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Show CRIPPLE CREEK MINERS GO ON STRIKE ceptlon of the dignity of his office. The Weestern Federation of Miners, through Its representatives, has used every honorable effort to bridge every chasm, notwithstanding the fact that the Mine Owners' association, the mill managers, the State militia and even the Governor himself have been arrayed ar-rayed against them. "The Governor is now Intimating that we promised there would be no strike in the CrlPPl Creek district. We never made any such promise. It would have been an Impossibility for us to make a promise -of this character while Mac-NeilL Mac-NeilL manager of the Standard mill, refused to recognise the Western Fer-eration Fer-eration of Miners. We gave the Governor Gov-ernor to understand that we would fight MacNeill to a finish, and under no circumstances could he construe our declared upon the mines that would meaning that a strike would not be ship ore to the unfair mills. We have been willing, and we are now willing, to arbitrate with' Manager MacNeill. He has refused to arbitrate with us as an organisation, and he alone Is responsible re-sponsible for the situation that confronts con-fronts the people of the Cripple Creek district "We have been more than fair, and have gone three-fourths of the way, according ac-cording to the Governor, and we are now willing to place the Justice of our cause In the hands of the whole people of the State and let them the the judges to bring In the verdict." In consequence of the Governor's action ac-tion In not withdrawing troops at Colorado City Secretary-Treasurer Haywood said that the Western Federation Fed-eration of Miners would resume the prosecution of the suit against the military mili-tary officials now on duty at the scene of the trouble, and that other suits would be Instituted. Oov. Pea body tbnirht issued an. order recalling the troops that were ordered to Colorado City March 3rd on account of the smeJtermen's strike. Two days ago the Governor sent his private secretary to Colorado City to Investigate the situation, and it Is upon his recommendation that the troops are ordered none. Protests against the recall of the troops were made by a number of prominent business men of Colorado Springs and Colorado City, but the Governor stated tonight to-night that he believed all danger of trouble trou-ble is over. DENVER. March 18. The execu- live committee of the Western Federa- Hon of Miners at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon declared a strike against all the mines in Cripple Creek district that ship ore to the mills of the United t States Reduction and Refining com-" com-" pany. The mines affected employ ,1663 men, vlx.: Stratton's Independence BOO Z Vindicator 200 . Mary McKlnney 125 - Gold King "5 AJax 200 " 8tro"r 3 " Granite 75 . Elkton 0 Kl Paso Vi Hull City 140 t Total '. 1,5a President Charles Moyer and Secretary Secre-tary William D. Haywood of the Western West-ern Federation of Miners issued a - statement this afternoon. In which they " charge Gov. Peabody with having violated vio-lated the agreement made at the con- - ference In his office on Sunday in regard re-gard to withdrawing the troops from , 1 Colorado City, where they are doing -. guard duty at the Standard mill of the United States Reduction and Re-; Re-; fining company. The federation of- fleers declare that the Governor prom-? prom-? ised that be "would Immediately wlth-: wlth-: draw the troops, providing the federa- - Hon would withdraw all salts against - the State militia." . This proposition, they say, they ac- cepted, and they add: "The Governor has violated every syllable and letter of his agreement by sending his prl- ' vate secretary to Colorado City to make 1. a personal Investigation and report. VThe action of the Governor has Z Shown him to be weak and vaecllating, and that he is a man who has no con- |