The chronicle=news., 1914-05-18

The psvsiassl had advised Goses-
~ sus BE- siIa~ra To s~mAis iaarsr
siSss said lh. rsvsid-ns ga. hss
iesv~s imMedisssiy sad II ~iiiins
be- rsr~rssslinAof p-ss- in the .aAi
sss ines s~1sin in the districts
which they @ceupl-a three weeks
AGO Il ~oala mean also hos shas
sh~ .p-sisi legislative Session Is as-s
that tho stale militia fesv- ~iii
assis ratsf sAe district To nsinssin
p-ss~ snA order There is a eno~i
deal ss sosj-~ess- i.-rslis a. 4. shsa
N. federal ssu.ns Wilt BE- aasias
.s,s. and i. IL not ahiih-ty that s.rf-s
piii be- taken sish petition tn
s-.ommssa So the 's-ssa-ns that sh-
tait.d States sos~es sunsihur In
shass- ot the situation
Teiesssas pss.~a b-s~ssn rscsi-
dsas wsisss asa ssos~ssos Nmasoa.
- saturday. is bis fissi s.issssn
The rsssia~nt wss Sasisa~.a 60 e~Nsssr~
the sas~snos sss asAksss ao rsrpass.
lion TO hAaai~ she strike h-s-. snt
be- ~as .sssishsuay Informed \, the
sns-faef that the legislature hal
rfe, iir-i means I. cate fns III. iniuss
trial nuahics Just hos s"ea the
state militia ~eaId isr able 60 trsufh
hesr L. a question. as the old debt in
CURED b, she ,tuoss has not b~-a
iiguidaied yet. the ranks Of the state
guard /. still, stirred by dissresiaa
aud the military Investigation ia .sil'
on and mar last for ,wo at three
week.
The a-~ phase to ,hr coal strike
situation ss developed: by the desire
of the rrv.idrnt to relieve the troops
here. IL a serious one. Since rni~vs
Ing the field q disarmament has
been effected and peace AMI quiet
have prevailed. Moreover the pres
eacc of the federal tronps here have
apparently been satisfactory TO both
faieions involved in the strike. The
return Of the state militia will he
quite likely tn bring about a renew
al Of the disorders which occurred
prior to the time tho tcicrals ar
rived.
The lack Of appreciation manifest
cd BY the general public for the Of
forts Of the state militia. coupled
with the fact that no pay was given
them for the last two or three
months service. brought about a
condition amounting to almost mil
tiny in tho ranks. and this. added
to the scandal resulting from the last
battle at Ludlow on April 90. has
further divided the militia and
further antagontxcd the unionisis OF
tho state and the strikers In this
particular section.
Meanwhile there Is no prospect Of
an end to the strike. William Dia-
mond left Saturday night for Fort
Smith. Ark. to meet John p. White.
president of the United Mine Work
ers and where conference will be
held but which will have no signifi-
cance as to possible settlement OF
the trouble. Arrangements are be-
ing completed today also for the oc-
cupancy by strikers of the new I.ud-
low tent colony.
Saturday the first step was taken
by the federal army authorities to
investigate the battle at Forbes. in
which nine people lost their lives
defending mine property from the
attacking force of strikers before the
fire wiped out the camp.
A piece of hard rubber brok-
en- off from rifle stock was picked
up on the battle field and turned
over to the federal officers. Col.
Lockett at once ordered that an cf-
fort be made to find the gun from
which the rubber attachment had
been broken off. Several blankets
belonging to strikers and which
were left in the hills around Forbes
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