Agents

Strikers:

The strikers were mainly immigrants who were paid slave wages in company "scrip." They were forced to work 10-12 hour days and were not paid for 'dead work' (clearing the mines of rubble).

Due to isolation of the mines and as a way of controlling the miner's families, the company supplied the miners with houses.

But these houses were unsuitable for living. When the coal miners made their demands, they consisted of: pay for 'dead work' 8-hour days, recognition of the union (UMW), and to be paid in US dollars.

When their demands were not met, the miners went on strike. Over 13,000 miners moved their families out of company housing and into tents on land loaned to them by supportive farmers.

The Striker is programmed to stay on the colony land on strike. Their color changes when they become angered by the shooting of the Company Officials.

Tikas:

Louis Tikas was a Greek miner who assumed a key leadership role among the strikers.

He was a worker in the mines and was a head figure in the organization of the strike.

Tikas began working as a miner after the strike of 1903, and was a victim of cruel treatment and unfair wages.

Louis Tikas is programmed to act as a leadership figure in the colony. He becomes very angry and changes color when he sees injured strikers.

Lawson:

John Lawson was a miner who was an advocate of and had many friends in the UMW . He became a strong representative of the union.

Lawson was a key element in composing and presenting the workers' demands to the company.

'John Lawson is programmed to act as a leadership figure in the colony. He becomes very angry and changes color when he sees injured strikers.

Mother Jones:

Mother Jones is a prominent name in the Labor Movement. She was a fire brand of advanced age who spent the later years of her life fighting for labor justice.

She paid many visits to Ludlow and gave speeches to encourage the strikers to continue their fight, despite their fatigue and frustration.

Mother Jones is programmed to organize strikers and she is later arrested by the militia.

Coal Officials:

The Coal Officials had all the power over the workers and the land. They were responsible for the poor treatment of the workers and it was they who rejected the workers' demands.

The Coal Officials had control over the progress of the strike and the escalation of violence that occurred. It was the Coal Officials who ordered machine guns and manipulated the militia.

They were heartless, money-driven, cold people who had little or no compassion towards workers and their families.

The Coal Officials are programmed to shoot at the strikers from across the train tracks and change color as their anger intensifies.

Linderfelt:

Karl Linderfelt was a veteran from the coal strike of 1903. He was a lieutenant for the militia. The acknowledged brute was terribly cruel and macabre in his biases towards the strikers.

He formerly worked in Mexico and the Filipinos, he was employed by the mines of Cripple Creek. During the Ludlow incident he was deputized the company Sheriff.

Linderfelt appears with he militia and leads them in an attack on the colony.

Militia:

The militia was sent in by Governor Ammons to bring order to the chaos and disarm BOTH sides of the dispute. Because most of the militia were officers and had high wages, the Colorado treasury was unable to sustain their salary and therefore, the militia became economically dependent on the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.

The Militia is programmed to set up camp and when their money level drops, they become influenced by the coal officials and aid in the massacre of the strikers.

Train:

The train ran on a track that passed between the colony and the mines. It exported coal from the mines, but when the workers were on strike, the coal officials mounted a gun on one of the cars and ordered it to shoot into the colony.

During the massacre, the train operator stopped his train between the militia and the colony. He saved many lives by doing this.

The Train is programmed to run through the field and stop between the sides during the massacre.

Car:

The "Death Special" was a car that was armed with machine guns. The coal officials ordered it with the intention of breaking the strike and scaring the strikers back to work.

The Car is programmed to drive by and shoot at the colony.

Reporter:

The Reporter periodically provides information on the content of the simulation.