The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-13


rected the State Militia, the county sherffs, and SM
through their office many deputy sherffs it n
wanted The constables and police of towns and It, ~
mining camps rule willing to do the bid YEA -
ding of the big mining companies. 1t would sN
that these combined forces strong enough for IN 1
legal but they must organize the Wy go
gunner, Bob Medium, X. C. Sterling, Was|
Frank Warwick, D. C. Scott Walter Kinley, Willard
many desperate
the mine managers became close associates and with the
banker Cripple Creek
banker was the prime mover of the Alliance in the San Juan district
Idaho Springs small mining in Clear Creek county shor
Chieftain They grouped them
around my desk two or three sat the sill big half
circle window, asked questions about the strike
Colorado City, talked them DETAIL and they published the
tervew.
"The occasion of the strike the refusal of the mill
at Colorado City to treat with recognize the union Our men wer
discharged they belonged to the unon and they in
formed by the We asked the operators to renstate e
consider SCALE They would do neither We claim
right to organize as DO the operators ana we wan
that will enable into houses and not the
of the hudded together in tents because the
paid would not suffice to house rent and provide other necessities
The scale ask lower than milling mining in Col
oad The minimum scale paid is dollar and eighty cents day
of which discount deducted and five cents tak
compulsory We object compulsory insurance
Checks not drawn favor of the but of the merchants witt
representatives of the Mine Owners
Association realized that the strikers We're masters the situation
would justify the militia being used to break the strike The
of office was emphatic uphold
order Such words coming from the chief executive of the state
would call out the state militia prevent them from
third of March, the hour of the who on
few months before had been living issued order tina
ing address to the other
The chief executive of the State of Colorado has ordered the m
Colorado City, The of this great commonwealth ate
audience for several hours to Manager McNe and the
Mine @ho ars b ae
power aid the mercs corporations demanding th
tyranny of greed until patience be virtue
Manager MacNe acted as deputy OF the shers ana handeo
you from the Portland Gold Min
ing ting Oa S and Refining Company from Which hsv
for protection have received like requests iron
the Telluride Reduction Company" has brought aten
ton that men have been severely
destruction of property accordingly notify of the existence
mob and armed bodies of men patrong this territory from whom
there is danger of commission of felony
T. does appear the sheriff that he made
personal investigation conditions existing Colorado City, TIL
the corporations to the sheriff of Ell Paso COUNT
actud the sheriff in placing in the hands Of Manager MacN
corporations order to Governor Peabody and
strength the armed force of the state is to be place.
fall upon its knees mute oppessor
from the citizens of Colorado City to the statn
hf m officer who from his own letter has failed to make per
investigation the of this state has become
willing tool in the hands of corporate masters to place the armed ma
chinery of Colorado in the hands Of the corporations
Of the corporations Why did he not summon h
labor and hear their evidence as to conditions in Col
orado City? Is there only one side to story when the interests
Federation of Miners through its executive Officers
appeals the bong hosts of Colorado to deounc this unpardonab
action the OF labor
of the producing class must be heard in hund
tones legislative of the branding this shameless
with the madon of their resentment
Charles Meyer President WIN
VIM. D. Haywood, Secretary Treasurer.
high Colorado City when the citizens learned tina
called by the and sent to then
town. by the mill and smelter but
The and members of the city
meeting and egaphed protest to the governor:
Peabody is understood that the militia has been or
for what do not know there is nc
disturbance here Of kind There has been no disturbance than
the strike began and respectfully pro
against being placed midst delegation OF bus
ness men upon you with formal protest OF the
citizens Of the city.
More than citizens Of Colorado City signed
petition the requesting that the militia
be recalled The governors was:
will not troops trouble is settled There
no agaors running this administration If wants t
perfect right do and the troops there to sec
that everybody's rights are protected
In the neat nstalmeh Haycod tells Of the determination Of ne
resist to the end the the operators and Cor
Peabody Hapwocd uoc to his determination IN his
declaration behalf Of the