Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-06-24
HAYW00D-BELL LAW SUSTAINED
LE71eRs ON MARTIAL LAW

Secretary Of Western Federation Of
Miners Arraiens Military Rule
General Bell Says He Has Never
Wanted Martial Law for the Whole
State.
Denver. June 20.-General Sherman
Bell. commander OF Colorado militia. Is
reported to have said that the entire
state of Colorado will have to be
placed under martial law and that
Governor Peabody will be Justified In
such q course. The New York World
treasurer OF the Western Federation Of
Miners. the appended message OF In
quiry. and Mr.. Haywood answered by
wire. His reply Is also appended:
New York City. June 10. 1904.
W. d. Haywood:
General Sherman Bell is reported to
have said that the whole state will
have to be placed under martial law
and that Governor Peabody will bo
Justified In placing Colorado under
military rule. What justification. II
any. is there for this position?
IhE "ohl<D.
Haywood's Reply.
Denver. Colo. June 10. 1904.
The World. New York City:
No. there is nothing In the situation
to Justify the prediction OF General
Sherman Bell. unless perchance the
| people become aroused over the awful
/ torture inflicted upon Innocent victims
confined In the builpens and the reient-
less cruel war being wa9ed against
| women and children.
Military authorities have issued or
ders that no provisions or relief OF any
kind can be distributed.
wo deposited In tho First National
! Bank OF Denver. $4,000 to the credit
| Of John Keteison. a merchant Of Vic
| tor. Colorado. Scarcely $1,000 OF this
amount had been expended for the pur-
chase OF food for women and children.
when Mr.. Kctcison was notified by tho
vigilance committee that his store
would be demolished ns the union
stores had been. II he did not quit sell
In. supplies To union people.
Miners have been taken from tho
bullpcns. hung by the neck until near
iy dead. suspended by the thumbs and
tortured with thumb'acrcwh. Thes.
puniEhmcntA have been inflicted by an
investigating committee for tho pur-
poe" OF cxtor;ins confessions from In.
noccnt men.
I The spirit OF resentment Ia strong In
che breasts OF the people: but not re-
bellion. That In n horrible phantasm.
wrought from the weird brain Of a
military fanatic who would rather hear
the ciankins OF sabcr chains than an.
Z gels music.
The question of martial Law docs not
depend upon the Justification. As Gen.
crai He'll blasphcmoukly remarked.
"Oniy and the Lord know what tn"
next move will be. and tho Lord !s no;
/ very sure about IL"
". had martial law In San Miguel
county for two months. with only six.
teen soldiers ON duty. and for many
I weeks forty soldiers held 1000
brawny miners in subsection In Teller
| county.
fado. but not to suppress inrnrrcction.
/ ha, rather to insure. II possible. the
reelection Of a 10000. 900 Republican
state administration.
tSiTncd, WILLIAM u HAYWOOD.
sccrr,ary-Tr-aaur-r Western Fedora.
ton OF Miners.
General Bells Position.
Colorado Springs. June ia spc.
cial to tho Gazette from Cripple Creek
says:
In regard to q telegram from the
\ New York World. asking for q state
mcnt from General He'll as TO whether
he said THAT Governor Peabody
would soon have TO declare tho whole
| state Of Colorado In a state Of rebel.
lion and put the state Of Colorado
under martial law" General Hell has
replied as follows:
The World. New York; have your
telegram quoting me In an interview
as saying that Governor Peabody will
soon have to declare tho whole state
of Colorado in a state Of rebellion and
put Il under martial Law.
'Thc press Of Colorado will bear
me out In saying that I have never
yet repudiatcd a published Interview.
/ even when given in confidence.
The alleged Interview is absolutely
without foundation. ! not only never
gave out such an interview. but the
idea In absolutely foreign TO my mind
under the past and present conditions.
There IL no need of declaring Colo
sado under martial Law.
The whole state is practically
cleaned up under my deportation sys.
TEN: there are few anarchists and So
eiatists. and those few cannot be found
who can cause trouble.
However. should II become mill.
,ary necessity. the whole state Of Colo
RADIO will be placed under martial Law
and all insurrcctionists dealt with ac-
cordinriy.
II do no, believe ,ha, this will ever
be necessary. In my Judgment the
Colorado labor troubles are at an end.
1--WE have been making the fight for
the whole United States. and the
nf Mtngra
been receiving financial support and
other assistance from the country at
large.
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