New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-05
'C0LORADOCOVERNOR
MAKES PEACE PLEA
leans on Arm of Woman
Representative as He APP
peals to Lawmakers.
URGES ACTION TO
END MINE WAX
Miners Ready to Surrender Arms
as Federal Cavalry Nears
Trinidad.

p.,v.r Nav with the militia OF tne
,,,,. aiscredited and the federal troops
IN sunreme control in the strike regions.
Insuring peace everywhere, u'N'ueu
LEGISLATURE met here to-day al the con
NJ Governor Ammons. VINO mas 'e'
threatened with impeachment oy so,''
NJ the members he asked to help meet "
grave emergency in the history OIL INC
state" A.
rollon,lng his physical collapse, the
covernor was weak to-day. he appeaieu
leaning on the arm OF Represented.
Lee. one Of the women members ''o
said tremendous duties had maze II '"'
nossihle for him to write MESSAGE anu
no would make a verbal appeal 10 the
body. n
or we are 10 leave the settlement OIL
this strike to the strongest, irrespective
If right then we cannot expect rlgh''
he said "If the termination OF TINS sum
is dependent on riot, bloodshed anu w
struction of property, then we can ie'o'
hone to make this a state to "hic" "'''
and women will come 10 live.
In closing his remarks the GoVerno'
asked that the Legislature cons'ue.
seriously the present situation anu
act only after a thorough investigation"
The Joint session soon dissolveo' anu wv
two houses then proceeded TO take
cess 10 consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF taKihs
thirty or sixty days to permit lee's'"
tive investigation and allow 'he 'o"S'
public feeling TO abate.
II has also been proposed that the Les
islature appoint Joint investigating co"-
mittee to report TO the next l'egisia'ui &
which convenes in January leaving VIC
federal government to handle the present
situation. Such a course would ignore en-
,,rslv the question of meeting the N'""'o"
military Indebtedness and the programme
outlined in the Governors call
Colonel James Lockett commanding
IN. nth United States Cavalry, Is eH-
nec,ed at Trinidad at 100 O'Clock to-mor-
row morning to take command OF an 'ho
federal forces in Colorado. The ohcers
and men of the 18th. travelling in seven
trains. will begin arriving shortly AFTER
their commander
ARMY officers stationed in the stiHe
troubled districts are hopeful mat inc
disarmament proclamation. requiring tha'
both sides give up their arms, VIII ne car
r,ed out with good results. The embargo
on the importation OF arms into the state
has already been put into effect.
Tension has been greatly relieved ana
there has not been any disorder where
the federal troops actually are Nor arc
there reports Of disorder from other DIS
tricts. Leaders of the Uniteo Mine
Workers of America announced TO-DAY
that in the Walsenburg district all arms
In the possession of the strikers would De
turned over Wednesday
The leaders said that couriers Woulo ue
sert through the district To INFORM the
strikers TO bring in their arms. The de
cision follows the voluntary disarmament
NJ the guards at the Walsen ana Rouse
mines Inv the Colorado Fuel and iron
Cornanv. The task of preserving order
national guardsmen having been WIN
drawn, is practically in the handS oil tne
regulars. Peace and quiet are nouceaole
everywhere.