Show PLENTY OF SUPPORT I Western Federation Offers Sinews of War MITCHELL DINED IN DENVER Will Not Order Out Northern Colorado Miners Urtrtinl Law Denounced by Executive Board ns Making Siberia a Par dise by Comparison Denver Dec 5John Mitchell president presi-dent of the United Mine Workers of America received n number of callers from the Northern Colorado coal fields where lie himself worked when D boy a his hotel durlnrr the forenoon today At noon he was entertained at luncheon by the Chamber of Commerce Mr Mitchell admitted today that he had advised the miners In Southern Colorado Colora-do to remain on strike until their demands de-mands are granted DID NOT SEW GOVERNOR I shaH not order out the miners of Northern Colorado who followed my advice when they returned to work said Mr Mitchell nor shall I create any socalled sympathetic strike Mr Mitchell desired a conference with Gov Peabody but was unable to see him as he left the city las i night The executive board of the Western Federation of Miners today Issued an address pledging the moral and financial finan-cial support oC the organization to its nembers in Colorado Ariona Califor liu Nevada and every other locality where they are fighting a battle against corporate despotism and for the uplifting of humanity to a higher plane of civilization DENOUNCE MILITARY To the coal miners who have joined In the fight for an eighthour day the address says We pledge the deathless death-less fraternity of our organization Concerning Gov Peabodys action in placing Cripple Creek under martial law the address says The executive board can find no words sufllclcntly strong to denounce this act In the most brutal drama ot coercion that makes n Russian Siberia Siherta n paradise when compared to Colorado Colo-rado Ve know no surrender and justice will arise from the staggering blows administered by a sou less executive execlle and the future will record the political revenge of an oppressed people who are awakening from their lethargy to smite unbridled tyranny a blow that will end in Its eternal death |