The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
NOARBITRATlON,COAL'
RSWIREWILSON
Independents Refuse to Meet
Representatives of
Mine Workers.
VOTE on GIVING UP ARMS
Strikers Holding Mass Meetings
in Two Camps-More
Regulars Arrive.
VOTE ON GIVING Up ARMS

DENVER, Col, May 5.-Coai operators
representing twenty OF the larger COM
Danies In the State, exclusive OF the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. Joined
In q telegram to President Wilson last
night refusing absolutely to meet repre-
ssntatives OF the United Mine Workers
q America to arbitrate the strike.
The operators declare they are acting
independently Of John u. Rockefeller, and
the censure that has been directed toward
him Ii unjust. as the State operators
have taken their stand against the union
without reference to the course followed
by Rockefeller or officials of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company.
In addition to this the operators also
sent telegram to Congressman Foster
declining to submit to arbitration.
Strikers are holding mass meetings at
Trinidad and at Starkville to decide
whether they shall voluntarily surrender
their guns or give them up under COM
pulsion. The result OF the voting will no;
b known until tomorrow.
Eight hundred and ninety regulars are
now In command Of the strike zone. The
Eleventh Cavalry arrived to-day from
Fort Oglethorpe. Georgia. Col. James
Lockett is commanding officer.
Twenty coal corporations have tele-
graphed President Wilson that they will
not arbitrats the strike. They say they
are Independent. but protest against the
unjust treatment OF the Rockefellers.
The opposing factions In the State Leg
islature's special session to solve the strike
situation avoided Il clash to-day by the
early adjournment Of both houses until
tomorrow.
The introduction OF four bills and sew.
eral resolutions, all pertaining to subjects
outlined In the call OF Gov. Il. NJ. Ammons
for the special session. constituted the
days work. The Administration Demo-
Gratis went into caucus for three hours
and called another caucus for tonight
The Senate recessed at noon until to-
morrow. The Prosressives. Progressive
Democrats and Progressive Republicans
also are caucusing tonight Thus far
they have not offered the slightest oppo-
sition to any matter before either the
House or the Senate. but II Ia a known
fact that trouble will be started soon,
probably at the opening OF tho session to.
morrow.
Four BILLS Introduced.
The bills introduced to-day in both
houses. provide for n State constabulary.
prevention OF the sale OF firearms. en-
poWering the Governor to prevent the sale
Of liquor in the strike gone. constitutional
amendment for the enactment OF a COM
pulsory arbitration law.
The last named bill will be accepted by
the INSTRUMENTATION men, who norni-
nally represent the strikers, II II Is pre-
scented in such shape as to meet with their
approval. Otherwise they Will try to
amend II or put through a substitute.
With a strict compulsory arbitration
law IL Is argued Colorado could readily
settle all her strike controversies and
could prevent any such disgraceful scenes
- have. existed in the present war in the
coal fields.
The Progressive elements charge that
the corporations are in control of the
Legislature. Therefore they openly aues-
ton the sincerity OF the administration
men and those who profess to desire a
compulsory arbitration law.
Senator Harvey L. Garman. progressive
Democrat. early to-day offered resolu-
ton providing for an investigation of
state leases Of 2l.s76 acres Of land to the
GOAL companies.
To Fight Militia Pay Bin.
A bill which will be fought strenuously
by the anti administration members prob
ably will be introduced Tomorrow II
provides for an issue OF 100000 In bonds
by the State 10 pay the miitiamen who
were assigned to strike duty In tho Goa
fields.
The progressive factions will demand
that before any money ~ paid for this
purpose IA committee investigate to de-
termine what men were in tho hire OF
the operators and that these men bs
denied pay by the State.
That the measure will pass, however
seems certain. AZ the old line Democratic
and their allies, the regular Republi
cans constitute "a majority In each hou
The question OF "A resolution to impeact
Gov Ammons is still In allegiance. ],
was said tonight that whether II 10 in
troduced at all will depend largely upor
the developments of the next day or 40
That such a measure would fall In con