Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-27
TRIUMPH FOR BONEHEAD
WORK BY IOWA AND
KANSAS INVADERS.
Opinion Rendered Last Saturday
Places Union at Great Disad-
vantage in Gaining Recogni-
ton; Temporary Officials
Are Ready To Quit.

James F. Moran of Iowa and War
rem Pippin of Kansas, acting" presi-
dent and secretary Of Colorado District
10, United Mine Workers of America,
have finally succeeded in forcing the
State Industrial Commission to Of
ficially recognize and approve the
Rockefeller industrial welfare plan of
dealing with employees Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. In achieving
this greatest triumph" since their
advent, about nine months ago. the
Iowa and Kansas emissaries were as
sisted by John McLcnnan, former pres
ident Of District Is. the only official
Of the miners union who was neither
arrested or had information filed
against him for prosecuting the great
strike Of the miners during 19l3-l4.
Moran Brand OF Diplomacy.
The latest piece of diplomatic" ef-
fort on the part Of Moran, Pippin and
McLennnn is about the rankest fiasco
in the history of the trades union
movement. Miners in Southern Colo
RADIO are now more outspoken than
ever before in castigating the bone
head manipulations of the invaders,
and are loudly demanding their re-
p. White.
Last Saturday the State Industrial
Commission handed down rathcr
lengthy opinion of the complaint filed
by Moran some months ago against
the Colorado Fuel & Iron company, in
which he gave thirty-day notice that n
strike would be called TO enforce rec
ognition of the union and adjustments
of wage schedules.
Says Plan Is n Success.
This provided just the opportunity
desired by the commission to give Of
ficial recognition and Endorsement to
the Rockefeller plan. and greatly him
dcrs the unionizing of the c. +. & i.
coal mines thruout the state.
In its opinion the commission de-
clared the grievances filed by Moran.
Pippin and McLennan 10 be "in most
cases unfounded. or Mt least only tri-
vial" 1t upheld the Rockefeller in
dustrial plan as being n success"
stating that Investigations made by
the commission disclosed no discrim-
inntion against any employe by reason
of his affiliation with the union" and
concluded that the demands for wage
increase and other changes came from
only small number of the en-
ployes."
Internal Politics Of Union.
The commission found that no "gun
men" are being employed by the COM
pany, that there is no system for the
coercion of workers, and that the
Rockefeller plan could easily and fair
ly have adjusted the differences be-
tween the employees and the company,
il the miners had considered such n
program.
The entire trouble, as the commits
=. "a AZ
internal politics" of the two factions
of miners.
II will be remembered that when
John r. Lawson defeated John Nc
Lehman for district president last De-
cember by vote of IL to 1, and Ed.
l.. Doyle was elected national execu-
tive board member without opposition,
McLcnnan went to indianapolis. and
asked that the district charter be re-
called. This was done, and Moran and
Pippin sent to Colorado as Temporary
officers" of district which had
neither charter nor autonomy Of the
members.
Getting Ready to Quit.
It Is reported that Moran of Iowa
and Pippin of Kansas are now about
ready to admit their failure and in
competency as executive officers. and
will soon apply for restoration of the
charter. When this is done the coal
miners Of the state will see to It that
they have voice and vote in Sc
lecting district officers, and thereby
soon rid the state of about twenty-five
so-called organizers brought in from
other states. who have done nothing
but loaf around hotels at expense of
the coal diggcrs, occasionally visiting
local union meeting for the sole pur-
pose of fomenting discord.
Demand Democracy.
Colorado coal miners will have
strong organization and secure recog-
milton only when they are granted the
rightful and democratic privilege of
governing their own affairs, choosing
officers from among their own ranks
and dealing with employers in an hon.