. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. o the fact that the West-ern Federation has at no time made any demand of the mine owners of theCripple Creek district other than that they withdraw their patronage from themill trust in order that living conditions might be secured for the employees ofsaid mills. This, it is unnecessary to say, they have refused to do, thereby compellingthe members of the Western Federation of Miners to discontinue the reductionof ore or grossly violate their obligations and abandon their fellow members whowere formerly employed In the unfair mills. •While w
. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. o the fact that the West-ern Federation has at no time made any demand of the mine owners of theCripple Creek district other than that they withdraw their patronage from themill trust in order that living conditions might be secured for the employees ofsaid mills. This, it is unnecessary to say, they have refused to do, thereby compellingthe members of the Western Federation of Miners to discontinue the reductionof ore or grossly violate their obligations and abandon their fellow members whowere formerly employed In the unfair mills. •While we deplore the necessity which makes ns a party to the continued un-settled conditions which now prevail, being wholly convinced our cause is oneof justice, we have no intention of giving up the battle until justice shall prevailand the same right conceded to mine and mill workers that is demanded by theiremployers. ^Special Report U. 8. Commission of Labor, p. 161. They were all among the13 men taken back under the Moyer-MacNeill agreement. [88]. EASTALL HISTORY OF THE CRIPPLE CREEK STRIKE 89 The strike was called by the District Council of the WesternFederation, in exercise of the general power given it monthsbefore the time of the first Colorado City difficulty. The districtcouncil was strongly under the influence of the executive boardof the Federation; it was the executive board that forced the ac-tion, and loath as the gentlemen composing this board havebeen to shoulder the responsibility, to them it belongs and to noothers.^ There may be some doubt as to the opposition of the CrippleCreek miners to the first strike, but there can be none as to theiropposition to the second. Loyally they obeyed the strike orderof their organization and laid down their tools, but the vastmajority, (many have put it as high as 90 per cent.) were un-willing to strike, and bewailed the haste with which they hadvoted away the control of their own labor.* The strike at Cripple Creek was in sup
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