Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-30
Strikers in Colorado Are
Asked to Surrender
Weapons to Military
NIGHT is Widest YET
Unburied Bodies and Property
Ruins Dot Hills and CanonS
of Two Counties.

PEORIA, ILL, APRIL 3o.-THE {
ILLINOIS DISTRICT CONVENTION
OF THE UNITED MINE WORKERS
OF AMERICA TODAY PASSED =
RESOLUTION ASKING THE INTER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF
MINE WORKERS TO REQUEST THE
AMERICAN FEDERATTON OF LA
BOR TO CALL A GENERAL STRIKE
IN THE UNITED STATES IN PRO-
TEST OF THE COLORADO TRoU-
BLES.
Denver. Colo, April 30.-Occupation
OF Las Animat and Fremont counties
by federal troops. continuance of nego-
tiations between the militia and strik-
ers at Walsenburg for the surrender
OF the latter's arms, taking of addi-
tional testimony at Trinidad at the
coroner's inquest into the Ludlow dis
aster April 20. were the chief events in
the Colorado industrial war today.
Trinidad. Colo. April 30.-Prelimi-
naries of peace in the southern Colo
RADIO strike zone arranged for today
included a conference between Major
Holbrook of the Federal cavalry and
of the miners.
Trinidad. Colo, April 30.-Not since
the DAYS Of Indian warfare has -YaE-
refaned 7fhEsouthern Colorado coal
fields as IL did last night With un-
buried bodies and blackened ruins OF
mines dotting the hills and canons of
Las Animas and Huerfano counties.
thousands OF non-combatants were
awake. waiting breathlessly for news
Of the next outbreak OF the war of
mine guards and militia with an army
Of coal miners.
The events OF the day added i'm
to the horror of the situa- I
ion. Early in the morning the bat |
lie at Forbes. a scant IL miles from
Trinidad. stretched seven company en-
1loyes and an unknown number of !
strikers dead in the canon. In Huer-
,ano county. firing at the mines con-
.inued throughout most OF the day.
rhe only fatality certainly known was
he killing of Major 2. p. Lester OF
he hospital corps.
With the promise of federal troops
n the district before daybreak. resi-
lents OF the southern counties hoped
or an early restoration OF peace in
he strike zone
After the Ludlow tent colony had
,een almost entirely destroyed by fire
N Monday night, militiamen visited
he scene early Tuesday morning,
oaked the remaining tents with kero-
enc and set them on fire. These ac-
usations were contained in the tes-
imony offered before the coroner's
ury yesterday by DIR. A. Harvey OF
.guilar. a doctor for the United Mine
of America. His evidence
brew no light on the original cause
Z the fire that destroyed the tent
olony on Monday night
MARITIME in Guard Protest.
Washington, d. c.. April 3O.-Ad- !
ressing the senate on his bill to make
a criminal offense to employ mine ,
yards, MARITIME of New Jersey said II .
as high time that the senate take
.eps to stop the "monstroIs PROPOSE .
on of Colorado mine owners arming ,
rugs to shoot men, women and chill
rem like dogs in a kennel"
Anarchists Wire Wilson I
New York, April 30.-The Anti-Mili- {
.rist league of the anarchists. OF
hich Alexander Berkman is chair I
an, announced last evening that it Is S
lsy on the Colorado situation. Berk-
an said he sent the following tele- I
am early In the day to President l
Tilson at Washington: 4
president Wilson: We will hold !
,u personally responsible for the \
rikers' bloodshed by federal troops =
II the protection OF Rocksfeller's
offs" a
I'VE already have sent money TO
q local OF the striking miners at Col :
ado. and IL necessary will send wea-
ms and ammunition" he continued,
,ut that will be a matter on which
a nnnrar local Of the limited Nina