Denver labor bulletin., 1915-11-27

consideration. The delays that are the us
ual thing in all cases bfere that august
body, the Supreme Court, are bad
enough when their action involves only
property, but when the life or liberty OF
n human being is at stake, these de-
lays are intolerable. 1t is very reason
able that a body like the Supreme
Court should proceed with due delibera-
tion, but due deliberation and such de-
lays as have taken place in the Zancan-
ELI case are very different matters.
We do not agree with the forecast of
the Colorado Springs gentleman who
prophesied that the Colorado coal min
ers will strike again in three years, but
we do believe that the coming three
years will see the coal mines closely
organized and the combined strength of
all the miners will put all question of
strike completely out of the bounds of
practical politics" Reason will take
the place of strike in the coming time.
Such extremes will soon be looked upon
as relics of the barbarous ages and the
few mentally deranged operators who
demand the right "to run their own
business to suit themselves" regardless
of any one elses rights will be gently
but firmly relegated to positions in the
community where, let us hope, the wick
ed will cease from troubling and the
weary will be at rest.
The coal merger is struggling to get
an existance in our midst. Anyone who
tutA erbnpua Ind
better charge off the amount invested
to charity account (charity covers
multitude of sins) and call it sub
scription toward the maintenance OF
bankrupt coal operators. Any OF the
small operators who join the combina-
tion will soon have cause TO repent such
an unwise step. They cannot expect to
receive any better treatment than the
engineers Of this latest scheme have Civ
en- former associates; 10 follow n trail
strewn with the graves Of suicides and
ruined lives. II Is not wise move on
anyons's part.
The condition in the northern fields
is still distinctly bad. There the opera
tors officials arc following their own
sweet wills in the line OF discrimination
against union men. While the cXecu-
tive Officers in Denver say they are
putting the old men back in the mines,
it's n well-known fact that this i not
being done TO any great extent, and II
is equally well known that outside men
are getting work right along In this
field some OF the mines are taxing the
men sl.50 n month for doctor and hos.
pital and the companies haven't any
hospital accommodation at all. It's the
dirty pittances Of such downright rob
berries that prevent any real feeling Of
confidence being established between
employer and cmployc. IT. foolish TO
fancy that coal miners or any other
elias Of human beings will tamely con-
sent to being pillagcd every payday.
and swallow that hoary old tale that II
is for doctor and hospital when it's
such plain case Of graft"
II is TO be hoped that some day the
industrial commission will take up this
doctor business and sec " something
cannot be done to remove the sore spot.
They cannot think Il right for the com
pany TO do all the appointing OF mems
doctors and all the collecting and fixing
Of the terms Of such employment and
at the same time do none Of the paying.
What would these same operators think
II the men claimed TO have the right 10
fix the payment OF chcckwcighman
and arrange that in the case Of any ac-
cidcnt or dispute the man should favor
the miners contentious. and Mt the same
time make the OPERATOR pay the bill-f
OF course We should hear lot abou,
the disgraccful unfairncss and arbitrary
conduct of ignorant unions. and any or
ganizcr who happened 10 be around
would be- pointed out a. the iicnd who
WIS leading the poor workingman down
into the lowest levels Of pcrdition. yet
IL the unions did do such thing IL
wouldn't he one bit more unreasonable
than what the operators are doing c,-
cry day to the miners in the matter of
doctors and hospitals.
| Union organizers have been 20 oftep
charged with causing discomfort among
the workers that very little notice Is
taken Of such hoary old piffle but
sometimes think we ought to he very
thankful that some organizers don't
get among the coal operators and mako
them discontentcd." II they did. what
what would happen no one could tell.
Nnny Of them got Uncle Sans coal
lands in wavs like those of the heath
on Chincc" which are said TO be peculiar,
but they got the land and Uncle SANS
men are stiil wondering how they pass
cd along equipment from one company
to another until IT became lost Ito the
stockholders) in the shuttle. They
cha rpcd the coal consumer any old price