The chronicle=news., 1914-08-18
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deeds Of violence and 'crime.
Prior to the advent of the states
troops she made a series of speeches
in the strike zone. of which have
authentic and verbatim reports.
These speeches are, crouched in
coarse. vulgar. and profane language
and address themselves to the lowest
passions of mankind. ~.
Il confidently believe that most Of
the murders and other acts of violent
crime committed in the strike region
have been inspired by this woman Z
incendiary utterances. -.
| The fact that she Is woman and
advanced In years she uses as a
shield, as well as means of invok-
Ing popular sympathetic sentiment in
case Of her Incarceration.
She is undoubtedly most dan
serous factor in the peace problem.
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Il am informed that she was so
found in West Virginia and else
where that disturbance and anarchy
held sway.
She was held for murder in West
Virginia. and ! am advised that her
police record is in the possession of
the Pinkerton Detective Agency"
lReferred to in detail in speech
b. Congressman George Kindel of
Colorado, before House of Represen-
in full in Congressional Record for
that date. - '-
DEFIED STATE GOVERNMENT
"As Your Excellency is fully aware
she defied all government and all
authority of the Governor to Your
Excellency. '.r
Every effort was made to induce
her to remain away from the trou-
bled district. and the cooperation in
invited. %
These latter. however, while
evincing a disposition to keep Moth
er Jones out of the territory. frankly
confessed their inability to do SO.
"'she came to Trinidad. after pub.
licly declaring her intention to incite
trouble.
in view Of her history in other
places and the evident effects Of her
incendiary utterances In Colorado.
Your Excelleity deemed 1t wise and
even necessary. as military meas
ure, to restrain Mother Jones Of her
liberty 30 long as she persisted in
remaining IN the strike region.
Accordingly: upon the day OF her
arrival in Trinidad | arrested her
and placed her in San Rafael Hos
pital. upon the outskirts of the city.
where she was, given every attention
conducive to her comfort.
She was advised that she was al
ways at entire liberty to leave the
disturbed parts of the state. but she
pertinaciously and with great con-
tumacy insisted on remaining in i'm
prisonment.
1T was avowedly present in her
mind to excite sympathy for the un-
ion cause by submitting to q contin-
ued Incarceration. and that with that
in mind she was at first very angry
that she had been 50 nicely restrain
ed at the hospital, instead Of being
confined in q common Jail, Of which
she felt she would be able to make
more capital.
after many weeks confinement,
however. she sought a confidential
interview with Colonel Davis, COM
manding the central camp at Trini-
dad. in which she discussed ways and
1f hrf rt tNu uhn -.
ure and at the same time saving her
face.
Being anxious only to get rid OF
the incendiary woman. her sugges-
tion that she be permitted to go to
Denver. ostensibly to gee Your FIX
cellency. and that. II liberated ut
that place. she would depart upon
some excuse of her own, was readily
ado )ted
REPuDIATES HER OWN PROPOSAL
Upon her own suggestion. she
was brought to Denver and liberated
as suggested, but she promptly re.
pudiated the rest of her proposal. and
after interviewing her attorney and
strike leaders. and remaining in Dem
yer for three or four days. she re-
turned to the strike district, where
again. by Your Exccllency's direc-
tions, have had the unpleasant duty
of OBTAINING her.
she was again notified that she
was free to leave the district at any
| time she wished. She returned to
the strike district, not for the trans
action of any business, or for any
other purpose than to defy the pow
er of the state, and, us she stated in
numerous interviews to establish her
constitutional right to go where she
pleased, and in open defiance OF the
power and authority vested in the
chief executive ... .
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TELEGRAM TO THE PRESIDENT
| OF THE UNITED STATES
| 81 am directed by the Governor of