Excerpt from The Labor War in Colorado They had refused to work on terms which to them seemed dis honorable. In short, they refused TO become scabs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Colorado Mine War Once, upon certain tendencies Which are growing not only in the western portions of the land, but in every part of the land With increasing force and power. The laboring hosts of the United States are no longer a downtrodden fraction, helpless in'the hands of capitalists. The notion that the laboring millions are any longer in fear of their'employers, or that they are to be considered in any other manner than a thoroughly well organized group oi combatants perfectly capable and perfectly equipped to meet on fair terms their antagonists, is a superstition. The labor question has ceased to be one in Which sympathy for the laboring masses should play any part whatever. The history of the dynamit ing outrages shows that. But it is even more clearly shown by the vast sums Which are now at the command of the lead ers in any labor struggle. In Colorado, the present contest must be costing the labor side many thousands of dollars, grunning possibly in the hundreds of thousands. Without i these funds this strike and its attendant results could not possibly have been brought about. These funds come from every part of the land. They come by as real a tax upon millions of men as any tax ever laid. These funds are be yond Ipublic scrutiny, and are accounted for to nobody who has the public interest at stake. Unlike the great corpora tions, that, at least, are subject to legislative supervision and control, ' the United Mine Worker's, for example, can com mandeer hundreds of thousands of dollars for Which no ac counting at all need be given to any responsible authority Which represents the public interest. The sooner the signifi. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Ben Hanford's The Labor War in Colorado is a gripping account of the 1913-1914 Colorado coal strike and the ensuing violence and conflict between labor unions, mine owners, and the state government. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including newspaper accounts, court transcripts, and personal letters, Hanford provides a detailed and compelling narrative of this pivotal moment in American labor history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from A History, Greeley and the Union Colony of Colorado The present time appeared to me a favorable One for this work as many of the old landmarks are disappearing, and the data I found were beginning to be difficult to procure. The files of The Tribune were incomplete, nearly the whole of the first year being missing, while The Sun has no files previous to 1885. The deficiency above pointed out, is made good to a certain extent by the care of H. T. West who has collected in a Scrap Book a large number of news paper articles relating to the colony during the first three years. Mr. West has been kind enough to put this in my hands together with other valuable documents, some of which will be printed in full in the appendix. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Report on Labor Disturbances in the State of Colorado, From 1880 to 1904, Inclusive: With Correspondence Relating Thereto Sir: The President has handed me your dispatch of November 16 for answer, and for such action as may prove to be necessary. He regrets very much the existence of conditions which you describe, but hopes that matters will not reach a point beyond the abilities of the State authorities to enforce the laws. If, however. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.