The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-05
LABOR UNIONS HOPE
TO IMPEACH AMM0NS
Resolution May He introduced To-day,
but Friends of Governor Hope
to Defeat 1t.
ouTGnowTn OF INDUSTRIAL WAR
He Is Charged With Treason for Turn
Ing Colorado Government Over TO
Coul Mine Owners.
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Denver. Col, May A resolution,
drafted by committee OF all the
NJ. Ammons, probably will be intro
duced In tne Colorado Legislature to-
morrow. Indications are tonight
that the resolution will be tabled
without coming TO vote. Friends of
the Governor declare that Immediately
the resolution is introduced a motion
that the resolution be tabled Will be
made, and that il will be carried.
y bill providing for compulsory ar
bitration OF all labor questions prob
ably will fall with the Impeachment
resolution. The forces supporting
Governor Ammons are opposed 10 the
arbitration measure.
The impeachment resolution. as pre-
pared by the committee. charges AM
NOUS with treason for the alleged
turning over OF the government OF the
State to the coal corporations. This
refers TO the placing OF the militia
in the strike zone. the union view be-
ing that they were there TO assist the
corporations in their fight against
union labor.
The Legislature met In special ses-
sion to-day, pursuant to a call of the
Governor. Ito provide funds to pay
the state militia for their services.
past and present, In the cal fields"
OPPONENTS OF GOVERNOR
ARE FIGHTING MEASURE
Opponents OF the Governor are
lighting the measure providing pay for
the State soldiers past due. They
base their opposition on the alleged
ground that men who fought the
strikers were in the pay OF the coal
corporations. The Impeachment reso-
l,,t; in hot, IN. h.. s,,r-
ernor.
The Governors friends will insist
on the passage of the militia bill only,
with the possible additional feature
that II State ccnstabulary similar to
that in PENNSYLVANIA or in Texas.
where the rangers" police the state.
be created.
The labor forces are opposed to the
constabulary proposition. and the
mine owners oppose the proposed law.
The Governor to-day drew first
blood in the skirmish when John Slat
terry, of Silverton. an old line Demo-
crat, was elected speaker.
The next coup was the ado tion of
Il motion to throw the two houses into
joint executive session. This Is an
unusual proceeding in the Colorado
Legislature. At the time of the exc
cutive session there was nothing be-
fore the Legislature, the two houses
having taken recess Immediately
upon organizing.
Clearly the impeachment PROPOSE
ton was uppermost In the minds of
the mcmbers-ail Democrats-who
voted for the executive session. The
joint session adjourned at o'clock
until Tomorrow morning. The meet
ing had lasted two and one-half
hours.
PREPARING REQUEST
For -MARTIAL
General John Chase announced to-
night that he is preparing a request
for the courtmartialing of all the
state soldiers who participated In the
killing at the Ludlow tent colony. lie
Will base his action on tho report OF
the military commission that the SOL
dicrs deliberately burned and looted
tho tents where two women and
eleven children perished.
Coroner Sipe Will begin tomorrow
an Inquest into the deaths at Forbes
during the battle there between mine
guards and strikers Eleven was the
total death toll.
Nine hundred men. composing tho
Eleventh United States Cavalry. In
seven train sections, will arrive in
Trinidad tomorrow. Colonel James
I.ockctt Will then succeed Major W.
~. lIolbrook as commander OF the Fed
cral forces in tho fields The colonel
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