The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-05
MOTHER" JONES IS
PUT ABOARD TRAIN
Militia Seize Aged Woman
Upon Arrival at Trinidad;
Troops at Coal Camp.
By Interna ,lonaI News Service

BN Internal tional News service.
DENVER. Colo. Jan. 4-"Mother'
Jones was seized by the militia upon her
arrival at Trinidad this morning from FL
Paso. taken from Santa Fc train. held
for two hours and deported from the
strike district Captain u. a. Smith. act
ing Oh orders from General John Chase.
met the train with detachment OF SOL
dlers. The troops prevented demon
stration by the strikers at the station.
Mother" Jones was held under sur
veillance until a Colorado &c Southern
train arrived from Denver. placed aboard
the train under guard OF Il lieutenant
and four soldiers and ordered never 10
return TO the district
She had planned TO spend several days
among the coal strikers and was to make
a speech today at Walsenburg. The train
for Denver passes through Walsenburg
and II was for this reason the soldiers
escorted her.
General Chase had been apprised OF
her coming TO Trinidad and acted so
quickly that none of the strikers knew
OF his plans TO deport her.
Governor Ammons tonight ordered n
company OF infantry from Trinidad into
the north section of the coal fields where
yesterday much excitement was created
through the deportation of seven strike
leaders by members of the Taxpayers
league. Conditions at Oak Creek and
Steamboat Springs were reported ex-
tremely threatening.
Adjutant General Chase will accompany
the troops 10 Oak Creek. and they will
leave Trinidad as quickly as they can be
provisioned and entrain
Reports 10 Governor Ammons tonight
OF the situation in the northern district
of the coal fields were fraught with inti-
members OF the Taxpayers league and
the strikers. The union men have been
urged by their leaders 70 arm themselves
and brook no interference at the hands
tonight. not a striker would obey The
demand made Yesterday by the. league
that certain OF them must leave
Both factions il was reported tonight,
were possessed of a bitter feeling against
the other and an outbreak was imminent
Ammons today by union leaders and
league officers that no action I'm regard
To the leagues proclamation would be
taken until tomorrow or the following
day. The governor had been told time
and again by Sheriff Chivjngton of Routt
county that the situation was beyond his
presence of troops was the only step 10
be taken II ne would avert bloodshed In
the north,
Two OF the seven strikers who yester-
day were deported from Oak Creek today
sent n telegram 10 Congressman Edward
Keatng. from Colorado. and Secretary
OF Agriculture Houston in Washington
detailing the manner In which they were
deported. setting forth the allegation that
the mob which took them from fail AT
Oak Creek was led by Harry Ratcllfc
superintendent OF the forest reserves AT
Steamboat Springs. The message con-
cludes with the following request!
"Will the United States government al
low federal officer 10 take the law into
his own hands. establish mob rule and
deprive men OF their rights guaranteed
by the laws or tho United States?" Tic
message was approved by T.. l.. DOYLE,
secreta ~ trea surer OF district lb United
Mine Workers Of America
TRINIDAD. Colo, Jan. COMPANY G.
First Infantry. Colorado National Guard
Captain Ralph w, Dorm comma ndng, to-
night was ordered 10 leave Tomorrow
morning for Oak Creek 10 take charge OF
the coal strike situation in that district.
In announcing the Issuance of the order
General Chase stated that seventy-fivc
men would leave on special train. ComL
pnny G has bnen stationed in Trinidad
since October 80