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Show Miners Vote Eight to One In All ' I . I Colorado Camps For Peace R;. ;H and Prosperity, m H DAYS OF THE CHRONIC AGITATOR NUMBERED ' I Telegraphic nihlees from Drnter, Colo., jrMontiiy bring tho Information that the miners In llio several raiiiM of tho Colorado I'url nnd Iron nun, puny of Colorado have voted eight to ono In favor of the Iloekefellrr Industrial Indus-trial plan, Tim enmm concerned nro llervvlud, Tithnco, ltouc, lC(rr, lilenl, Ciiiiicron, Wnteii, Prlmrro nnd five others. . PIMtllLO. Colo., Oct. 3 The Hoik-efeller Hoik-efeller Industrial plan was approved by unanimous tite at n meeting of mine officers nnd miners' representatives representa-tives here lodav. Th pum vV. Ixi submitted to the board of directors of the Colorado I'uel and Iran company nnd In a referendum vote of tho miners min-ers nt nil the citinps for flnnl adoption. adop-tion. Tho board of directors will meet In Denver Mondny. Tho details of tho plan were mndo public tonight. The plan Is In tlu, form of n guurnntre of non-dim rlmlnatloti ngnlnst members of nny union. Tho now order doos not provide for recognition' ( f the United Mine Workers of America. United Mine Workers' Demands, The system us outlined nt the conference con-ference In regarded us Rockefeller's answer to the demands of the United Mine Workers made In 1913. Theso demands led to one of the most bitter Industrial clashes In tho history of tho United States. Itockcfeller has maintained that his plan Is not nn attack at-tack upon unionism, hut thnt It Is "broader nnd more democratic" than the svstem advocated by the miners' organisation. Tho Rockefeller plan formulated In collaboration with operating officials of tho Colorado I'url nnd Iron company com-pany Is based upon the mediation system now In operation. The outline out-line of the plan submitted to the conference con-ference Is divided Into four sections ns follows. I'lrnt lteprewcntntlou of ciuplo)e mid llin milliner of their selection. Keeond DUtrlet conference. Joint eoiuitilltcert mid Joint meetings. Third Tho prevention nod ndjiinl-incut ndjiinl-incut of IniliiNtrliil ilUpules. l'oiirlli Koclal mid ludiitrliil lcl-teriuent. lcl-teriuent. Agreement Is Drawn l'. Memorandum of agreement between the company und Its employes Is contained con-tained In the proposal. Miners ot each camp nre to elect representatives representa-tives on u basis nf ono for every one hundred und firty worKers. isaon camp Is entitled to nt least two repre-sentullveft. repre-sentullveft. For mediation purposes the company's com-pany's camps nro divided Into five districts, tho Walsenhurg district, tho Trinidad district, the Canon district, comprising nil tho mines In Fremont county; the Western district, comprising com-prising all the mines on the Western Slope In Colorado, and the Sunrlsu (Wyoming) district. Will Obey All Imwh For tho settlement of disputes nnd the discussion of any problems In the relations of the company with Its employes, em-ployes, district conferences shall bo hold, attended by the grievance representatives rep-resentatives from all tho camps In the district and company officers, not exceeding In number tho representatives representa-tives of the miners. The delegates representing the miners nnd tho company eligible to It In ouch district conference nre to select from their number Joint committees, com-mittees, composed of six members eucli as follows. Joint committee, on ludiitrlal K'nitlon mid conciliation. Joint eoiitiiilttco on safety nnd no-cldcntH. no-cldcntH. Joint committee- on Miulliitloii, licnltli und lioiihlug. Joint committee on rccrcullon nml eiliientlou. The plan niaken provision for tho settlement of Industrial disputes. After Af-ter pledging the corporation and Its employes to observe federal and statu mining laws, the manifesto states. "There shall be no discrimination by the company or by nny of Its employos on iicuount of membtrshlp or non-membership non-membership In any society, rraternlty or union." Another vluuso says. Dihchurgu night Hcliilucd. 1 "Tho light to hire und discharge. tho management of the properties 'and tho directing of tho working forco. shall bo vested exclusively In tho company, nnd, ns expressly restricted, Bp il this right shall not lo abridged by K kl anything contained therein." BR, H The plan provides, however, that Hf' H the company must post a list of of Hk H f ruses for which dismissal may bo A iH made without notice. For nil other m H offenses employes shnll not tie dls- Be H charged without notification that n V H repltltlon will muse dismissal. Tho H' H company reserves the privilege of re K H Moving employes from duty on account HR H of lack of work. !: C il Kmploycs nro guaranteed th right Iff 1 to hold meetings, to purchase supplies WHt H where they please nnd to employ Wmt 1 cheek welghmeii. A miner or group H& ll