The chronicle=news., 1914-02-23

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bins. being appointed ssp-fia.
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stated = .unssr u impr"S osu>,ls
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minc had s-.p made. chief s,usus
them Was an .y,.u.i,c ~s,-r spt.aki.
ina system aai = stone das, system.
designed to rI-,sa' explosions .t
r"ai ins;s
Asked " 'h- mcu ~sg a!rsii to
make -0sapiain; for fear they would
bc discharges the witness stated
they ai.oiutcIy s-I- not. When
asked II he had ever dis hatx.d an,
one for c"aapisihsus he c,nuhatIcsiIy
stated ,ha, he had not. The Wit
h.s. added that he had always i-.a
ready to Listen 10 an, complaint: the
mem had To- make " conditions ia the
mine.
Th. witH,ss declared h" had never
discharged any unc hcraus" they
~csr member Of the tni,-i Mine
Workers rf NuCrica. ". testified
that he had som-tim.. asked app!'-
cant. for work u they were members
OF the union. bot 'ha, II made no
diffrrcnc, whether 'h.y were or not.
hc had hirod them just the same.
lie said tina, after the strike was
called men who did not 60 out re-
ccivcd black hand letters. which
wcru later turned over to him. He
stated two of tue letters We're post
marked Ludlow and one pos,markoj
Trinidad. lie also stated that ON tho
day before the battle. OF tn, twenty
eighth Of October. he received a let
ter from Greek. telling him of the
proposed attack. The union sitor-
ncys demanded the name Of the
signcr of the letter. The attorneys
for the opcra,ors stated the letter
would be produced and asked that
the wri,cr's name bc' kcp, secret,
fearing for his life. They agreed to
explain full. to tho committee At the
time the letter was produced as to
why Il was desirable that the mans
name bc kept secret. With this un-
dc rstand,ng tho matter was dropped
and the examination OF the witness
continued.
The witp.ss denied the story told
by two witnesses In Denver to tho
effect that there were thousands Of
militiamen about the mine. He de-
c,arcd that the greatest number he
knows to have been stationed at De-
lagua at any one time was twenty.
At one point Mr.. Cost isan referred to
the militiumcn as Hired guards Of
the Victor cricnn Fuel Co" This
brought u sharp retort from the Wit
ness.
They are not Daid by the com-
puny." he said.
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