The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-30
CALLS ON
ROCKEFELLER TO
END STRIKE WAR
President Appeals to
Oil King For Col
orado.
u. S. AID ASKED
Gov. Ammons on Saturday
Night Wired President to
Send Federal Troops.
U. S. AID ASKED

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Washington, d. C.-President VIII
son today made Il personal appeal to
John ID. Rockefeller to bring about
a settlement OF the Colorado coal
strike violence, which already has
tcost a score of lives and heavy prop
erty loss.
Rockefeller is the controlling in
ltluence in tie Colorado Fuel end
Iron company, against shich tho
Colorado miners struck.
Rockefeller, who owns q large part
of the mines affected by the strike,
in response to a .telegramsffom Pre-
sident Wilson. declared hat he had
! turned over his Colorado interests to
his son, John ID. Rockefeller, Jr.,
whom he would ask to cooperate with
] Chairman Foster of the House. COM
mittee on mines and mining. The pre-
sident sent Foster to New York to
talk with the younger Rockefeller.
Upon the outcome of the conference
depends whether the federal troops,
which have been asked for by all
sides of the controversy, shall be
sent to the strike one
New York City.-John d. Rookie
Teller, Jr., spent the forenoon in con-
ference with his personal attorney,
Starr j. Murphy. lie refused 10 COM
mcat upon the personal appeal made
by President Wilson in an effort to
), bring about a settlement of The Colo
lado coal strike.
R~cckefcIics. Once Promised Flight
Washington, ID. C.-Itecently the
younger Rockefelicrs at a hearing OF
the mines committee of the House
said the mine-owners would fight to
the end, even though they lost all
: they had invested in Colorado. Since
then the conflict has ragged with all
+ the horrors of actual warfare. The
i president and the cabinet Officials.
Senators and congressman have been
. flooded with kilograms describing the
i, most grewsome happenings and ter
rible seems.
j, "Notlling that has happened. II
! Mexico" said,a. cabinet officer .'''coule
compare with the awful things thai
! have occurred in Colorado. The pub.
1ic mind, for the moment, has beer
centcred on Mexico and has not oh
3orycl the great domestic struggle
: between the strike breakers and the
miners and the militia in Colorado
Senator Thomas and Congressman
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!, Io,oia eiet,".e. W .ne pr
oiu1i 'n'' ~ $500 IN
s.itNels ana s,a.e u'llorit.es ha'
I'm stoi@..u, tna. i.iAehs " ap'
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n s,aso iliiieia - inaIeaua'e .aal \ =
,iula IS oVe'rta YIN asniea iIeh' ah'
.le ponce any shelills are
o @hu VIA ci'l%eits are III iihil'heh
uansef.
oecleHi4 uiiis'suh ss,u ne nd
g not peeh ~cohsul,eu as 70 .he scnalh'
- oi .ioops 20 Nolorauo. ~ "aa state'
= a.. 'ae var oeparllhsH,' however, INA
u y troops we're oIaefeu, a detachmeh
- Mouid pc SEM from inc Two troop
or inc we.lth cavalry now at FOR
~. "A. hLsseil,~ cheyenne, wyoming.
p GOV. summons ASKS feucial Md.
W Denver, Colo.-Gov. ELIAS M. Am
! naca$ saturday at9 oclnck, by teis
y sfaph' reaaestoa .l.ies'aent Wilson !
u senN lsdGTai troops INTO Cplofad
re sllInaG-atelI 10 compose the Silk
SITUATION.
le Ileldihg TO me opportunities o
II tclsht militant colorado VIC
4 men, hoEerpof Aln:aohs SEM the tee
gram 70 tiesileht W!isoh
a ma ne 1h-et ~eAesn'iFs seAa ieoeIs
! troops mo me Soloraao coai strih
1t n,utI,e ~ aAe sh"i VI -
- S!tudttoh.
- hfainohs reached this decision on
4 aver INC "oiheh nad .ifriou' on =
" al Ia GSWonStTalioh IN inc state
p served not.oe on tho rovernnr 49,
i. ,bay would .camn an h st.tabons
.ieI "oula CAMP on Tue s,atehout
their demands.
Three other demands we're thai IL
e governor go personally to the strlf
- zone, WllnCcaW tne state militia an