of miners with n grievance ngnlnst kl the compnny shall take the matter to IR il the camp's elected representative. V H The representative must first seek nd- ' L H justmont from the foreman or super- L 1 Intendent. Fulling to receive satis- ' K faction, he then Is at liberty to appeal Rfc? tl to tho president's Industrial represen- iBra iiB tatlvo or to the higher officers ot the HBH company. HlB,'i!LH r$fW2LiIH May CIiikmc An Umpire. LKiriH Another method of settlement open pnH to thr miners, after the Initial appeal iDHI to tho foreman or superintendent, Is 'ilHll n hearing before the district Joint I Hn''LI eommltten on conciliation if tho H'H committee falls to agree. It may select UK fl nu umpire, whose decision shnll be $H iil binding on all parties. If the Joint ! B JH committee falls to adjust a dispute. It ' . ' KvrvJM Is provided that It shall be settled by R fil arbitration or by reference to tho mP. H Colorado slain Industrial cnmmlxston. B H The company guarantees tho grlev B Bfl nneo representatives of the men K j against unjust discharge or dlsvrlmln- B ntlon, nnd provides that n reuresentit- m BBJ live who thinks ho has been tho vie- B BBfl llin of discrimination may appeal to Bfl the state Industrial commission, I m Bfl WOULD WKLCOMi: HACK TDK 1 K H hTIHKING COLORADO .MP.N ' E, DKNVHH. Colo., Oct. 3. The Colo- K MVfl rdo Fuel nnd Iron company would H welcome an nmnesty regarding nl- ' K leged offenses growing out of the coal f ' ' I SAl miners' strike nf 1913-11, according , y BBJ to a statement made by J. F, Wei- j ( Ul, BB born, president of the company. Wei- . i . BjyBBB born said tho state authorities had BT'BBB been advised that tho company would B not b averso to the dismissal of all V BH cases against former strikers, except 1 Ik BH whero evidence of guilt Is exception- I BL BBJ nllv stranr. mm Immm "Nnlurully, wo cannot Interfere with ( R' BBJ the administration of Justice," Wei- 1 B BBl horn explulned. "Our company has WL K taken no part In the ludlitment or ' i Ep BB3 prosecution of former strikers nnd wo j V BBl havo nn right to nsk tho state authorl- K" BBJ lies to chango whatever plans they 1 W BB havo made for continuing the prose- it, BBl outlons. wr BBl "It Is our desire, however, to sen r BB tho sluto cleaned ns quickly us possl- K , BBl Lie. Wo would bo glad to see the ' 1 P ,BBl oharges against former strikers drop- y 'BBJ ped, except In rases wheltf the evl- K BBl dence of guilt Is very strong." S BBl Welborn's statement was made In nt BB reply to a question as to whether the t W BBl adoption of the Ilonkefeller Industrial i ' s, BBl pluu would havo nny effect upon the , BBl soeulled strike eases. . ,BBJ JOHN It. Ii.VWKON IK NOT AT BjBJ ALL PLUKi:i WITH PLANS j y BJ TltlNIDAD, Colo. Oct. 3. John It. H Law son, International board member I BB of the United Mlna Workors of Amer- BBl loa, confined In the county Jail hero i .BBJ awaiting deolslun of the supreme i BjBJ court on tils application for a new i r BB trial, mado this statement tonight 1 1' I BBl lelJtlvo to tho Itockereller Industrial I BBJ plun: I BjBJ "The plan Is not practical and will '. J ! not prove the factor to promote In- BjBJ Idustrlnl peace In Colorado, because It 1 BBl doe not oontuln tho essentials of col- 'y . BjBJ 'leetlve bargaining, but rather nt- V BjBJ tempts to substitute pa.ternnllHm for I BBl dumoeraoy, or philanthropy for Jus- J y BjBJ Itleo. BjBJ "The coal miners of Colorado aro li "BBl I not seeking churlty. They want Jus- ,1 BjBJ jtlce. Thoy are only asking the. samo ' i J BB 'rights that the officials of the Colg- f J BJ I rado Fuel nnd Iron compnny claim ' iuBjb for themselves, tho right to Join un I FBjSJ organUatlnn of their choice, wlileh Is ' . t I BBJ provided for by statute In Colorado. '' A BJBJ Thoy demand the privilege of selling ,' t JdB their labor through the medium of fci ' , IjBjB collective bargaining, I BjBJ "They desire an organisation on ) ut1 H (Continued on pace fuiir ) BBJv I'BV ROCKEFELLER PlSf SUITS JAN, ETC. (Continued from p-go one.) eurh side equal In strength with a sense of equity to govern it contract that Is binding on both sides. Th.i now plan of labor union built along the lines or the old provincial workmen's work-men's association of Canada, now dc-fmu't, dc-fmu't, wilt not do In Colorado. Without With-out an organlfatlun there In nmneil on one side nil the wealth and itower, on the other side Is grouped the wir-llally wir-llally orgnnlted employes without any real organisation behind them." deferring to that ixirt or the plan which soya that the cotniMtny will my the expenses of miner' reprewntn-tlves reprewntn-tlves to the conrerenre and reimburse reim-burse them for time lot, Utwiton said "It will be n liopeleM tank Indeed, In-deed, If safe representative cnmiot be round under this benevolent plan. No Intelligent person la going to be deceived by this wibterruge." |