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Show 6B SLAIN IN THE I CDLDHADO GOAL : MlfJE WARFARE i ; i Loss Is Estimated at From Ten to Thirteen Million Dollars, o? Which State Shares $1,000,000. END OF STRUGGLE NOT YET IN SIGHT Federal Troop Still in Field With No Prospect of Withdrawal; With-drawal; Statements of Both Sides Published. DENVER, May 31. Definite prospects pros-pects for a settlement of the strike in the Colorado coal fields, where the miners have been out since September 23, 1913, and where 1707 United States troops are now guarding tho mining properties, apparently are no nearer realization than they were weeks ago, according to statements by ' both union officials and mine operators today. Sixty-six persons are known to have been killed in the numerous "battles and disorders and the known wounded list totals forty-eight. Classified, the death list as a result of the strike since last September shows eighteen strikers, ten mine guards, nineteen mine employees, em-ployees, two militiamen, three noncom-batauts, noncom-batauts, two women and twelve children. chil-dren. Two classed as mine employees were also members of the Colorado national na-tional guard, but were not in uuiform when killed. Twenty had been killed prior to April 20, the date of the battle bat-tle of Ludlow, and forty-six were killed during the uext ten days, when federal troops :-,io p .l the warfare. Cost Many Millions!' The cost of the eight months' industrial in-dustrial conflict is variously estimated at from ten to thirteen millions. The figures include the sum of $700,000 incurred in-curred by the state in maintaining state troops in the field until the arrival ar-rival of the federal forces; an estimate esti-mate of $6,925,000 cost to the union and the sweeping statement by the operators op-erators that their loss will total "several "sev-eral millions." The federal troops now in the coal field are twelve troops of the Eleventh cavalry; six troops of the Twelfth cavalry, cav-alry, and five of the Fifth cavalry, distributed dis-tributed as follows: In Las Animas and Huerfano counties, coun-ties, 1150 men, commanded by Colonel James Locke.tt and stationed at more than fifty coal camps. In Boulder county, 350 men, commanded com-manded by Major Charles J. b'ym-nionds, b'ym-nionds, divided between four principal camps. In Fremont, county, 135 meu under Major S. N. McClure, stationed at four camps. In Koutt county, 72 men under Major Ma-jor W. A. Holbrook, stationed at two points. . Production of Coal. Figures compiled by James iJalrvm-ple, iJalrvm-ple, state coal mine ' inspector, show there were employed in the coal mines of Colorado for the first three months of 1914 an average of 10,149 miners as compared with 14,035 for the same period in 1913. The total production tor the first three months ol 1914 was 2.817,675 tons against 3,638.436 tons for the same period a year ago. From the same source it is learned there were 12.346 men working in the mines last September when the strike was called; 7696 in October, the first full month following the -trikc, and 10, 1-16 in March, 191!. .eain;it these figures stand the claims of John K. Lawsou, i uternat p na I oxecul ivc board member of the. United Mine Workers of America, that a ppro:. i ma t e! ll.fujii mpn quit work in response to t'e strike call last September and that -'"i nieni are s r i U on strike. He attri'mtes the decrease to men leanng the stat... ado-t ado-t ii it that "few have tone hack to work, their loss being more than orfset hv thoe who have j-in.-.l the strikers."' j Operators' Statement. At hcad'i :a ; i .T- of tV operator? tbi r-.tar- ! -n: as e; . n o:;t : I: ha- ,, , :r.o?-:ide to oidain a i- ....rte cfnee or t.v n.-n on "ike. but a ta:r a; rrox.n.ati.,1) j a -e- the n::ni'r-er at -J '"i ; vi.. . Mm.y ': t o o e;, ,-,cco ;: t. , r- in the i ok C-a .o n.e..-. ..l ft"! w-j , v.-ert O ; ;:-: cpr.-:!er -". (--;. Maie -.vert tO the S-r;"-- I- ' fre i ' r.-e ,, roa ; ae-rr? a'o f'aa- r. ::r.; j The e-;--r.s' d.-a-:- r.f the l - t li rr-.re .y-,-'..-- .-- .,. .. v . " " o- a - - : r r .-:- , - ; '". '"' ' ' ";,S"'T sr.: .;..; j (CxitL---je,i on Pare Trr-' I 66 SLAIN II COAL (Continued from Page One.) fifth, check weigh men. Sixth, the right to trade where do-,-ired. Seventh, enforcement of state mining laws and abolishment of th-e gimrd system sys-tem . No Change, Says Lawson. "There has boen no change in the nature nf the demands since the strike was called, ' said John. R. Lawson, union lender. "1 do not. Know of any prospects of a settlement. The miners will never go hack to work without recognition of the union, if they follow fol-low my ad ice. 