The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-02-20


years men had associated with each
other belonged to the faterna They were mostly
American born. But the strike DAVIS when on
August thirteenth 1903, Cripple Creek district
through the influence of the Citizens Alliance that from
that day their business basis AS
usual all the miners had paid their bills month and
the miners without enough n
carry them through the month
George Anaconda Miners Union came to Denver
and talked the situation with They potatoes badly
the I around the city and see what
he could with obbng getting two or three
carloads of potatoes He found potatoes
back and told what they gave him check
for the amount including freight potatoes arrived at
Anaconda they sold the right cars Then
carloads of flour bought quantities
paid cash. were able
sell these commodities the strikers than
they could be bought in in the district.
little Hooten Cripple Creek and John
Harper of Victor Denver to talk the proposal
the unions to start stores relief
the first time this had These three
had been appointed
intention to put the stores in buildings
have them vacated With this managers
obbers and selected their
stocks of goods
got of books with the emblem organiza
ton containing coupons
These good face value for anything in the
When stores vacated by the merchants who had
The t hi Success s diI green grGee t IN each store
the strike relief Not having make big profits
large salaries for the able sell first class
district We had the merchants they
of insomnia There not striker working member of the
union but well pleased with the They realized
increase in real through being able buy necessities much
cheaper We had good luck having good
and in having our stores from which could not be eced
1t seemed that the management of the Ell Paso mine going
start little circus of its they built
around that mine For this other
their employ dollar hour which large considering that
day. The members of the District Union the job learned
attempt going by Mine Owners Assoa
destroy the old shaft
blame the strikers and have bring in the soldiers
The prevented this by making the foul scheme public
By unions had sent me pictures of
scabs and with detailed descriptions got out
headed by description ud
leaders among the scabs Around his picture put circle OF Others
with their descriptions and thousand these
to the Cripple Creek district to be posted up on telephone poles bill
boards and other pubic places One miner pasted copy on tine
plate glass window of Victor store Bill Gleason along and
sixshooter and smashed the circular plate window all
The strike had been only weeks when conference
held with James Burns the president of the Portland Mining
pany settlement brought about which hundred
of the leading properties
of the district At that time it had produced seventeen million
gold exceptional During the strike of 1894
had reached and the Portland shut
down during that strike and would not have done SO at this time
the and the
committee the district union The district reported head
that when terms reached with the
work. wild with JOY. We took
hiatt the strikes the other mines would not last
long agree
men with the managers conspratos of
the Citizens Protective Association were at work.
In the Hoyood qcrcs the great Cripple
strike; ho the commission OF Governor Peabody made "a
stcalthy called in 1000 the infamous
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