The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-03
Dalryample, Chief of Coal
Mine Division Declares No
Effort Has Been Made to
Enforce Law.
TOM PATERSON TELLS
MINE HISTORY OF STATE
Former Senator Thinks Strike
Was Spread Into Southern
Field by Union TO Back Up
Northern Operations.

Denver. Colo. Dec. s. Because ais
with thu law. ne did not feet like pro-
ceedlng against mine foremen and IRE
bosses for negligence aud other of
teuses against the Colorado mining
code. said James DalrSmple, chiet
state Inspector of coal mines. at the
second days hearinE iu the invcstl-
cation of the coui miners strike be
fore the Industrial relations commits
sion.
The inspector explained that ac-
curdti.t 10 the law. inin1 ioremea ana
other executives should De ceftlhed
men They we're not because no ~
ammauous had been held This was
because there wtfe no FUNDS geo de-
fruy expenses The department
therefore has NOT required thar fore
mca. ME bosses and other officers OF
mining companies be certined
in the past palrymple said. the
duty or entorc,ng the law was laid
ou The mine operators Vow t s
laid on thc state but there nae oeen
no iucrease oft the worsing force as %
result.
Al the opening OF the hearing.
Georgc A. Carlson, gu,crnor-elect
took thc stand bot said he had moth
ms to add to his Testimony Of yes
terday re Was excused Immediately
DaIrymple said ho believed H nee
csxar, fo nave "a state employees com
psnsatIou law and told OF an uusut-
cessful attempt several years az" @"
put such plan la operation because
the $1,000 appropriation was class
ned 80 low that t newer wac reached
and the commission dlssolt cd. ~
said the members iu,ludiuF hs
good. seldom attended tne meetings.
The extra hazardous conditions 20
colorado miues and the derrrasih- s
competency Uf the miner balf> mrl'
declared responsible ror an Increased
number of mine accident, ln Smaller
mInes
Asked bs Commissioner Wuiusiaa N
r roe iuw gave hin refrfl" IaT y
power ta discharge uuceriihed mime
executives THE witness said ne haa
reported every uncortihed man founu
ta tle operators and had souf us iuf
ls funds aud force in his department
perm tfed
Farm+- Senator Thomas 81 Patter-
son. peru drscrIbcd himself ua "a small
mime owner. sketchcd the history o'
colorado labor troubles, ceginninH
vItN .hs LradNlIlr strike in lAse. Re
said fn. CrIruie Creck strike of iHnf
4 wac general strike hy che Western
Federation of Miners in the Cripple
Greek dlatriel After there hhd oeeu
-orf ,lnI~rre the state troops were
called out "Thers was an attiitaf
ou the part of the owners OF ans irla
ms resistance to the strikers, ana
I desire to get rid of thent
sac told how soldiers lined up
I "a court room and how the then az
Iuflnt general sherman Bell. az thr
rammnnd 90 9overnof PEABODY re-
fused to release sirikers whcn order
| I'D to 40 so hy the court The pris'
onors later were deported out oi ths
state. the witness said
! senator Patterson said the pressn
strike seemed continuation of ths
\ strike in the uorthstn heh whieh pa
Fau iu l9le. There. the witness relh
the operators refused 90 concede M
demands of the union and atockaae,
their properties.
There was considerahle violence
and some shootins. bar doserpoI
Y shafroth managed % Eet along WIN
I OUT calling cot the trvops lie rehllt
ed fhat the militia would aeeentuai'
Inc troubles and believed the wise
\ course was 10 iet the strike wear u
self out
TIM strike spread % the soHineri
districf have no doupi the miner
| sought a. install union men in 90
southern neids Tire men Qua in m
i northern nelds were on the aifik
brueai ilst Of the national organize
y tioa. This was very expensive ana
imagine the natiunal orkanisatiou ~
that u must lnvolss tiis ssnihefR hels