The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-04
may attempt TO
IMPEACH hMM0NS
Governor OF Colorado Will
Probably Face Charges as
Result Of the
Strike.
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LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
Possible Prosecutions Because Of Re-
! cent Deaths to Strikers,
Mine Guards and
Militia.
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
by j. H. Furay, United Press Stan
CorrespOndent.1

DENVER, Colo, May 4.-To pay
the price for the seven months strike
ana civil war in southern Colorado,
the state legislature met here in spe-
cial session today In response to the
cali of Gov srnor e. NJ. Ammons. Al
thought the principal purpose Of the
session as shown In the call, Is ap-
preparation Of funds to meet the cost
Of maintaining state troops In the
field and to pass other laws suggest
ed by the strike, these win probably
be ovsrshadowed at the outset by a
plan to inpeach the governor. That
such resolution will be introduced
in the house seems certain, but the
friends OF the executive are sure it
will fail.
With the impeachment matter out
Of the road, 1t is probable bills pro-
viding for compulsory arbitration, es-
tablishment Of permanent constabu-
larry and regulation of the use of mine
guards In strike disputes will be In
troduced. Union members are bitter
" opposed to the constabulary meas
ure as discriminating against union
men.
While the session is organizing,
both operafoYs and miners lead srs
are turning their attention to possible
prosecutions as the outgrowth of the
fghting during the past two weeks
in the coal fields. John p. White,
John r. Lawson, John McLennan, Ed
ward Doyle, Frank Hayes and other
district and international leaders OF
the United Mine Workers OF America
have been threatened by attorneys
for the mine ownsrs with arrest on
charge Of 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 Major p P. Lester
Of the hospital corps and two strik.
ers. The union leaders say they dc
not fear any such prosecutions, how.
ever.
1t is said that Judge Horace Haw
kins, attorney for the miners will
bring charges against John D: Rocke'
feller. Jr., in connection with the
massacre Of Ludlow II any Of the
union men are accused. The miners
point to the verdict OF the coron srs
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 the
militia directly responsible for the
deaths of the eleven children and two
, women at Ludlow; the other held the
operators remotely responsible for the
battle OF Ludlow.
| The work Of disarmament Of the
mine guards and the strikers IN al
the coal fields is proceeding rapid,
under the direction Of United States
! troops. Mai. w. A. HoFbrook, com
! mandfng the second squadron, Twelfth
cavalry, at Trinidad today ordered al
! saloons in Las Animas county closet
until further notice. He also ISSUED
a drastic order to railroads and ex
press companies forbidding them t.
1 shin any weapons into Colorado ex
cept for use Of the federal troops
Two troops of cavalry today relieved
the militia on guard in Boulder coun
! ty in the northern coal fisld, retirins
/ the last state troops from service ex
cept thirty men at Oak Creek. Rout
! county. The Eleventh q. S. cavalry
Col. James Lockett commanding, Il
! due at Trinidad today, making tota
/ OF nearly 1,4Go regulars in that dis
trict. Lockett will supersede Majo
Holbrook in command at Trinidad.