The Forrest City times., 1914-05-01
TROOPS ARE SENT
 INTO COLORADO
FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS ONLY PURPOSE. HOWEVER, IS TO
 RESTORE ORDER.
MUCH BLOOD BEING SHED
Gov. Ammons Called Upon President Wilson to Handle Situation Too
 Serious for the State.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington.-Presi Wilson or dered Unised States troops to Cobra do. where. because of riots and pitched battles between strikebreakers and striking miners, Governor Ammons had found the state militia unable to cope with the situation and asked for help Colorado congressman, mlne owners and miners joined the request.
 President Wilson. in a telegram to Governor Ammons, stipulated that the federal troops would confine them selves to maintaining order only "un- til the state can reassert it's authority and resume the enforcement thereof
 The president issued a proclamation ordering all persons engaged in do mestic violence to disperse and Ire tire peaceably to their abodes' be- fore April 30
 Secretary Garrison. after a confer ence with the president, ordered three troops of the Fifth Cavalry from Fcrt Leayenworth and two troops of the Twelfth Cavalry from Fort D. A. Rus sell, Wyo, to Trinidad and Canon City.
 Colorado members of Congress say the presence of federal troops will pre- vent rioting Efforts of the federal government to settle the strike thus far have failed The president said that federal troops are being sent to preserve order and not to interfere in the strike controversy.
 T shall not. by the use of the troops" the president wired Governor Ammons, "or by any attempt at juris- diction, inject the power of the federal government into the controversy which has produced the present situation. The settlement of that controversy falls strictly within the field of state power
 Gov. Ammons' call upon the pres- dent was as follows:
 Conditions compel me to request that federal troops be sent immediate ly into Colorado for the following reasons:
 Since September 23. 1913, there has been q general strike of coal miners 'AAi AiOhS7i4OhN bA4t 4ilcJbi llOl NlOil OI AAC state The situation in the southern part of the state at Trinidad got so far beyond the ability of local authorities to control that on October 26, 1913. the state militia was sent into the field. The situation demanded all the militia that it was possible to se- cure under conditions here.
 About a month ago the trouble hay ing apparently abated, the troops were gradually withdrawn until only a small number remained in the troubled dis trict Conditions immediately became greatly aggravated; a vast amount of property, amounting to millions of dol lars, was destroyed; many lives were lost and We were compelled to return immediately as many militia as pos sible. Armed men. in open defiance of law are congregating from various portions of the state in the affected district. There are probably 5000 men armed in open instruction.
 T have available 650 militiamen without ability materially to increase this number The situation has passed beyond the ability of the state to con trol.
 This domestic violence is the result of an industrial controversy between interstate organizations with headquar- ters outside of Colorado.
 T therefore urgently request that you send forthwith to Ludlow. Colo, and to such other portions of the state as the commanding officer may deem necessary not less than one battalion of infantry and one troop of calvalry.
 The legislature of this state cannot be convened in time to meet this emer- gency and l therefore have the honor to make this request as governor of the state, pursuant to section four, ar, tcle four of the constitution of the United States"