Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-19
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EDITOR
one COLORADO INCIDENT

Incidents that put iron in the souls of men an
harden the heart$of women are really the tel
ing factors in contests between labor and caPit
of which the state of Colorado is now furnishin
a horrible example.
The lamentable failure Of the Colorado sta
police and militia is practically admitted by II
necessity for calling the Federal troops I'M
the field Those who have followed the storl'
of,the situation at Trinidad will recall that Il
horror of the battle was the attae
on the tent city of strikers. The place was fire
upon and then burned, women and children b
ing smothered in the cellars dug for them to giN
protection from the bullets, sz.. -. = =. -
Here is one mans story as told before tt
coroners jury and recorded by Frances Wayn
special correspondent for the Denver Post. Il
Miss Wayne visited these island
about a. year ago: ...s5 s-f5s ~ @a.,
Following Mrs JolIy's testimony came William
Snider, striker, who had been part owner of the
store in the. tent COLONY. and whose little son was
shot in the head and killed during the bonbardrnent
OF the colony by the machine guns. Sniders story
he told It. in quick, jerky sentences brought tears
& the eyes OF those who listened He told OF how
the trouble broke out with the firing of the two
bombs, after Louis Tkas had refused to give up
the men whom the soldiers came to see He told
OF how the bullets began to whizz through his
tent During the day he said, his son Frank, IL
years old was shot through the head and killed.
He told OF trying to rescue the body of the boy,
but said the bullets whizzed so fast that he had TO
take refuge ins the cave with his wife and other
& children s.
sThat was at i o'clock he continued Then
thesmiIitia came" IS So. ..E 49,
The body Of the boy he had taken to another side
OF the tent and was trying wash the blood stains
from his face and keep his armG from convuisiye
twtehing' whenythe militia came and set IRE TO the
tent AFTER firing It, they opened the door.
They saw me in the cave " he said, and cursed
sTeil what the miliamen said, = demanded District
q zone of them said" he answered asWhat in hell
are you doing here2 Il replied 4 am trying to save
my family. Then he said. You damned red-neck
get ii q damned, hurry about 1t, said Let me get
the body Of my boy. The miiitiarnan replied Get
him and get him damned quick
snlaer 6sn soa g pesng w .ne Dody q
carry the body TO the depot. he had little girl
to look after, too, and the militiaman asked him.
Amt You big enough to carry II yourself you
snlder then took the hand OF the little girl, threw
the body Of his dead son over his shoulder, and
started for the depot
''The one they cail Jesus Christ Linderfelt the
with the bull face interrupted the district at
storney the one who has been in the Philippines and
eyes; that's the one. answered Snider.
Threw flashlight In my face and told me &c /
didn't Get to hell out OF there. he would help me.
and stuck his revolver IN my head Ny wife. who
was coming behind with two Of the children rushed
IN between us, and went on with the boy and the
little girl
We got to the depot where. laid the boy down
In the corner of the room and covered him with ia
coat The room was filed with mitiamen and
guardsmen; jeering and Laughing at what had hap
pened and telling how many men they had potted
off In the camp and how many they would get
the next morning They cursed me and asked what.
id red-neek was doing there / told them Il in,
tended to stay there with my dead boy and my family
until the train would come and / could get away
Snider testified that on many occasions he had
heard the militia threaten to get the colony and
he believed they were in the pay Of the operators and
doing their bidding when the Ludlow tent colony
set on fire and its people driven forth or killed.
This plain statements of happenings IN abou
twenty -four hours of the life of one family.
enough to make one stop and think, The stat
and the nation must do more than thinas e..
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