The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-02

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Washington. April 2a-President
Wilson sent the following telegram to
/ Governor Ammons on Tuesday:
In response to your telegram de-
scribing a situation of domestic vio-
lence IN your state, which you in
formed me has passed beyond the abiI-
ity Of the state to control. and con
Nrying your request to me to dispatch
.riiri. isgfrhi tyoops & pursuant to section :.
you as follows:
That section of the Constitution pro-
FldeS that the United States shall pro-
tect each state on application OF the
Lei .gislature, or OF the executive Jwhen
the Legislature cannot be convened
against domestic violence. and is put
INTO effect by certain statutes, princi-
pally Sections S. 2; 8. and s. 800 Re
lawful for the President in the circun-
stances described in the section of the
Constitution referred TO, TO use the land
forces or the naval forces of the United
states as he deems necessary. and the
latter provides that whenever in his
Judgment IL becomes necessary 50 to
use these forces. he shall forthwith by
proclamation command the insurgents
to disperse and retire peaceably to
their respective abodes in a specified
time
Upon the information before me. my
tudg ment is that IL necessary for me to
use the military forces Of the United
states Tor the purposes defined by law
and / shall forthwith issue the proc
lamation provided by the statute and
in pursuance thereof shall order the
troops when they reach the scenes OF
disturbance to cause all those who
nave been induiging in domestic vio-
lence. or who threaten TO do SO, or
whose acts are likely to give rise to
disorder, to disperse and retire peace
ably to their respective bodies II they
have not already done SO within the
time limited by my proclamation, and
shall order that no person or persons.
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to DO that which may give rise to dis
order Of the character heretofore oc-
cdsioned. to the end that good order
may be established and maintained.
Il shall not by the use of the troops,
or by any attempt at jurisdiction. inject
the power of the federal government
duced the present situation. The settle
ment of that controversy falls strictly
within the field of state power.
My duty as I now see it is to con-
fine myself to maintaining a status of
good order until the state can reassert
its authority and resume the enforce
ment thereof
II am informed your Legislature
cannot be convened in time to deal
with this emergency. but has been sum
moned to convene on May 4, 1914 |
shall expect you to draw the attention
of that body to the imperative necos-
sity of immediate consideration of the
whole situation and as prompt action
as is possible in the premises, in order
that the use of the federal power may
be limited within its contemplated CON
fines. and in order that the state may
take up its duty as soon as ii is pos
sible for II to do so.
The manifest disadvantages of hav-
ing two military forces under separate
sources of control operating within the
same localities lead me to request YOU
to withdraw your militia soon as the
troops OF the United States have
reached the scene and are ready to take
over the necessary control.
(signed) WOODROW WILSON"
White House officials stated that
the President had acted because all
parties. including the senators and
congressman from Colorado. and the
governor. the mine operators and the
miners as well had asked for the
federal soldiers