Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-24
WILSON DEFIES
MINE OPERATORS


d iuIiy 80 per cent y inc demands oI
{ the trade
These conditions prevail iu spit'
20 20 most aggressive propaganda O'
per- la ION. lncellIary appeal and
. Intimidation 10. cffertual rYi.ap.,
Of ini campaign and the refusal o..
Mosi % our men 40 rr pond 90 no
alp'als made Zoo them. s the best
/ testimony We ca1 offer 10 their yery
roaI satisfaction HIth fhe Aay thes
have been and are being treated
80 the m0WrI. this is tho s.iua.
ton There mo likelihood that
Tho supply ~ Colorado coal of
which our Company produce. but 81
per cent OF Coz, oial aiIl boz made.
quote. or that tte price $500 be 900.
usual More than 5000 men near.
lg Oh OiG fHp3yo are p"aro1ble
90 work 10 Colorado coal minss. re-
rriyiag The hiUesi wages paid ga
chat class Of labor anywhere in The
United statos Do our oan mines a
laIler HumDrr ~ men arc 60 work
today than ai 4uF time for year
ut.t
o. o. unIl- ulifiy Iue Chat O.
uusthutial number OF men 500. dt.
cline 90 SofE Hud it "a srucr1lII
agreed that wiihoui an effective De-.
training Influence. some Of these
men might benmD % menac, 40 enc
peace This dInrfr does moi arise
from our own employee. Who as q
class. are penfeable. desiring ouly
fI br allowed Co. Uurk gumolcsied
!. tUs Federal troops should be- with
lrlWu no one seriously fears that
au OF our mon none OF whom are
armed would create disturbance.
~ must De- therefore. that The
only necessity Tor the continued
presence cot fho troops is 20 prevent
violence b} that small group Of non
workers who have been taught 20 d..
liev" themselves justified in taking
forcible means 90 accomplish their
purposes
Many of those Hflll idle would. we
ago Informed willingly return "a
work bu for fear or intimidation.
U is also matter OF common knoWl-
edge that fhe labor leader have
made their men understand that
while Federal troops wor, iu Colo.
RADIO there must bee no disorder n
these same leaders should earnestly
cooperate with lhe agencies of the
state as they have done with those
Of the Nation The troops Nigh. with
perfect safety be Withdrawn
4 proclamation issued April 22 ga
copy Of which o. enclosed and
siguod by leading state Officers OF
the United Mine Workers OF Ameri-
ca. calling upon the workmon OF the
state 20 take up arms and fight. was
an overt declaration of rebellion ana
Insurrection ~ the convention of
the workers az Trinidad. colo.
on the 10TH instant. held 90 consider
The proposed plan OF truce. ono of
tho leaders publicly reported tu
have said m q speech. God uuiy
knows what would happen If tho
troops were Withdrawn That was
On effect au announcement that the
rehelliouf attitude of those men
toward tho state has not been mod
fled
We are thus Doe the unique posi-
tion of having Go consider what
measures We may take 10 induce %
small cotorie oI misguided non
workers to agree to keep the peace
The problem b. complicated by the
'1ri that so large number of these
men are of foreign birth. many OF
whom do not understand our 'auru.
axe. many moro OF .>hum do .Ht uu.
dor.iaud the meaning of O. govern.
WDut of laws. % DIS unfair. there
fore. tu Judge lhr conduct U' such
men by the same standards ae $50
apply 20 the acts of American riti-
feu This has made us 400 the
moro eager o. make ms reasonable
rourD ion which might Foo eUlignteu
the minds oi these men ps 90 our
real attitude and purposes that %
healthy condition oi peace aud sr-
0urIi1 might be- realized
Nevertheless DO men ur, deter
mined tn attain their ends by Nio-
lence. % D. automatic that govern
mcnt cannot make concessions az
principle merely 90 induce such men
90 refrain from riot The United
St3tes got eminent refused 90 pur-
chase peace with Huorta in Mexico
40 tho expense OF sound political
morality. for O. similar reason uo
surrender merely for temporary
peace hould be- made to those who
melted and directed The law lcssnoss
which has taken place Boo Colorado
10 make such surrender would huf
SOW the wind against Inevitable
WhirlNIrd
We have given most earnest
Thought 20 the specific plsu of truce.
proposed 10 you by Ne.srs Davies
aud Farley With the foIioViu-
provisions 90 that plan 800 are Boo
hearty accord
The enforcement oi mining and
labor laws of the Stat,
We must challenge. however. tho
inference loo this proposition that We
had not already been 0hoylua these
laws For the Colorado Fuel q
Iron Company ] can state uueGuivo-
ca'ly that during The seven and one
half years I have been its president.
Ne have not knowingly violated a
single constitutional Law of the
state The 1913 coal mining statute
of Colorado merely crystallized into
laW MANY OF the practices Go insure
health aud safety which had been
previously adopted by the larger
rompanie. on this point 90 vii be-
informative 60 quote from the last
biennial report of the state Coal
Mine Inspector. James nalrymple
himself member OF the United
Mine Workers OF America Mr. Dal-
~ mpio said
u believe Il Is fair 20 give credit
fo those operators who have coop
Grated with this department In max
.rg Improvement beyond the TO-
quirements OF the present mining
Inu Ia Hnhunfr L. frfur the a.nFaa.