The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-25
IMPOSSIBLE TN
A FREE COUNTRY
Militia of Colorado Used to In
timidate PeaceabIe Men.
GOVERNOR is RESPONSIBLE
DEPLoRABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS
EXISTS.

Denver. March 24-Military law is il
operation today in two Colorado coun-
ties-Son Miguel and Las Animas. Re
ports from both districts are TO the ef-
feet that conditions at present are
peaceful At Telluride. san Miguel
county. press censorship is exercised,
and no news is sent out except such as
is approved by the military authorities.
No press censorship has yet been es-
ia hlished at Trinidad or other towns
in the coal fields.
AT the capitol no secret is made of
the fact that the purpose In declaring
martial law in San Miguel county ia TO
prevent the return to Telluride of the
union men who We're expelled from the
camp by an armed organization OF bus
mess men. and who announced their
intention TO go back under protection
of an Injunction granted by District
Judge Theron Stevens.
Lsader of this NAB.
Captain Buckley Wells, whom Gov
ernor Peabody has appointed military
commander of the district. was one of
the leaders of the party that drove the
union men and their synnpa thizersy out
Of the camp. He has said that If the
exiles should attempt 10 return they
would be regarded as characters likely
to create disorder in the district and
would be dealt with accordingly.
All companies of the national guard
that have not already been ordered OUT
are under orders to be prepared 10 take
the field at short notice. AS yet troop
A Of Telluride only is ON duty at that
place. but it is unofficially announced
that the Meeker troop has been ordered
to proceed TO Telluride, and that sew
eral troops of infantry will also be sent
there.
Governor Peabody today issued or
deTs TO Adjutant General Bell 10 send
300 more soldiers to Telluride.
The miners may return if they be-
have themselves, said the governor
Bell in Command
a special train bearing troops left
Denver for Telluride this afternoon.
The entire force will be under the COM
mand of Adjutant General Sherman NJ.
Bell.
Governor Peabody today said that he
declared San Miguel county in a state
of resurrection and rebellion because
Of the representations made to him by
public officials and citizens of the
town, who declared that a body Of
men were arming outside the county
10 join with men within the county for
the purpose Of destroying property and
infiicting personal injuries on persons
in Telluride. The message sent to Cow
ernOr Peabody is signed by Mayor r.
n. Rogers. several of the aldermen, the
city attorney, deputy sheriff. the
county attorney. two of the militia Of
ficers living in that city and by many
other citizens.
The governor added that deported
miners win be permitted to return to
Telluride under the injunction issued
by Judge Stevens if they will conduct
themselves like good citizens, but he
intimated that the leaders of the West
ern Federation OF Miners will not be
back viii be deported by the military.
More Miners Deported.
A dispatch received today from Tel
luride, which had been censored by
Captain Buckley Wells. contained the
news that twenty Finlanders left that
place today. 1t is inferred from this
fact that the deportation OF strikers
and their families has been resumed
by the military.
President Charles n. Meyer of the
Western Federation of Miners is now
at Ouray. where he is comforting with
the Telluride eXiles- 1t is the plan OF
the federation to send back to TeIIu-
ride now and then a few of the exiles
lowed to return 10 their homes under
martial law. If the men are driven out
again they viii abide their time until
martial law is lifted Then they will
return under the protection of the in
junction issued by Judge Theron Stew
ems.
Appeal to Roosevelt.
1t was reported today that the West
ern Federation of Miners had made a
second appeal to President Roosevelt
TO send federal troops to Colorado. The
union men take the ground that Gov
ernor Peabody only put martial law in
force at Telluride to prevent the in
junction against the citizenry from be-
coming operative. II is further stated
that the governor has prevented the
deported men from enjoying their full
rights az loyal American citizens and
the cali on the president for aid con-
tends that Governor Peabody is VIC
lating the provisions Of the federal con-
sttution. Two previous requests for
federal troops have been made-one
from the governor and one from the
miners-and both were refused.