Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-06
What Is The Alternative?

A person who signs as ''Subscriber'' sends TO The
Chieftan clipping of the editorial entitled Three
Kinds of Government which appeared in this paper
last Sunday morning with the following inquiry: ''Not
finding fault with your political views opinions, do
think the accompanying editorial truthful enough
for public consumpton?''
This is fair question, and it deserves fair answer.
Making due allowance for an exaggeration of emphasis
that is common in public writing and speaking, the
editor of the Cheftan believes that the editorial in
question truthful in its essential points; and he
believes also that the truth therein percepble by and
acceptable to the great majority the readers of this
paper.
1t is fact beyond dispute that the state government
of Colorado has times leaned the side of
corporation interests 1t is fact that there has been
at times alliance less formal between venal
politicians and predatory capital
1t is fact that at times the state government has
been weak and vacatiug and has failed perform the
function for which government is established notably
to protect the lives of citizens and their property rights
1t fact that at times the state government has
ored radicals consprators meters criminal violence,
and promoters of and insurrection 1t is
corded officially that the state government appealed
the federal government for help because the state had
not the power to itself from disorder and awlcss
1t is fact that the story of Ludlow and of
cripple Creek published thruou the United States,
Elected irreparabe disgrace upon the of Colorado
and caused tremendous financial loss TO all the people
Of this state, and checked development great and
most serious degree.
Which of these facts docs the Chieftan correspond
wish to deuy7
As to the present: The State Industrial Commission
made horo investigation of the facts in relation to
the proposed reduction in the southern Colorado
coal camps They gave their unanimous decision that
the c. F. J. company had the right reach agree
ment with their employees for reduction; that they
had reached such agreement that former of
wages excessive compared with other industries;
and that reduction of coal mining wages would have
important effect in restoring that industry other
industries TO normal condition.
The state government. acting in performance of the
purpose for which established by the peo-
pe is protecting the lawful rights of the Colorado Fuel
nnl Iron company, its employees that desire continue
their peaceful and lawful work. and the people of south
Colorado generally The of state rangers for
this purpose proves the efficiency and value that
sanzatou. and the results in strong contrast with
the results of the of state mitia, mine guards
deputy sherifs md other instruments employed in
other years.
That IS fair answer to the correspondents qucs
tion. And now will the correspondent answer a fair
question in turn?
What is better than the peoples government us n
Of securing personal and property rights in Colo
rado7 II will be claimed doubtless, that the state gov
ernment is influenced controlled by interests antagon
istic the interests Of the people as whole That IS
true. Sometimes it is very much influenced by such in
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