The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-09

presented to the Telluride Mining Association. The
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Association replied that of the men included SuA
in the demand under contract that had more
year run, and that the scale submitted by + W
committee called for the for eight kA M
hour day formerly paid for ten and twelve ~
hours. IA ~
A meeting of the union was called and IN Sd
mands modified. under contract to Tt@A
work before. There general reduction OF A|~
fifty cents day men working for four dol
lars would get three fifty, and three fifty would
get three dollars Three dollars day was to constitute the nm
the committee of the union met committee fro
composed Buckley Wells who had become manag
of the Smuggr the death of Arthur Colns Coop
the Nellie mine and A. c. Koch of the Alta Wes actin
spokesman said he would submit the demands the associate
to think that settlement could be reached
submitted by the District Union But no reply was ever
ceved few days later the San Juan Mining Association ncud
all the mines of the district was formed
The mill men under the jurisdiction Telluride Miners Un
decided to strike on September first The miners all laid
excepting for the development work on the Tombo mine al
the snugg property which continued operate the mill wi
and few scabs Manager Wells himself put on owe
the mills few days later the Federal Lab
Union Union ordered out the cooks and waite
smuggr Union property The miners were discharged and
shutdown complete.
Discrimination continued in the Tomboy mine that strike
declared against twentyrst Every responde
shbosses and oremen quit Pickes to watch the mine
placed Members the Citizens Alliance an
deputy fight They threw rocks at tt
pets Next day the pckets
the Smuger Union min
Citizens Alliance busy that night in Teure
and standing principal street with shotguns
Buckley Wells out of the Journal office with
rifles number of homes invaded and union
armed Many arrested and held on charge OF tres
pass going had been in constant for twenty
five years. They released bond ranging high housn
dollars
The managers called the strike violation of contrac
that was entered into November 1901
expire The union had already protested thu
been violated by the board had been raise
dollar day. backing and discriminate
Tomboy and the strike continued Earl
held in Denver between the
the representatives Managers Chase Wells and Achon
to the Murphy attorney of the W. F. M, wher
Miller Murphy and myself
seemed willing grant all that the unto
that eight hours should constitute days
Mines and that three dollars should be the minimum
Attorney General Melville who at this conferenc
representing the asked Bukeley Wells he willing
pay the money shift payin
to a twelve hour shift Wells replied Certainly kno'
get my old mill for less than three fifty day.
When this conference ended Tel
definitely settled But the reurne
meeting Of the Citizens Alliance and thing
Wells said after the meeting that the matter ha
been himself, Melville the and Miller
Murphy Haywood whole thing could beer
such negotiations attempted The Cit
delegation the governor witt
request for Governor Peabody who had been elected tn
fall Immediately ordered the militia Telluride When
like clap Of thunder sky wrot
Carpenter secretary Of the Telluride Miners Union that thu
would arrive quick
carry n soldiers irrespon
s and that great would have be taken outbreak
upon arrival Of the soldiers Thirty
eight arrested charge eighteen
another time them Oscar Carpenter and
the Federal Labor Union Carpenter had letter in hi
pocket when he arrested He tore swallowed it
its being read by the soldiers would rather they could have
destroying made them think he had something
hide These taken special train Mntrose and
thrown in the Jail there
got by Immediately there followed the
proclamation of martial law and the censorship Of the press telegraph
telephone Telluride off from the outside world The
correspondents notified that they must submit their stories to the
Citizens Alliance for approval This order naturally popular
reporters and stories through the Denver We
Williams veresiden Telluride look after the finances
strike in the San Juan district and General Engy Of Cripple
Creek the Civil defend the strikers
In the instalnent Haywood writes Of martial law BY the
Colorado militia Telluride 1908 and 1904 deportaions the
miners voy after fifteen mouths Of bae include not only
miners but baker, mattresses aud shwashes the remarkable loyalty
Of the members to tho unior