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Hellraisers Journal – Monday November 30, 1903
Louisville, Colorado – Striking Coal Miners of Northern Colorado Vote to End Strike
From The Denver Post of November 29, 1903:
John Mitchell, President United Mine Workers of America, and Mother Jones
From The Anaconda Standard of November 29, 1903:
“Will Resume Work in Northern Colorado”
Louisville, Col., Nov. 28.-The miners of the Northern Colorado coal fields to-night voted to return to work on the terms granted by the operators, which embrace compliance with every demand made by the unions. This is the third vote taken on the proposition. The first vote rejected the proposition by a majority of four. The second vote was heavily against it on account of the opposition of District President Howells and “Mother” Jones although representatives of President Mitchell urged the acceptance of the proposition.
To-day, it is said telegrams were received from President Howells withdrawing his opposition and the men voted strongly in favor of resuming work. The mines have all been kept in good condition and work will be started Monday. It is estimated that 1,270 men will go to work and that the mines will produce 10,000 tons a day.
From The New York Times of November 22, 1903
-Northern Coalfields, Colorado – John Mitchell Gets His Victory Over Mother Jones:
The New York Times must surely be relieved, for they hollered long and hard that the initial victory of Mother Jones in convincing the northern miners to stay out on strike was a victory for:
The Socialist wing in the union!
As if only Socialists care about standing in Solidarity and sacrificing financial gain for the sake of their union brothers, regardless of their nationality or ability to speak English.
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SOURCES & IMAGES
Autobiography p99, 1925
(Denver, Colorado)
(Anaconda, Montana)
-Nov 29, 1903
https://www.newspapers.com/image/354234882/
Mother Jones Speaks
-ed by Philip S Foner
NY, 1983
-p105-109
(search: northern miners)
https://books.google.com/books?id=T_m5AAAAIAAJ
IMAGES
John Mitchell, Book Organized Labor, 1903
https://books.google.com/books?id=PvlwAAAAIAAJ
Mother Jones Opposes Mitchel re CO Miners Separate Settlement
Denver Post p1, Nov 22, 1903
https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2:12C7581AC4BD0728@GB3NEWS-133D9E4DC7740CF0@2416441-133D91247A8BF9E0@0
See also:
Hellraisers Journal: Mother Jones Defies John Mitchell at Louisville Meeting,
Speaks Out Against Separate Settlement for the Striking Coal Miners of Northern Colorado
A Report on Labor Disturbances in the State of Colorado
-from 1880 to 1904, Inclusive
United States. Bureau of Labor, Carroll Davidson Wright
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1905
(search: november 21 mass meeting louisville) p335
https://books.google.com/books?id=lZ41AQAAMAAJ
The Omaha Sunday Bee p2 of November 29, 1903
“Northern Miners Go to Work”
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1903-11-29/ed-1/seq-2/
Autobiography of Mother Jones
C. H. Kerr, 1925
Chapter 13
https://archive.iww.org/history/library/MotherJones/autobiography/13/
Tag: Colorado Coalfield Strike of 1903-1904
https://weneverforget.org/tag/colorado-coalfield-strike-of-1903-1904/
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Solidarity Forever – Seth Staton Watkins
Lyrics by Ralph Chaplin