Arizona republican., 1914-03-17
Claims Adjutant General of Colorado Removed Her to Denver from Trinidad Without First Gaining Her Consent
 NOW SAYS SHE
 IS GOING BACK Holds a Conference With Governor Ammons, Who Expresses Hope She Will Do Nothing in Violation of Colorado Law
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 DENVER, March 16.-"I am going back to Trinidad before the end of the week." said Mother Jones, land fully expect to be arrested and put back in prison as soon as I reach the strike zone, but no governor nor president can make me abandon the constitu- tional right to go where I please. I will go ahead caring for the wives and children of the strikers, and encourag ing men in the resistance of tyranny, and robbery by the coal operators who own Southern Colorado"
 She reached Denver today after be- ing secretly removed from Trinidad last night. She holds Governor Am mons responsible for her imprisonment. She says she was simply deported, and brought to Denver under military es- cort without her consent. The gover- nor and Adjutant- General Chase says she expressed a willingness to come to Denver, if the governor would give her an interview.
 Horace N. Hawkins. attorney for the strikers, entered the controversy with the statement that he told the gover- nor that Mother Jones had not asked for an interview but that she would cali upon the governor if invited to do so.
 Thereupon the governor invited the strike leader to call at his office. MT. Hawkins further expressed the opinion that the state authorities brought "Mother" Jones to Denver and releas- ed her because they did not wish to have an appeal to the State Supreme Court taken in the habeas corpus suit recently denied by District Judge A. w. McHendrie at Trinidad Appeal in this case was to be filed today The re- lease of the prisoner blocked this ac- tion
 MT. Hawkins said tonight, however tht if Mother Jones returns to Trini- dad and is again arrested, he will bring habeas corpus proceedings directly in the Supreme Court, as the identical is sues have already been passed upon by the district judge.
 The conference between Mother" Jones and Governor Ammons was at tended by John R. Lawson and John McLennan, strike leaders, by MT. flaw kins. and by Claude Fairchild the gov ernor's private secretary. The proceed ings were amicable, all parties shaking hands before sitting down around the big table in the governors private of flee. Mother" Jones told the governor that she had been deported against her vii, and that she was going back to Trinidad whenever it pleased her. The governor replied that he hoped she would not violate the law or do anything to cause disorder in the strike zone Labor leaders served notice that they will make an effort to restore the lower Forbes tent colony where the tents were recently demolished by the militia.
 In statement to the Associated Press Mother Jones reiterated her determination to return to the strike zone. in spite of the threat of General Chase that she will be arestedr. Mother" Jones makes no denial of advocating violence. She admits the famous save your rfoney and buy gum speech in West Virginia When the state hires 'bloodhounds.' and buys them rifles with which to | shoot down laboring men, she said, q think laboring men should protect I their homes."
 | Labor leaders are planning for mass meeting in Denver before
 Mother" Jones departure for Trinidad. At this meeting it is expected Mother Jones will be the principal speaker. | Mother" Jones detailed her de- parture from the military hospital.
 Three or four days ago Col. Davis, of militia came to the prison and asked me to go to Denver and talk
 with Governor Ammons, who wanted
 to interview me. I told him I would
 and nothing more was said until
 last night
 T was making ready for my bath
 when Col Davis was announced. He Governor Ammons at Denver. I was forced to dress and enter an auto mobile with Davis and other militia = men. I was driven through the side
 streets and alleys and not to the
 station. The train picked us up after
 it left Trinidad. My berth was
 ready. I went to bed At Denver
 was taken to a hotel and did not
 know I was no longer a prisoner
 until Horace Hawkins told me I was
 astounded that I had been tricket into coming to Denver. Governor
 Ammons admitted today he had nt
 idea of seeing me here"