'Tlic rigid, to organise, an eight-hmir eight-hmir day, rheel; weignmeu and the right to select trading and boarding places are stain, laws, init they are not en-Torecd. en-Torecd. ' ' 1 lidding thai ho chief demands of fhr Tinted Mine Workers, with the exception ex-ception if union recognition are gnnr-av- teed by stilt nt .0, the operators ma in-taiu in-taiu their original position, namely: Ref ue:t 1 to 1 rent, wit h representatives nf the I'nited Mine Workers or recognize recog-nize the union. They reiterate a wi 11-i 11-i ti guess t u meet, actual employees for Ihe adjustment of grievances. Tli rcr- 9 n Its h re penHin.fr In the fritted Suites itisl riot court ;it rurbto nn i.-lvil unit erimiiKtl ! i:t rircs rnwins: otM f the strike :in! n score or more me docketed tu disire-i eonris where the strike has centered. Charge of Conspiracy. .Ml of hi' International and dWtrict nffieiit's, oruHTib-.ers :int :i lonp list of iiieinherH .r t hp union nre charged in nno of tin- (Vdrnil ftiila with oonsplmey to interfere and nPf:tniet Interstate eom-meivo. eom-meivo. In 11 not her jjuU tile snrne defendant defend-ant s fire charged u it li b'dnr iii'Miihers of an lllefra I . 'o 111 hi on t ion In viols t ion of the .Sherman antitrn.-t hr.v. The. lliird cn.e. in i!ii('h tldrty-slx defendants Rt"i n Blued, ciiarj-e cert n in ot'fttMals and members ltli the destruction of a post-office post-office near Ani'ar, In the di;:tiiet court of l.as Atilmas county, forty defendants, nit uriion niein-hevs. niein-hevs. are named in e-inilnal eluirnes Ki-mvinV out of strike disorder. Walter r.elk. in charge of iho mine K":irds eni-phnrd eni-phnrd hy the operator; at the hecinnlrnr nf tiir stnko. is tipdrr indicium fit for t he kill hij? of Geru 1 vi I ,t ppia 1 1, a union ot"k;.'i nl7.or, who as killed before tli-3 strike culled. l.nuis Za ncn nnell I , a union ire-.nhT. is held fe.r tlp nnirder of I lielehpr. Heik"s chief lientennnt. In a rvd suit, in wiirh tl-,e 1 "olvrado Kuel i- lion eonipan- is p'atntiff. niildon-dollar- da 'unfits a re sought inst tlic -nit-d Mine Virkers. In Huerf;'po .-ount- crinttnal rflpji a r-e pending a.iu'vt fiTty d-' feitda tu s on i'ha 1 s:e niimuu' f'-in iv.urur to assault. Include 1 itl the ll.-t the ossfl of s'.x men elm r ted with t lie murder of fn ;r mine ku.iios neo r I,a "etn, Colo., la -t Nov tin bet'. Murder Indictments. One hundred :rd e defTd.i :it are named in true Inl's returned rf.-nitiy by the Fvemojit co'int" crand .iury. i'harces of nmrde;- aro preferred ac i;tt twer.tv--d uni'Mi n;e mbe :-i a'd ?v-v,rfl-t'.ii zrrs and the von'.i ' 'nie r ;i re c ha :tsi with livtinp In connection wufi rh.p nt-lnc' nt-lnc' upon the ("handler ni!no on Aoril C'v 1 n I !o alder court district court P 1 ne case.-; avo pendlnc stau-t ffly',x ce-fendanti ce-fendanti on elu't;.1? of iv;rd:r a'-.-J ron-spiracv ron-spiracv to tnurb'r. a?d Mp.et.,er ca-e ciia runs fort y oicfenda nt.-j w;th picket : rr and as.t.iitlt. Thp of;cer of t Colornd.-i nrlonl iTi;-.t and :e'o T'ori-corr'pc.iys'.v-e. rf-fieei5 rf-fieei5 ;Pi1 ",en 'he o-t pni j wer? defopd : a' a .sn'K!nl , op -t --v ar-tlal ar-tlal on eir-'.-.t-- sniwrc opt of ! -e bn-tle bn-tle of 1 ,p.:.'ow . No ;ipd;Pt? '"a e beer ftnnouncrd. In tbe 1;: "'c''' TOr t ' '-qvo boe'.i tvcv!v.i ,'f:.';rli a-d rd::.p:il in.juirtes into strike eor.,y--.m ;Jpd '.:? various p'-asc:. chief of t; -b v a iu e.lii ion b - a spb.-on p : : ' .- o:' ; ,1 'viifr ooin ;r Itteo ort P"'p,r- a:' i ;r;cp . w'T.-b lasted ou ;i;o-::b Til" prrvif ''Op-- cf 1 1 v ' v : of t'-e operators a 7- ; :;p.- i,-,-,-. -an ad ni-: ;;ior ; cf t .-. e m - In !" o-.nt coumptt-r s,', io;;H re.c,-:;iou at ':c :- r;..i s - - sinn of thf state leerlrlature. This committee com-mittee is empowered 10 compel testimony, testi-mony, to get Information from anv source and to take whatever steps it deems advisable. Its personnel repre- i son's the three principal political parties and widely varied phases of business I life. Seeking the Facts. After Inquiring carefully into their power to a-'t. the committee heann quietly to seek t'e essentia factw in the controversy. Onnf erenccs have been held 1 independently with the lenders of each ride, and a few dr.ys nuo subcommittee subcommit-tee were named to make detailed Inquiries In-quiries Into i'ondltions in the several ceil mining districts. Xone nf the data ciphered ciph-ered has been mad1 public, hut will he used by the committee In deterrr inine w hat future steps ma v be taken in an effort to secure an adjustment. (,M'"se observers fixpres the be!f thai, should the efforts to bring a set l lr me:; t hrouch the union lnder n nd opr r tors fi'.l. ti"e committee 1 1 1 proha h! v ,;,- it data to prepare f;r iiurs a r: 1 -e. n-, re-tidal ions to Li y before the public, outlining outlin-ing a plan of ad.iust mm. The interstate feature of th c-.ntro- ersv was emp .;a si z-d by Governor An. mo--,s. He po-nted o.;t th.ii r . w lie r e conre-d'ne parties ad endeavored to lo-crt lo-crt i'7..- it. tl. .-o-ditct of the u n i.-" ' a np. -raters' va m pa i ens had bf--;i and h con 1 roi I' d la -ci'- bv pTrns nut si1e 1 1" 1 i';r1fdt Hop of the sta'e nrd ih.- s-p-,-.-, to prohrc th :r-;ccie has eome fro- 3 beyond th orders of Y'.orado. |