The chronicle=news., 1914-06-01
NO PROSPECT OF Settlement
N COLORADO STRIKE E--C0ST
REACHES INTO MILLIONS

I az. hDl ssioECr.t iislslhs thas sh-
ehi.f aea aASs Sh th. iAit.a NlAr
Workers slsh sA@ -es-lssish al s-s-
ssal1Is tho Ss.rssa@Fs A.siatala shriE
ssisissl D0si.i.A. aaA--iF. ''stassi
ss treat sish shS s-.s-s~ssaiis-s St
shS hslh- sSsAsss @s t@ sss@4 s1m sEr
ssi@a.'' ,h.f iM1ESas. a willingness
so saS-s agRllrsAls 1sG A1Iaslsasat
Ss sri-sahruss rEd-s SALTS arr J-rHsh-
sag in ,h. taisra STATES sissuI n@sif'
al i'irsiS SA @isii aaa sgisaasnst
charges ssosias SaG ~ sh- sssihn
aAa . ss0f- os Isaasr as- s.srA A-s.si in
aisisis, ssas,s- All ,h- InssfaatiosE
al officials sssaniI-fs shi iShs
list at har M t~Gs ~ .A- uhisa ssr
charged in sh- as shS Federal salts
with .osss.ifarf a. iAtsgtsr. siss shi
os.sifusi inisssaats s.as-rv-s In
ssStL-s sall The sssta- s.tsssshss
as- shass-a sish b~ias aa@sat~ss as
eossaLihalssh in sisisll.sa ot ta- Fh"sH
sass aA,iugp.s las rh- ,hsss Tss-
In sbtsk ihins ssit a-f-nsanis as"
aaaa.si charged s-staia anton "ffir
siais ana hsSsat~ss elsh the drsssar'
sisa st = p.ssss,tts- near Asuiiars In
In- iis.sis, eSss- Of Las NniahAs
ssan,B all aaisa Sstis-rs a'" insi''d'
I'd. Walter iS~it. -saPtafssi BY 'h-
opp s.iass .. .h- brsinntns "t al"
sssiA.. Es sk.ssTst eish .h- hitlias al
.-saii i.irpi..,. a asIaa "sss-is"Fs
L.,ils zaaran-tII. a anisa ssi..s. Is
held sas The suusa-s .f a. W is~isaF
81, ii+iN's shi.s ti-us-nants In a
civil ssii, in .kirh sh- Colorado Fuel
s ifoa ,.sapasf lie piaintift. g.s.".F
90. damages is z.-sahs sssins' al"
unis-.i Min- Workers
In iisi.ssaaa sossnss ssfpainal Sas'
"a a,- F-a1lns asainss t"s'y i"s-nd'
ants sa shaisrs r.asisk trptn nsassi"s'
4. assault is.ias-i in The iisi Ia
the .as~ ~ sis ns-a charged ~iih 'h-
asarsi-s 81, s.ssr sain- guards n-sr -
N.sa. gaiS. last N"s-sab-rs
on- kuniE-a and tis- defendants
ar- named in iu- bills f-iasn-si r'e'
s-n,iy ~ the s.anss grand IarTs
C'hsrz-s ss rnust,-s ate charged
AGAINST t~.n,y-sis uni"n m-mis-rs
and symra,his-rs and ,h. others a'-
charged Nth sia,ias in connection
with the al,ask as ih. Chandler
n,in-. In iLsaii-f s"nn,g district
salr, nine .as-s sI- neniins against
.itty nine m-ml.-rs ~ charges if",n
.ansrira', Ia mufi~r AMI an",hcF
Isas. .haIs.s forty defendants ~i'h
pi.L.iinE. The .tfis.rs Of III" Ma
ti.nsI guard aud twelve n"n s"ptn'niss
STONED Officers ani is-n in ih- field
on Npri .. were defendants GROW
inr "u, .t the hattie at L'iil"Ss Nc
findinEs have b--p made In III. last
eight months there have been TWEEN
lty..is inIuiri.z in III" strike situation
,anJ i,s yaTi.us phases. chief sf which
was that ~ the Eub-"mmiii"" on
mines aud mining which lasted nn-
month. Tho present hope Of the
public. " no, of the union Leaders.
for an adjustment of tn" controversy
ir.sia with the join, committee enact
ri by the extra session of III" stat"
Legislature. This committee Is "m-
powered tn compii" testimony To E"i
in formation from any source and I"
tak" whatever steps II deems aiVis-
able.
| Iis prr5o onnri represents th" thrc"
principal political parties aud wide.
~ varied phases OF business life. Aud
inuuirinr carefully into their power
to act the committee bcyan quietly
to seek III" essential facts In the con
irovcrsy. Conferences have been held
independently with the leaders Of
each side and n few days ago sub
committees were named to make de-
tailed Inquiries into conditions In the
cvcral coal mining districts. None
OF the data gathered has been mad"
public but will be used by the COM
mittcc when future steps may he TAX
On In an effort to secure an adjust
| mcnt. Close observers express the
belief that should the efforts to bring
n settlement through the union lead
crs and operators fail. the committee
will probably use its data to prcpar.
findings and recommendations to lay
before the public outlining u plan of
adjustment.
The interstate feature OF the con-
trovcrsy was emphasized by Cover
nor Ammons. He pointed out that
while the contcnding parties have
been able to localizc II the conduct of
the union and operators cam ,aign
had been and is controlled by persons
outside the jurisdiction OF the state
and the support to prolong the strug-
gle has come from beyond the state.