Denver labor bulletin., 1915-10-23
United Mine Workers Are
Keeping Busy
A Number Of Men Put Back on
Jobs; Several Coal Comanies Get
Outside Get Together Spirit

4 visit to the headquarters of the
United Mine Workers OF America in the
German American Trust company build
ing finds things humming along.
Everybody is busy and new spirit
seems to have entered into affairs.
President Mcisennan still sticks to his
corn cob pipe and Secretary Doyle finds
an opportunity To turn from the weighty
problems that confront him to explain
that the baby at his home is the best
ever Ramsey even unbcndcd from his
dignity long enough to see that a pet
dog that was waiting in transit had
good feed. which The Bulletin reporter
rnvied. There was certainly note OF
cheerfulnc-s PcrmeSting the whole place
What Is Going On.
Inquiry a. to what was being done in
the ,ray OF putting strikers 60 work in
the various sections OF the state elected
the information that there was really
eaus. for hope w Fremont county eV-
sr, variable miner has been put back,
even .v-lcgi-iatiyc representative Gil
bert. Who Wns on the blacklist for fair
hds found employment, A. has also all
the membcr- Of the organization, in
Guiding men who were under Indictment.
., win b. noted that Fremont, county j.
practically a Fuel and Iron company
,ymn.
IN The Kingdom of Huerfsno.
In Hucrfano county great many
member, who have applied for employ
mcnt have been taken on. although re-
nort- show tina; there are about 100 still
NJ, OF work. A. j. known. this wac
ho;-b-d during the strike. and the
report l. really looked upon as ehcour-
aging. II was not learned whether all
companies We're putting on men without
question. OF II the Fuel company WAS
the angel alone
In Las Aniuss county there are yet
abou: 80 United Mine Workers out of
.mplovnent Reports show that quite
y few have been re-emPloyed by the
M-ai company. with nothing available
" to the attitude of the other compa-
nics.
Not a Good Showing.
Iouldcr county information discloses
the fac, that the National Fuel COM
pany. of which Harry Van Mater of
Denver il president and manager. - not
discriminating. and are employing mem
her. OF the Mine Workcrs to some ex
tent This il the only company in the
northern field that has been fighting
that shows spirit of fairness. The
Rocky Mountain Fuel company is just
A. hostile a. ever and don't even con
-ider the employment of union men
Attitude Is Probiematieal.
Nine headquarters say they have no
reports from the field as to what at
itude the Victor. American company is
taking in the unemployment of the men
who went out. but il is not thought
they ar. going out Of their way to eN-
tend the right hand of fellowship.
Taken as a whole. the Mine Workers
officials feel that the situation j. in
very fair condition. and with revival
of trade conditions the outlook will inn
prove. II Is certainly hoped that the
Rockefeller influence will go 20 lar a. 10
give all the men who are out chance
10 get back TO work and that peace and
prosperity will prevail in the Colorado
coal fields.
Transferred to Other Field.
William Diamond. who has been in
the Colorado field from international
h.adouarters since last June. during the
enforced absence of John X. Lawson. ha.
L,cn ordered BY President White. whose
personal representative he was, into In
dianapolis, where he will resume his
duties as ststi-tician aud prepare u re-
port for the international on the situa- |
ton in Colorado. He will still be kept
IN touch with happenings here. Presi. |
dent McLcnan has been notified b,
President White that the situation here |
L. up to him and Secretary Doyle and |
Executive Board Member Lawson, and |
they are to have the backing of the in.
tornationai in whatever they do. inter
national Investigators Tetlow. Harlan |
and Moran will be here ut intervals to |
aid and assist in the work.
Local Officers Satisfactory.
The Colorado situation has been part
" in control ot various international
officials for several years. No fault had
been found with the local officers. but
because Of the recent strike. which called
for large sums of money from head
quarters, the old system of sending an
international man to direct expenditures
was adopted. The local Officers were
thus given time for details
The return to headquarters of Diamond
has put the entire Colorado situation
back into the hands of the local officers.
Along with this change comes the an
that the international Off
,rcrs will provide the attorneys for the
,nincrr with NIL the funds necessary to
defend the 400 or more members Of the
union who are charged with offcnses
growing out of the strike. II the state
continues these prosecutions. the miners
declare they will have all money needed |