Arizona republican., 1919-11-03
COLORADO MINERS
 VOTE CONTINUANCE
 0F PRESENT STRIKE
Decision Virtually Unani- nous, Say Union Leaders Two New Locals Or ganized in Aguilar Dis trict
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DENVER, Nov. 2-Sunday passed quietly in Colorado coal camps, ac- cording to reports from all over the state tonight
 Meetings of union miners throughout the Trinidad district were held dur ing the day at which, according to union officials, the vote virtually was unanimous not to return to work to- morrow morning. Corps of organizers under direction of Robert L. Laewellyn. organizer of district number Is, United Mine Workers of America, visited the various camps. Later the organizers met at Trinidad and reported two new locals organized at the Royal and Green Canon mines near Aguilar
 The organizers said they impressed all miners with the importance of maintaining good terms with the na- tional guard forces now distributed to half dozen different camps in the state Organizer Llewellyn said there would be no trouble unless soldiers were ordered to the mouth of the mines.
 Miners To Remain Peacefut7
 So long as troops remain in camps respectable distance from the shaft openings" said he, they will not De molested by miners. If they are placed at the mouth of the mines, union of ficials will not be responsible for any thing that happens
 Llewellyn said he had received re- ports that operators were ordering striking miners from company houses in the Raton, N. M, districts. If this is true" he added, '1 feal trouble at Raton.'
 An additional machine gun com. pany of guardsmen reached Trinidad early today and a detachment of the guard was sent to Morley. Colonel Dennis E. McCuniff, com manding the national guardsmen a Trinidad and other camp officers mad, tour of inspection at Ludlow Aguilar and Ramsey this afternoon They reached Ramsey when a unioI meeting was in progress. The offic CTS talked and joked with idle miner and men working on pumps and fan at the mines. Workers are attendin, to pump and other essential work t keep the properties from deterioratoin
 The roads between Aguilar, Ludlov and Ramsey were filled by a caraval of moving vans today all loaded witt household furniture of miners nov ing into the city.
 No Sign Of Trouble
 Central park, where the guardsmel are encamped at Trinidad, was visite' today by hundreds of curious miner who went to Trinidad for Sunday iron outlying camps. The soldiers and tn miners fraternfzed. There was no sig of trouble.
 Representatives of the Colorad Fuel and Iron company, the larges operator in Colorado, announced tn company would throw open it's prop critics in the Trinidad district tomor row morning to give miners an oppor tunity to go to work. The compan closed it's properties Saturday, tn first day of the strike, pending arrfvs of troops-
 Lieutenant Governor Stephen an nounced tonight that 2sS striking min CTS of the Walsenburg district, throug , their spokesman, k. J. Williams, ha 1 teiephoned him asking that troops h sent to Walsenburg to protect then Governor Stephen said the men de , clared their desire to return to wori but declared they wanted guardsmen | protect them. Governor Stephen sai he would refer the request to Gov ernor Shoup, who is at his home i Colorado Springs today.
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