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Show 4 V"1""" " .J....l PCABOOV ISSUES STATEMENT. Calorado Oovarner Declare! Ha la Not Waging War on Labor Unlona. Oovernor Jnmee II. Peabody of Colorado haa locd an address explaining ex-plaining and vindicating hla acta In dealing with the labor troubles In Colo redo, lie refutes tho contention that the atrlke InniiKurnti d by the Western i Federation of Miners at the ore reduo I tlon worka In Co o;ado City mas rallej because of the fnl'ure of tho legislature legisla-ture to enect an eight hour law i pointing nut iliei It whs called on tha j Hlh of Kebrunry. some flvo or all weeka before tie od!ourtimcnt of the I leglMlntnre which then hnd under con-aldoratlon con-aldoratlon an e:--M hour law. Ijiter I I syrnpathi-t'c sirll;" wna di-clnred by tha Federation In Crlnple Creek to rul off the oro aupnlr i-f the mills. Oovernor P'-nto'v then goea Info the history of the Wcpiorn Federation of Miners, which, he declares, haa been replete with nn-nulta, dynnmlts outrages end murder. In affording protection to men who desired to lav bor, the governor evpl.ilna. "It became necessary. In my JucV.mnnt, to cnnflna certain men In mllltnry guard bouse! as one of the aiifi-t -.nd most expeditious expedi-tious methods nf restoring order. Oovernor Peabody denies the rhanre that he la waging war on labor unions generally. |