Semi-weekly herald., 1913-11-03
NON N-UNIONIST ASK
TO BE PROTECTED

NON N-UNIONIST ASK
TO BE PROTECTED
TRINIDAD, Colo, Oct. 3f.-Two
troops of cavalry and battery of
artillery, with General Chase person.
ally iii command, this morning went
up the canon to disarm the strikers
in the vicinity of Aguilar. The move
ment followed reports of the mine
guards that strikers were terrorizingf
the locality and burning buildings
and haystacks and threatening to at
tack the guards.
General Chase, however, thinks the
situation is exaggerated and expects
no trouble in disarming both sides.
He expects to invade the Ludlow dis
trict without precipitating a fight
from the strikers.
Six hundred non-unionists of De-
lagua, last night asked for protect
ion, saying the strikers had threaten
ed to attack them. The union lead
ers say their fears are groundless.
Campfires were kept in the hills all
night with the company searchlishts
constantly playing on them.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 31.-The exc
cutive board of the Colorado Fedora
tion of Labor this morning authorized
President McLennan to call a special
convention of the Federation at his
discretion to discuss statewide
strike unless the operators negotiate
settlement of the coal strike.
1t is stated that McLennan will
not act on the order Immediately.
The governor said General Chase
and John Lawson have declared that
all the strikers will surrender their
arms tonight.
iii tell you | can't see why the
papers are not printing the truth. the
whole truth and nothing but the truth
about this strike, and | have been
tempted to call the paper office and
tell them just what | saw with NV
own eyes when going into Walsen-
burg, on my train during the last
week." said John Moran, a well known
Denver and Rio Grande brakeman
last evening while talking to Chief
tain reporter. Last evening | was
on freight from La Veta to this
city. From the time the train ent-
cred the strike region the powerful
searchlight played on the train from
the hills. The light makes the train
Just as bright as day and you can not
imagine the feeling that comes over
person when you know that you are
being watched by this powerful light,
and that at the least move that they
might think queer, you might be shot
from either side. We railroaders have
stood this for two weeks, now and
we are under nervous tension when
called to take our trains south anv
more. We are certainly afraid to
cross any of the bridges, for fear of
their being dynamited, and again we
feel nervous about the tracks near
some of the larger mining camps as
we are afraid that perhaps they have
pulled some of the spikes. This con-
dltion has been allowed to exist for
weeks now and we are getting tired
OF 1T for fair. Last evening as we
entered Huerfano county we could
see the big light. AS we neared Wal
senburg we were under the direct
light all of the time. In the ter,
miles coming into Walsenburp we
counted the dead bodies of eleven
guards and it is my honest opinion
the corporation people are afraid to,
go out and pick up the dead bodies
OF their own people. / saw this nv
self and everyone on my train saw
the same. For my part can not see
why the papers are not printing the
facts about the conditions. After we
pulled into Walsenburg, the miners
searched our train. When we finally
got our train into the city limits of
Pueblo we drew real deep breath.
For my part / do not want to take a
train down into the strike zone again
until it is all settled and I think that
the other trainmen feel just a. do"
Pueblo Chieftain.