The Glenwood post., 1914-05-09
Defead Position Taken by Rockefeller
And Proclaim They viii Stand
By Present Employees
UNITE N PUBLIC STATEMENT

es, HA1y ~ Svea oPe1esoSs seP
resenting 20 Of the larger companies
in the state, exclusive of the Colorado
Fuel L. Iron Co., Joined in telegram
to President Wilson last night refusing
absolutely to meet representatives of
the United Mine Workers of America
to arbitrate the strike.
The operators declare they are act,
ing independently of John d. Rocke'
feller, and the censure that has been
directed toward him is unjust, as the
state operators have taken their staui
against the union without reference 20
the course followed by Rockefeller or
officials of the Colorado Fuel l. Iron
Co.
: The telegram follows:
'In order that you may be more
fully informed with reference to our
position respecting the so-called United
Nine Workers of America, We deem it
proper and timely to advise you as
tollsw:
ssWe sasA epsssts isAepss1s.tly u
the other and of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company. The aggregate produc'
ton of our mines is between 80 and 20
per cent of the total annual production
Of Colorado. Neither John d. Rookie
teller nor John d. Rockefeller, Jr., nor
any controlling stockhoider, director or
officer of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company has any interest, directly or
indirectly, financially or otherwise, n
our business.
sour position with respect to the
United Mine Workers of America is
absolutely Independent of that which
has been or hereafter may be taken
either by the Colorado Fuel aud Iron
company or by its officers or directors
or BY Mr.. Rockefeller or John ID. Rock
efeller, Jr, although We heartily in
dorse the position they are now taking,
eve deplore the unjust attacks upon
Mr. Rockefeller. 1t is neither fair nor
just to him nor to us to place the bur
den, upon nor give him sole credit for
the position we are maintaining. In
dependent of any stand he has taken
o. nay take, We have endeavored to
strive and must continue to fight for
the maintenance of fundamental prin-
eiples of government and law.
"In the present issue we are not op
posing or waging = war against organ
lied labor rs such. We are, however.
unalterably of the conviction that we
ca. never recognize nor have any deal
ings of any kind with the organization
purporting to be . labor union or call
ing itself the United Mine Workers
Of America.
"Prior to September %, 1913, Colo
rado - to its coal mining industry,
was open shop territory. The men in
our nines were eontented, industrious
AID law-abiding citizens- For . MUM
ber Of years the United Nine Workers
Aa1 nads sporadic efforts to unionixe
tie Colorado coal mines, but without
success
"Tsr . few years prior to April,
1910, tho spsra&ors in . 0all district
in asrtherA Colorado entsssa int eoa-
tsaetaal rslatis.s With this ssesaina-
tisa, bat their experience was % dis
astrsss they were forced % dissss-
tiA10. ....-.
"Aftsf having esnasstsd N uasae-
esesful Strike iA tAo 1eetAssl Cs3eeaas
fislas si,es April, 1910, the national
sffiesn Of ths Uaited MiAs Workers
Astssninsd IN IL SUMMER ef 1913, that
~ tins was spposts.s again to in
aseszats . eaAPaign 10 force the Colo
saas sPssatses T. enter int . contract
With Il aad thereby rsqairs then -
sssess their snpseyss into becoming
oe0Aseu tAeroef.
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