The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-04-24
.ILERS ARMY OF BANDITS ARE MURDERING
y. WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN COLORADO
~ Nth LIST NOW FIFTY. MOSTLY WOMEN
AND CHILDREN.

IL early advantage OF the "Mexv:n war" excitement,
@ tEit newspapers throughout the country are deyong
effort 20 the blood luSt Of the American
private army Of the coal barors CT Colorado nasquer
, uniform Of the National Guard, ATTACKED the miners
II. III Ludlow, murdered the inmates ineliscrimatey,
se or sen and then burned the village to the ground
information, to press, is that between 10 and so
.r.< their wives and children. dead, and fifteen
dead, and supposed to have been cremated when the
tired by the murdererS, who had first poured heavy
and rifle fire into these flimsy homes Of the Strik-
ouinc telegram was received from Secretary Doyle,
ow District I. NJ w of A.. Tuesday night, but later
increased the horror OF the massacre even beyond
description.
Denver Colorado, April p
Huntington, West Va.
tent colony which housed 1920 striking miners was
ground after four men. three women and seven
murdered. One hundred and fifty gUnmen III militia
vrS and with equipment, have with SIX machine
~. " constant attack on men. and children since
s..ytuv morning. The indications are that the mine
" u :uule: ali strikers WHO refuse TO 20 to work on
..g,.s One i,oy q! II murdered when lie ran to
..t., tor his mother who lay wounded in cellar. -Four
..: ::,l to IL years o;t. "cl DRIVEN back ny bullets
g..:tnen into blazing tent ami burned TO death Gun
II. roads: passengers railway trains report that j.
.i women are lying prairie III RUNS OF the tent
.c.;. women offered injured men, women and
... refused. \ score more OF women ana chltdfel
- >mothered 10 death in the ruins OF their village 1t
terrible massacre in Americas industrial history Inc
~ The colony cut ott early Monday morning ano
acs were forced to lie in bitches and cellars tor -
fO0d water Ihe MUl0ei'2rS are kecljP9 up tle
all may be slaughtered. Will YOU, tor Gods sake and
- HUMANITY call upon all your citizenship to tlem&F'
dent of the United States and both houses OF congress
..-t Mexico alone and come into Colorado to i@lcTe
. their wives and Children who are beng slaughtered
.;:.,.thas,. .,?llrirrers? f. L. DOYLE Secty,
District 15, I. NJ, ". Of \.
.Iowjng report was sent out by the American Press
Wednesday:
Colo April 22-A known death list Of tWenty-slN
- and Children and a maximum possibility Of fifty dead
# - the massacre 1T Ludlow on Monday, arouse" OH
luuigut TO high tension.
.H }r1cl men from Fremont county ana from uett
inv L, reinforce the 900 more strikers at hu0Io"'
>.:i al violence II any tins the cltlzers are
threatening t. drive out the gunncn ;'no ml!ltla
. t..!o April 22-Wh Seven identified dead IN nor.
> Of eighteen missing ani reported dead the toii o.
...lt between nile guards and miners near Luo!o"
reach twenty-five. Among those reported missing
.....n and children who are believed 10 nave oeel
the fire that destroyed the tents at the close OF Tue
=. fying Earlier in the day the women ana chll1!eh
r. trenches and cellars to escape the rifle ana laci!ie
" :n ch the tents swept Three W"Noeo >o''IeiS
-a to Trinidad tonight
! horror stricken tonight By reports OF the nunoer
" f!,;Ic? and r0l-c0nlbatttn5S who lost thcf hNeS III
and fire which followed
ruble" said John McLennon president on GlSCIEt -
Workers Of America who IS IN charge al ioca leau-
~'Tnpv were trapped and murdered without chilce
I:g< q two women and children were seen IN one
,~ announced at the '>llIlt2fy camp tonight w" ~
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