South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-27
WILSON ASKS
OIL KING To
ARB|TRATE
President Sends Rep. Foster to
Confer With Rockefeller in
Effort to End Labor War in
Colorado.

Colorado.
BULLETIN.
NEW YORK, April 27.-President
Wilson has failed in his effort to ef-
feet peace in the Colorado field. Con-
Eressman Foster, who was sent here
by the president. conferred with John
j. Rockefeller. jr.. today and then re-
turned TO Washington.
Mr.. Foster made this statement:
We have made no progress. Moth
ing can be accomplished. 1 see no
hope that anything may be accom-
plished here in the immediate future.
j do not expect 10 see Mr.. Rockefeller
again today and am returning 10
Washington.
"It was intimated by Mr. Rockefel-
ler's counsel that the oil masters son
would issue a statement later in the
day"
BULLETIN.
DENVER. Col, April 27.-Gov.
AmmOns received a telephone message
at 1880 this morning stating that the
SOpris mine. one of the Rockefeller
holdings. six miles west OF Trinidad,
had been captured by strikers. The
sheriff og Las Animas county sent an
appeal tO the governor for aid.
DENVER. col. April "a bridge
over the Arkansas river between
Pueblo and Forbes. over which
troops were 20 pass enToute TO Canon
Nity I'm the troubled MIXING country
7vas dynamited last night and burned
according 10 information received here
, today Trainmen were notified of the
! lvnamiting before arriving at the
Nridge and the troop train took anoth-
ct route.
citizens at Canon City. which is on
j. few miles from Chandler. are ter
TOr stricken lest the mirerS attempt
To capture that town. volunteer
home guard has been organized and
everybody is armed Gov AmmOns
IS receiving many appeals for help.
Word from Washington regarding fed
crsl troops is anxiously awaited.
Reports regarding the number kill
cd and wounded in yesterdays fight
,vere conflicting today. but advices
this afternoon indicated that at least
four persons lost their lives. one
mine guard was killed during the en-
Eagement at Chandler and three men
riding in an automobile near Pueblo
were shot and killed by strikers.
Many other persons were reported
missing and il was believeI they had
heen slain during yesterdays fighting.
0ut many OF these today reappearec
uhinjured.
WASHINGTON. April 27.-Presi-
dent Wilson has sent Representative
Foster. OF Illinois. To- New \ Nork to ap-
peal 10 John II. Rockefeller for set
element OF the labor troubles in the
southern Colorado coal fields, which
have resulted already i'm many per-
hOnS being killed and wounded.
The president wants MIR. ROcl>efe4~
Ser either 90 grant concessions TO the
striking miners or To consent to- the
election az an arbitration board which
will end the trouble. III Mr.. Foster :
OMISSION fails. United States troops viii
we sent into Colorado Co deal with the
situation which the state militia has
been unable TO dO, but the president Il
ANXIOUS TO avoid using federal troops
Tor this purpose and Il going to make
Pvcry possible effort To reeStablish
relations between the mining inter-
Csts and the miners.
representative Foster is chairman
a. the house committee on mines and
5uining and was chairman of the con-
eyresisonal committee which recently
visited Colorado and made an investi-
cation into the causes Of the mine
strike = conference between Foster
and ROcL afeller is expected 20 take
place in the Waldorf hotel in New
York Mr.. Rockefeller is the domi-
flAtLUZ factor III the AOANlauU utl
md Iron company. Unless he yields
= is said that the administration Will
order federal troops sent 20 the strike
region tonight.
Governor Unable tO Meet Situation.
Governor AmmOns. OF Colorado. re-
ports he is unable TO cope with the
situation.
IF federal troops are not sent into
Colorado 20 cope with the strike sit
Uation in and around Trinidad. civil
war will ensue." said Representative
Heating. OF Colorado. after con-
ference with President Wilson today.
THE president has not yet de-
Cided whether he VIII order federal
troops INTO Colorado. but the condi-
tions there certainly call for such ac-
tiou. The miners have lost all re-
spect for the militia and * is impOs-
sible for the state troops 10 handle
the situation. A condition or anarchy
and lawlessness prevails which IT will
be impossible 10 put down without
she assistance OF federal soldiers.
If the government troops are sent
g. Trinidad ] do not anticipate any
resistance TO them by the miners. on
She contrary I think that the sol
diers will be received with open arms
for the miners desire only that some
strong authority be placed in charge