The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-11-04
MINERS
MUST WORK OR Be !
THROWN FROM HOMES
Operators Start Serving
Eviction Notices on
Strikers

TRINIDAna Colo, Nov. Opera
tors OF the Trinidsd district started
servinE eviction notice. today on
striking miners living IN company
houses. The FIRST nine Of these were
at Morley camp. Included In the list
Of those who received three-day no.
tIce to vacaie Is Frank L%eveque. pres
ldcnt Of the local union at Morley.
Morley Is a Colorado Fuel and Iron
company property.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pauy. the largest biiuminous operator
In the state. ard the company against
which the strike Is chiefly directed IN
southern Colorado, say the mines TO-
day gained Pa men over the number
wlto went to work yesterday In Huer-
fanu and las Animus counties. This,
the company says h. 81 per cent or
lis normal mining force. According 30
company figures there are t62 men
working In Las Animas and 5ls in
Hucrfuno county, as com arcd with
7ll on Monday. The Colorado Fuel
and Iron company cmploye 1909 men
nt mines In these two counties. The
.mpany reports 20 carloads ~ coal
sent out from Trinidad yesterday.
Mincr>f Claims.
Strike headquarters In Trinidad to-
1ny gave out a statement MAT only
iO3 underground men had gone to
work in the mines affected by the
strike order. These figures. union Of
ncers say. are based on the number -
lamps checked out by h men going
to work.
A telegram protesting against evi"-
ton orders was sent today by union
officials to Governor o.. H. Shoup. The
message In part says.
"Nine miners at Morley have becn
given Official notice 20 vacntc homes
within three days In violation OF state
law President WelbOrn u the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron company has said
no women and children will be COM
PEELED to- leave homes during strike.
Miners consider this intimidation and
violation Of their rights. and ca they
will refuse to move. Company does
not need houses since miners refuse
To- work.
Three strikobreakers have been
brought into Morley. Miners appel 81
to YOU for protection md defense of
their rights and privileges
A meeting Of citizens held In Wal
senhurg last night adopted resolu'
tiUns protesting against the sending OF
tror ps to that district ana ~asSurir,
officials u was not the purpose Of bus
mess Interests 10 take sides In th'
controversy.
To Nddrces Men.
Robert Llewellyn vie president nj
d~'ai~ict No. -. United Mine W0rheri
OF America, has arranged 10 address
several meetings q miners ana Gle
yens at different camps In H." Trlnidn,
field tonight. None Of the officers %
tho union In southern Colorado
llcwellyn says. has received oticia
notice OF the Indianapolis Injunction
Before leaving FOR Walscnhurg ~
an Inspection trip. Colonel Dennis y
McCunnin. commanding officer of tn
military forces In this district issue
an order outlining hts policy In tn
strike situation.
II am here with my troops o. main
tain peace and order" the order say'
"and 10 this end ! shall work In con
junction with. or Independently OF
tho c'v'l authorities
Eviction notices also were issue.
iNis morning On miners AT Tollerhur
and to RHsco camps. These prnper
ties have been closed sinc the begin
ming ~ the steel strike In September
Minors served with the notices "a
they were given a choice betwee
quitting company houses and going &
work at the Rerwind mine. n shoi
distance from the closed %propcrtie0
An of these mines ure operated b
the Colorado Fuel and Iron cOmpan!