Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-20
GENERAL BELL TALKS
 AGAIN. FOR PUBLICATION
Says His Deportation System Did the Business-No Need of Martial Law-Few Anarchists and Social-s ists Left Secretary Haywood of the Miners AssO- ciation Has Also Made Statement

Cripple Oceek.. Colo,.. June 20.-In rtsponse to Ea telegram from an east ern newspaper asking for statement from him.. as to whether he said that Governor Peabody would soon have to declare the whole of Colorado in a state of rebellion and put the state under martial lawe Adjutanl General Bell has replied as. follows:
 The alleged interview is absolute " without foundation. I not only never gave out such an interview, but the idea is absolutely foreign to my mind under the past and present con ditions.
 There is no need of declaring Colo radO under martial law.
 The whole state practically has been cleand up by my department system. There are but few anarch- ists and socialists left who can cause trouble.
 However, should it become milf- tary necessity, the whole state of Colorado will be placed under martial law and all lnsurrections be dealt with accordingly
 do not believe that this will ever be necessary. Tn my Judgment the Colorado labor troublesome at an end. We have been making the fight for the whole United States, as tho Vest ern Federation of Miners has been receiving financial support and other assistance from the country at large. Colorado is looking to other states to follow suit''
 Denver, Colo. June 2O.--ReDlylng to an inquiry from an eastern news paper as to the Justification, If my, for the reported assertion of General Bell that the state of Colorado would be placed under martial law. if such move became necessary, Secretary Haywood of the Western Federation of Minerss sent the following mes sage:
 No, theTe is nothing in the sft1ia- f1on to justify the prediction of Gen. eral sherman Bell, unless perchance the people became aroused over the aWful torture inflicted upon. innocent victims confined in the bull pens and the relentless cruel war being waged against women and children. Military authorities have issued orders that no provisions or relief of any kind can be distributed. We deposited In the First National bank of Denvers $2,500 to the credit of 3 merchant of Victor. Scarcely Sl,OOO of this amount had been ex- pended for women and children when the ID aarehamt was notified by the yigi- lance commiftea that his store would be demolished as the union stores had been If he did not quit selling supplies to union people. Miners have been taken from the bull pens. hung ny the neck until nearly dead, suspended by the thumbs and tortured withthuInb- screws These punishments have been inflicted by an Investigating commits tee tor the purpose of extortino con Tess1ons from innocent men.
 The spirit of resentment is sfrnnp In the breasts Of the peopae. but moi rebellion. That is horrible phan- tasm, wrought from the wierd brain or military fanatic, who would rath- CT hear the clanking or saber chains than angels music.
 The question of martial law 6oes not depend upon the Justification. as General Bell blasphemously remarly- cd Only I and the Lord know what the next move will be, and the Lord IS nor very sure about it.
 We had martial law in San ATfpuel for two months, with only sixteen sol. dlers on duty and for many weeks forty soldiers held 2OO0 brawnv min CTS in subjection in Teller counfv. There may be martial law in Colo rado, but not to suppress insurrecton. but rather to insure if possible the ra' elect on of $30,OOOOOO republics | state administration"