss-s unops. Plainly. " e'-
ssy lime ~pstisE1~s want 'h-ts
wage iaesessed var u In f->sis. this
soasssy il masvhiss toward = time
ss black - that which eamc In April
of 1861.
Causes q 1his Civil War IN Colorado.
LII SOW we cali the roll ot the
esss~~ saa suudjssoes that have made
poaalblc this terrible sonflSrt. &c