The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-03

and proceed aionR that line. For sew
CNal months before the southern
N9Ike fhev milt have succeeded IN
l~iusiaiiing a considerable number ~
union men Ia the southern mines
perhaps IS per cent OF the whole
number employed.
Trouble in ithe southern district
berau Immediately upon the opera
,ors refusing 60 accede 90 the de-
mauds ~ the union. strike breakers
were brought in. and through u ol
the great companies that had been
operating la West virginia, what the
STRIKERS called gun men we're Inn
ported. They signalized their en-
trance hy smoothing and killing a
striking miner, Gerald Lipplat. az
Trinidad Ny impression WIS b a
there Was , Justification for that
killing. sio... p began. The min
ors attributed II Go the sumner aud
the operators 80 the nstlgation of inc
national officers OF the union,
OF his first conference With Cove
crnor Ammons and the national oiii-
Gers OF tho United Mine Workers Of
Americn. che witness said the miners
had said that they were ready @"
make numerous concessions.
Governor Ammons then called In
Co. conference the operators, headed
bv D. D.. Welborp, J. G. oseood ana
NJ. ". brown, who. according Go the
witness. told Governor Amm0ns that
they would have no conference with
the officials Of the United Mine
Workers OF America but would talk
with the working miners themselves.
Another conference with the mine
officials followed and the answer OF
ihe operators wa given them.
AT this conference. continued the
witness. -. T.. white. PRESIDENT of
tso United Mine workers of America
said. If The operators will grant as
% conference We know that strike VIII
bc settled
u said 10 him DO you recognize
the import of your language. Do you
realize that the Operators viii not
recognize the union A fair INFER
ence o. that sou are willing TO waive
everything for that recogaition.
MIR. White repeated his state
mont. said the witness. w then
called IN The operators and said
these men say Il YOU Will grant them
"a conference they know the strike
viii Doe settled ana that must meal
that They will waite everything. They
ure boz an adjoining room here.
The operators said No, that these
men were iuterlopers and That they
did not belong In the state. / said;
Z do1't think sou have a right TO
say thls. They arc the national Off
HNh HL..H tnu.fHaH Tho .aHnanf
be stigmatized ON that ground. The
mon have a right 20 be heard nl
WhomsoeVer they chose.
They said 60 confer with them
meant recognition. ! said No u you
conter aud do not agree they are as
TAR as ever from recognition. one
operator remarked. ~ they came into
This room We would get out Of H.
IL believe and report hat II the
operators had agreed 10 meet the
miners, the strike would have been
ended. The responsibility for the vio-
lence. i think. rests right there In the
refusal TO meet the miners.
~ said 20 the operators. Suppose
Governor Ammons writes you a letter
containing what We believe 70 be the
demands Of the miners and prepares
"a letter 20 these men for you, but
addressed 10 the governor, IA We
submit this letter 20 you for amend
mcnt. The letter containing the min
ers demands will be signed by the
governor. They agreed TO that, pro-
vided no reference WAS made 20 the
recognition 90 the union.
"ln the letter hy the governor Tor
the miners Governor Ammous and
set forth the sections of the tate law
that the miners wanted enforced and
asked that the operators name the
me whom they wished discharged or
not employed II the strike were set
tled .
We then prepared the answer
from the operators. In his we con
coded the matter Of check weighman
aud stated that at the end OF the
strike no employe would be COMPEL
od 20 trade ar the company stores.
shat men would not oe required "a
receive pay 10 company script. 50
We went on down the list OF griev-
auces. everyone of which was sup
ported by a section of the law
The operators were delighted with
the letter. But the next day they
sent "a substitute In % general state
meat that they would observe the
law. and they changed radically the
whole letter.
Il said 60 them. ! feel sure that
this viii not meet the approval u the
miners You are saying what you
have always said, the only thing that
sou can say-that you are law obey
ing operators. IL leaves you 20 judge
of me- law and how you are 20
obey IT,
That night We had another con-
ference with the operators. When 4
ended We had 20 go back 20 the min