Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-28
Military to Rule.

! MoDliyed in approximately SIX hours,
the commands of the Colorado National
Guard began moving toward the southern
| coal fields today. where martial law viii
| be established In compliance with procla-
nation.
| BY noon today eight infantry companies
| OF state troops. now on their way in ac-
cordance with the orders of Gov. Am
| mons. issued this morning. proclaiming a
state of insurrection. will reach the scene
of the miners strike in Huerfano and
Las Animas counties. and before sun
down it is expected they will be Joined
by eleven other infantry companies three
troops of cavalry and two batteries Of
field artillery. The other infantry COM
panies will arrive later.
The scene of the disturbances is in the
two counties of which Walsenburg and
Trinidad are the county seats. The mines
are reached by branches from the Colo
radO and Southern railroad and from
the Denver and Rio Grande. which paral-
lels it few miles eastward. The station
of Barnes, where bridge was reported
dynamited last night. is the junction point
of one of those branches and the destruc-
tion of this bridge would interrupt travel
on that branch line.
Governor Explains His Action.
Immediately after signing the order di-
recting Adjt. Gen. Chase to proceed to the
mining district with the entire militia
force of the state. Gov. Ammons made a
statement of his reasons for issuing the
order.
Il have no other resource the governor
said Yesterday the situation got away
from everybody. / am compelled to act
For forty -eight hours I had been trying
to arrange settlement, but the agree
NIX nj tn dYprty, fhA
tions was violated and the events of
Monday showed that the leaders did not
have enough authority to prevent out
breaks. Any one who wants to work will
be given protection to go and come In
peace, but will not allow the importation
OF strikebreakers. / mean to be fair TO
both sides, while enforcing peace and
protecting life and property
The governors orders to the adjutant
general proclaim a state of inSurrection
direct the disarming of both strikers and
mine guards. order the closing of saloons
in the district and the enforcement of the
order against the Importation of strike
breakers and prohibit the intrusion upon
company property of all except company
workers. They direct the preserva ton
of law and order and the protection of
life and property.
The ordering out of the military came
after day of conferences. The strike
the prospects for settlement seemed
good when the outbreak of violence in
the district put stop to further nego-
tiatiOns.
Armed Conflict Reported.
The first conferences had hardly begun
before word reached the governor that
hundred deputies had fired upon the tent
colony of the strikers at Ludlow and
that the strikers, replying with shots,
had caused the retreat of a trainload of
guards proceeding to the Tabasco mine
said To be besieged by the strikers. The
report that the deputies had fired first
was later denied
Late In the afternoon Z party of guards
proceeded across the hills to the relief Of
the Tabasco mine, was attacked by
strikers near BerWind, and in the ensuing
exchange OF shots it was reported, two
strikers We're killed and five wounded
A report that the strikers had captured
seven mine guards could not be CON
firmed, but 1t was admitted the strikers
had taken possession of Colorado and
Southern switch engine.
The latest outbreak reported after the
governor had decided to order out the
troops was the dynamiting of the railroad
bridge at Barnes.