The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-04
Colorado Legislature Meets To
Deal With Industrial War Prob
lem, Which Vexes State
WORK OF DISARMAMENT
FAST PROCEEDING
Mayor HOlbrOok Orders Closing
of Saloons in Los AnimOs-cO.
as Peace Measure
BY J. n. FuRAY.
(StGr Correspondent United Press.

(StdH correspondent united PreSS.)
DENVER. May ITO pay the price
or tire seven months strike and civil
war ia southern Colorado, the state
legislature met here in special SEES
sion today IN response 10 the call OF
GOV. h. N, Ammons. Although the
principal purpose OF the session, as
. specified in the call, is the appropTia'
lion or funds TO meet the cost OF
maintaining state troops in the field
and TO pass other laws suggested by
the strike, these will probably be
oyershadowed at the outset by a plan
. impeach the governor. That sucn
a resolution will be introduced in the
house seems certain, but friends OF
he executive are sure it will fail.
With the Impeachment matter out
of the road, il is probable that bills
providing for compulsory arbitration,
establishment OF a permanent constab-
ulary and regulation OF the use OF
mine guards in strike disputes will be
introduced. Union members are bit.
erly opposed To the constabulary mea.
aure as discriminating against union
men.
While the session Is organizing.
10th operators and miners leaders
are turning their attention TO possible
prosecutions as the ohtgrowth OF the
lighting during the past two weeks in
lie coal fields John p. White. John
Z. Lawson, John. Mclennan. Edward
Doyle. Frank Hayes and other district
and international leaders OF the Unit
cd Mine Workers OF America, have
been threatened by attorneys for the
mine owners with arrest on charge or
murder or conspiracy TO murder In
connection with last weeks battle at
Forbes. when seven mine guards were
slain, and the battle OF Walsenburg
the same day, which cost the lives OF
Maj II. p Lester. OF the hospita!
corps. and two strikers
The union leaders say they do not
fear any such prosecutions, however.
IL IS reported that Judge Horace
Hawkins, attorney for the miners, will
bring charges against John d Rookie
Teller. r., in connection with the
massacre OF Ludlow" If any OF the
union men are accused. The miners
point to the verdict OF the coroner's
jury returned at Trinidad and the re,
port OF the military board OF inquiry
returned here Saturday night. The
one held the mine guards and militia
men directly responsible for the
deaths OF IL children and two women
at Ludlow: the other held the opera
tors remotely responsible for the bat
tie OF Ludlow
The work of disarmament OF mine
Guards and strikers in all the coal
fields is proceeding rapidly under the
direction OF United States troops.
Mai w A. Holbrook, commanding
the Second squadron Twelfth cavalry
NJ Trinidad. today ordered all saloons
IN Las Animas county closed until fur
Their notice. He also issued drastic
order 10 railroads and express COM
panies forbidding them to ship any
weapons into Colorado except for use
OF the federal troops.
Two troops OF cavalry today reliev'
cd the militia on guard in Boulder
county in the northern coal field, re-
firing the last state troops from ser
ice except 80 men at Oak creek,
7outt county. The Eleventh United
States cavalry, Col. James Lockett
commanding, is due at Trinidad today.
making a total of,nearly 1,400 regu'
lars In that district Lockett will SUI
oersede Mai Holbrook in command at
trinidad