Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
Sends Representative Foster
to Confer With John D.
Rockefeller.
TO URGE ARBITRATION
BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Troops to Be Rushed to Take Charge
of Colorado Situation in
Event of Refusal.

In last effort to settle the deplorable
Colorado strike situation before he sends
fedora, troon. ;,+o +h.+ st.te pres;dent
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wilson mas dispatched Representative
roster, chairman of the House commit
tor oonfaranoa ] 1 ni.h s. Tenn - = poctsfe,.
Ter, chief owner of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, who has held out
strongly against concessions to the str1k-
ing miners and has declared he will
spend millions of dollars before giving
way to the demands of the organization.
Representative Foster headed the sub
committee that went to Colorado some
months ago To inyestipate conditions
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.here' ana IL mas peen the LitehtioI u
the committee to return to COLORADO Tor
further investigation.
President Wilson on tho reolest Of
Gov. Ammons Of Colorado. whose state
militia has shown itself incompetent to
h,ndI ~ 5;sordo-s ~ ,,no, tha 70.
nnnst 80 nsioiaIS of ~ ,,,;rers. orran,za.
~, .ud Inaatia,n,. III +ha ;,,teresfs COW
cerned bas ,i,,an ordars n have federal
tronns raady ~ danar+ for Colorado and
eattan . ha,,ond ~ . am a,thnrit. and has
reachad nn;n+ where Women and chill.
dran 80 ha;nn sb"t dow bv state troons
and h,, tbe 1,;nn So anarIs and miners as
anu al y ~ ie % o..an .,n;,ts
1ney nshs oe fiiiu .,' ii;r anE o'nv nf won,er
"a oh;,drar ho,,a haon san+ to pras;-
dan+ Wiison ,nd Senator Thomas of that
state breaks into tears when he talks of
what has hannened and ia happening.
Troops May Be Rushed In.
If the conference Representative Foster
is having with John D. Rockefeller does
not result in a consent to submit to ar
,,;,.a+io- ~, f,aara, o#o,,I. 80 thara
oi'i ia.oh Dy isoeiai oii.,is' anu sn1l
is grave oount .tnat Mr. RocKeIeiier
will yield to suggestions of this kind.
President Wilson will direct Secretary
Garrison Immediately to push troops to
the disturbed regions and take charge
out % has Ia as as m to m either M Side n Of the conten-
tection of the mines Of % the Color.dn M az, Pnel R,o
and Iron Company nor to sustain strjk
ers in unlawful doings. The probability
,soan Is anat 'he hihes VIII De ciosed oy the
Wives and children of n,insrs a.. living
in dugouts, with small tents for protec-
tion against the weather. In number of
.,s.as e..ui .u Gu VINO nave At
tain water have been killed and avan
babies at the breasts of mothers have
been Killed with their parents. The state
n,ill.ia @ Is charged Win responsibility for
Heayv fiabt;n, n,..s ,oi,,,
at the Chandler mines near canon city
The strikers have been sending out of
the state for arms and ammunition and
nave been enuipnine themseives for ra,i
war against the euards Of Tho ne;nas aisa
well armed The rniners boMauer 20.
o,,tnumher the ,,,ards snd hswa ren.,,.a,, ~.
IiI,ad nany gnsrds aea aaa,,eS .a
70 lite ~ ~ ,at4e anu eoipeieo .he
hills Tha ,+riLa,s -. ~ .e
x,,ah,,.. a,s 49,. - aueo
nni,a1.;,s e1i.u ar,,,s 80 se uvs .ae SIa.e
~ Sa.ns,tn5 .s O., - u au.e .nn.I ihey
g. i.u ~ Isl eneiI way niousn
tne suaros ana oestroy the mines, II
necessary - ,ney can get some OF the
.h lhao"au ha, suns INA. u,e h'l',e guards nave
M;nars na+as+ S+o+. 16;1;+;,
'es' o'a'e 11Aieia'
The state militia ;s detested Nv tho
iiiiheis' anu inc HleIloers are charged
with being mere butchers and not de-
tenders Of law and order
Both Sides have held out AGAINST
arbitration of the differences, but the
tha+ fsdar.1 troons .ra tell naoa.
..r,, looa. - ~ ha,;oe ~. ..;..
IT,, n,.y sna1,,, =. aoa.a .
da.1 dan.nds ,non ~ attit,,ao os ~.
po,,a..,,au - .s;1. -.
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.t,ns.io ,,a;.,;s -
ties helona, 10 his comnanv and that
NO matter what the financial loss he
will not consent TO nermittinp the