Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-06-01

under Indictment for the killing of
Gerald Lippiatt. union organizer
VINO was killed before the strike was
called Louis Hancaneli, union
member is held fer the murder Of G
" Bacher Belks chief lieutenant. In
a civil suit In which the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Co. Is plaintiff one million dol
lars damages is sought against the
United Mine Workers
In Huerfano county criminal cases
are pending against forty defendants
on charges ranging from murder to
assault Included in the list is the case
OF siN men charged with the murder
OF four mine guards near Layeta,
Colo. last November
Many Murder Charges
one hundred and five defendants
iarc named Ina true bills returned re-
Gently hy ,he Fremont county grand
Jury Charges OF murder are preferred
against twenty-six union members and
sympathl2ors and the remainder are
charged with roting IN connection
with the attack upon the Chandler
inlhe' April 20.
IN Boulder county district court
mine cases are pending against fifty
! six defendants on charges of murder
Iand conspiracy 90 murder and an
other case charges forty defendants
with picketing and assault.
me officers of the Colorado ma
tional guard and twelve non-commis-
stoned officers and men in the field
on April 20 were defendants at gen.
eral court martial on charges growing
out of the battle of Ludlow No find
ings have been announced
Twcuty-siN Inquiries Conducted,
In the last eight months there have
been tweny-six official ana individual
Inquiries into strike conditions and its
various phases chief OF which was
the investigation By Subcommittee
Of the house committee on mines ana
mining. which lasted one month
The present hope of the pubic, u
not of the operators and union lead
ers. for am adjustment Of the contro-
yersy lies In the Joint committee se-
lected under "a loint resolution AT the
recent extra session Of the state leg
isamre This committee Is empow-
cred to compel testimony TO get IN
formation from any source ana TO take
whatever steps il deems advisable It's
personnel represents the three prince
pal political parties and widely varied
ubaaas nf hueinpee life
Commission Now Active.
After nqmring carefully into their
power 10 act the committee began
quietly 10 seek the essential facts IN
tho controversy Conferences have
been held independents with the lead
ers of each side and a few days ago
were named TO make
detailed inquiries into conditions m
the several coal mining districts None
of the data gathered has been made
public but viii be used by lhe com
mittpa M determining what future
stems may be taken In am effort 90 s.-
cure an adjustment
close observers express the neuel
that. should the efforts to bring O.
settlement through the union leaders
and operators fail the committee VIII
probably use it's data to prepare find
ings and recommendations to lay ot-
fore the public outlining 2 plan ol
adjustment
The interstate feature of the CON
troversv was emphasized by Governor
Ammons lie pointed out that while
the contonding parties had endea'-
ored to localize it. the conduct of the
union and operators campaigns mao
been and is controlled largely by per-
sons outside the jurisdiction Of the
state and the support 90 prolone the
struggle has come from beyond lhe
borders of Colorado