Gilpin observer., 1914-04-30

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 29.-President
Wilson sent the following telegram to
Governor Ammons on Tuesday:
In response to your telegram de-
lence in your state, which you in
formed me has passed beyond the abil-
ity of the state to control, and con-
veying your request to me to dispatch
federal troops pursuant to Section 4.
Article w. of the Constitution of the
United States. 1 beg leave to advise
That section of the Constitution pro-
vides that the United States shall pro-
tect. each state on application of the
Legislature. or of the executive (when
the Legislature cannot be convened)
against domestic violence. and is put
into effect by certain statutes. princi-
vised Statutes The former makes it
lawful for the President in the circum-
stances described in the section of the
forces or the naval forces of the United
states as he deems necessary, and the
latter provides that whenever in his
judgment 1t becomes necessary to
use these forces he shall forthwith by
proclamation command the insurgents
to disperse and retire peaceably to
their respective abodes in specified
time.
Upon the information before me. my
judgment is that it necessary for me to
use the military forces of the United
States for the purposes defined by law,
and shall forthwith issue the proc
in pursuance thereof shall order the
troops when they reach the scenes of
disturbance to cause all those who
have been indulging in domestic vio-
lence, or who threaten to do so. or
whose acts are likely to give rise to
disorder to disperse and retire peace
ably to their respective abodes If they
have not already done so within the
time limited by my proclamation, and
natural or artificial. shall be permitted
to do that which may give rise to dis
order of the character heretofore oc-
casioned, to the end that good order
may be established and maintained.
Il shall not, by the use of the troops
or by any attempt at Jurisdiction, inject
into the controversy which has pro-
duced the present situation. The settle
ment of that controversy falls strictly
within the field of state power.
MY duty as 1 now see it is to con-
fine myself to maintaining a status of
good order until the state can reassert
its authority and resume the enforce
ment thereof.
81 am informed. your Legislature
bs be IN bas f eo
moned to convene on May 4, 1914. /
shall expect you to draw the attention
of that body to the imperative neces-
sity of immediate consideration of the
whole situation and as prompt action
as is possible in the premises in order
tnat the use OF the 1ederal power may
be limited within it's contemplated con-
fines. and in order that the state may
take up it's duty as soon as 1t is pos
sible for it to do so.
The manifest disadvantages of hav
ing two military forces under separate
sources of control operating within the
same localities lead me to request you
to withdraw your militia as soon as the
troops of the United States have
reached the scene and are ready to take
over the necessary control.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
White House officials stated that
the President had acted because all
parties, including the senators and
congressman from Colorado, and the
governor, the mine operators and the
miners as well had asked for the
federal soldiers.