Show 1 PEABODY ISSUES STATEMENT colorado governor Declare 3 he is not wag ng war on labor un ons governor james H peabody ol 01 colorado has issued an address ex pla ining and vindicating his acts in dealing with the labor troubles in colorado he refutes the contention that the strike inaugurated by the western federation of miners at the ore deduc tion works in co orado city was callej because of the failure of the ture to enact an eight hour law pointing out that it was called on the of february Feb luary some five or six weeks before the adjournment of the legislature which then had under con an eight hour law later a sympathetic strike was declared by the federation in cripple creek to cut off the ore supply of the mills governor peabody then goes into the history of the western federation of miners which he declares has been replete with assaults dynamite outrages and murder in affording protection to men who desired to labor the governor explains it became necessary in my judgment to confine certain men in military guard houses as one of the safest and most alous methods of restoring order governor peabody denies the charge that he Is wag ng war on labor unions generally |