Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
TROUBLE MAKERS
AMONG THE MINERS
WANT TO CHOOSE OWN OF
FICERS FOR DISTRICT.
Visit Locals in Huerfano County and
Berate The Bulletin, Only to See
Its Circulation and Influence
Grow All the More.

Walsenburg, Colo, Oct. %, 1917.
Editor Denver Labor Bulletin.
Dear Sir and Brother:-It appears
to me that the truthfulness of The
Bulletin seems to hurt the feelings of
some of those fellows who graft off of
organized labor, for / have been fol-
lowed around to the different locals of
/ United Mine Workers by those would
be union men, doing their best to keep
the paper outside of the rank and file
of true union men who believe in JUS
l tice in all things pertaining to the up
/ lifting of their class. / have even
been threatened by one of those fel-
lows while under the influence of drink
and accompanied by two Of his kind
who have been imported into Colorado
to show US miners how nicely we can
get along without charter in District
l 10, John r. Lawson or a f. L. Doyle
I They never forget to mention The
Bulletin and warn the members not to
subscribe for it, but than God one
miner beat them to it and today The
/ Bulletin is read in every local of
/ United Mine Workers in Huerfano
county and the different locals are not
backward in their praise of the great
est labor paper in the West-The Dem
yer Labor Bulletin.
] ! see by your paper that one of the
/ first acts of the Pueblo convention was
to repudiate what was known as the
Jardine resolution. ] want 20 state as
| secretary Of the convention held in the
union hall at Walsenburg that | was
requested TO draw up a set Of resolu-
tons along with Brother John Shep-
herd, secretary of Toltec Local, U. NJ.
Of A; that we did draw up the resolu-
tions as printed in The Bulletin They
were read by myself and adopted by
all the delegates present without one
dissenting vote and with what infor-
nation ! have received from delegates
at the Pueblo convention am not sur
prised at this action, as they seem to
fear this man Jardine as one that
stands for a clean district for the
United Mine Workers of Colorado. An
other convention is to be called by Act
ing President Moran of District l5. No
doubt at that convention the charter
will be returned to District Is and Of
ficers to their liking appointed to take
care of us fellows, but If so it won't
work. The rank and file is IN the col
lar pulling for justice. We want the
officers put in Office that We elected in
our last district election by over 90
per cent majority, namely, John R
Lawson. president; and T. l.. Doyle
national board member. Brothers in
the different local unions Of Colorado
what would you think or do if your
vote counted for nothing in your or
l ganization. and then 10 top matters
take away your charter. because the
officers elected by the rank and file did
not meet the approval Of the few? Is
this displaying the union spirit?
say, no, so do all the true miners of
I District Is. United Mine Workers. 1t
won't do for those eastern fellows sent
into Colorado to pat US on the back.
/ Colorado wants and will have justice.
II will demand a Lawson and Doyle
along with the return Of the charter to
District Is. Take charter away from
any local union and what power has
it? And yet Moran, acting president
of District Is, without a charter. is
going to call district convention.
Wait and see if my prediction comes
true. 1t is to give the other fellow a
soft job and again ignore the vote of
the rank and file, but ii won't work.
Yours for a clean District Is,
WILLIAM JARDINE,
Walsenburg, Colo.