United labor bulletin., 1914-07-11
LAWSON RETURNS
FROM BOARD MEET
Coal Miners at Peace, Except
In State Of Colorado
ENJOYS Davies and Farley in WASH
ineton to Make Final Report, and
Believed President Will Act Soon

National Board Member John r.
Lawson has returned from Kansas City,
where he attended a meeting of the Ma
tional Executive Board of the United
Mine Workers of America. This meet
ing. was called to canvass the coal min
ing situation throughout the entire
jurisdiction. following the inauguration
of new wage schedules since April l.
lawson announces that the Mine
Workers are now at peace and WORKING
under union agreements in practically
every coal mining district of the
United States, Canada and British
Columbia with the single exception OF
Colorado. The Executive Board there
fore decided to center its energies in
this district and stands prepared to
give financial and other assistance un-
til complete victory is won by the
10000 striking miners. who have been
out since September % OF last year.
Members of the board and national
officers at the meeting expressed con-
fidence that action would soon be taken
by the government at Washington that
would force the operators to aecep,
mediation along lines that have been
advocated by union officials.
Enjoys Return to Washington.
Hywel Davies of Kentucky and VIII
lam R. Farley of Alabama, special en-
voys appointed by Secretary of Labor
Wilson and approved by the President.
who have been making their second in
yestigation of the coal strike. returned
to Washington this week to Law Their
report before the government officials.
While here they had repeated confer
erIces with operators and union offic-
ials, but gave no indication of what
they would do 1t is the opinion here
thst with the filing of Chairman Foe
ter's report of the Congressional inves-
tigation and that of the special en-.
voys, President Wilson will take dras-
tic steps to bring about settlement
Of the trouble and relieve the 1000 fed
eral troops now doing state police
duty.
That he will submit plan of arbi-
tration to the operators and miners,
and if refused will either close or take
over the mines until such time as both
sides agree to a plan of settlement. is
the impression which still prevails
among those who are keeping in close
touch with the situation.
National Guardsmen Quarrel
Daily quarrels between officers Of the
Colorado National Guard has been the
riie during the past week. Two or
three factions are demanding that GER
tain officers resign or be court mar
tailed and the dirty work done in the
war zone is being given to the public in
nauseating doses One charge is that
Colonel Lee, assistant adjutant general.
received large sum from the governs
ment war department appropriation to
pay expenses of men in rifle practice
and retained the money for which he
has refused to give an account Since
Troop b was kicked out of the govern
ment service and 100000 worth of
artillery withdrawn, rapid disintegra-
tion of the Colorado National Guard has
been shown. All attempts at reorgan-
ization have proven futile and if they
were called on for duty not eorporal's
guard would respond. Then the Off
GERS and privates are unable to get
their pay for war service. owing to fail
ure of Governor Ammons to sell the
81 100000 worth of bonds authorized by
the special session of the Legislature.
and this has not helped matters