The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-08

lment of the controversy.
After quoting the communication
of President Wilson on December 1,
announcing the appointment of
federal mediation commission, to
deal with future controversies and
between operators and employees in
the Colorado coal fields, the report
says:
This is the last word from the
president and in submitting this fin
al proposition, he emphasizes the
thought that both parties may see to
it not merely to their own interest.
but also a duty which they owe to
the community which they serve and
the nation itself to make use of this
instrumentality of peace and render
strife of the kind which has threat
ened the order and prosperity of the
great state of Colorado thing of the
past. In view of this urgent request.
coming as it does from the chief ex-
ecutive of the nation we deem it the
part of disdom to accept his sugges-
tion and terminate the strike. In
our opinion. to wage the strike
further. would mot mean additional
kata. to our s1Senlhe. 81 Ue ffnst sthnt
silis commission appointed by the
President will mete with success and
that all the operators of the state
will come under its jurisdiction. The
men who compose this commission
are of national regulations and are
citizens of high character and stand
ling in their respective communities.
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fices of this commission, appointed
in good faith by the president of the
United States, upon their shoulders
will rest the responsibility of any
future trouble in the mining fields of
Colorado. In taking this position
and in terminating this strike, which
has lasted for a period of almost five
years in the northern coal fields
and for more than fourteen months
in the southern coal fields of Colo
RADIO, we believe we are doing the
best thing possible for the meh on
strike who have suffered SO long in
order that justice might be done.
We have spent an enormous
amount of money in waging this
struggle for justice and fair play in
the mining fields of Colorado. but
have felt that it was spent in as
noble cause as was ever given men
to espouse. We are not unmindful
of the heroic struggle waged by tha
miners of Colorado since the strike
began. 1t is with feeling of pain
and sorrow that we recall the mas
sacre of our men, women and chill
dren at Ludlow. The sacrifice was
made, the privations endured are
without parallel in the history of
labor struggles in America. All low
ers of liberty and eblicvers in fair
play between man and man must ad-
mire the heroic struggle of the Colo
RADIO miners against the great wealth
and influence of Rockefeller and his
associates.
I'VE believe that our people have
not died in vain and that the battle
they have waged against such trc-
mendous odds has aroused the con-
science of the nation and that out of
| the martyrdom of our people will
come the dayn of ebtter day for the
suffering of our miners and their
families in the coal fields of Colora-
do May not this terrible conflict
teach the citizens Of Colorado and
the nation that government by gun
men must cease?
I'VE express the hope that the
president of the United States and
the people of this nation will see to
it that the constitutional government
is enjoyed blythe citizens in the coal
fields of Colorado.
! I'VE have made every overture for
peace since the beginning of this
conflict. We have repeatedly sought
conference with the mine Owner 4
only to be denied hearing. We
have repeatedly offered arbitration,
only to be ridiculed and in the end
thirty-five of our men, women and
children were murdered before the
people Of the nation came to under
stand that the coal strike in Colorado
was not "A local or stale issue but a
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