The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-09

rs SIFTINGS-NEWS.
banks Of these three cities are carry
ing approximately s250.ooo; the rail
| Legislature could provide payment and
some patriotic citizens. and some too
yyi,'. Who could iIl-afferd it have been car
| ment could be provided.
Further Appeal Necessary.
hsh conditions arose that de-
nahatd that troops should return to
| tht lield 1t became Imperative to APP
peal to the General Assembly for fur
aheT financial assistance. because it
eouId not be had in any other way.
! sincerely hope and believe that
the legislature will take this matter OF
financing the troops when needed, and
Tor ~ IN such manner as shall seem
TO De wise and just to the Legisla-
1t is not out of place to suggest to
you that the President OF the United
states in his communication to me has
asked that the General Assembly shall
| take charge of this situation as soon
as may be. so that we cannot expect
10 be permanent the help that has been
| given MS by the federal administration.
but that We are expected to take care
o. lhls situation as quickly as it can
| be arranged.
IT, has developed during this
toubled condition that our laws are
I
| disputes. 1t seems to me that all good
| Gltl@"ns must agree that if we are to
! leave the settlement OF such disturb
anfeS To the strongest. regardless OF
| what is right in the matter that there
| can n"Ne be any justice, anywhere.
| here is no more reason, to my
mind, hN dispute of this kind should
not be controlled in a lawful manner,
! than that any other dispute can be con-
trolled in such a way surely il must
app"al To the people who are residents
Of this state that il disputes of any
I IA Ia. tor hot fl.asF h, -
| 70 depend on intimidation. on turbu-
lehcr. on violence, on bloodshed and
obstruction of property, we can never
| hope to grow and become the state
| that We have a right to expect to be.
Having been led to believe that our
laws are Inadequate, that some furtheh
have suggested in my cali that you
| should submit to the people. to be de,
ttermned by them at this coming cleo
tion, authority for legislation to con-
trol such Industrial disputes: and :
| mop" that tins suggestion viii appeal
to YOU as being proper and right. un-
der the circumstances under which We
have heen living during tho past six
months.
Duties Of State Guard.
The National Guard is not organ
ized with machinery intended to make
| large part of unframed officers. OF
young business men, or those who
haNe had no experience as police Of
| "G believe that, as experience has
| pointed out in other states. that the
cheapest. the best. the most effective
way of controlling such situations as
We have had. is the establishment Of
a trained police. force under absolute
| civil service rules. that the state
need not wait until violence has be-
com com great before they are sent TO the
controlling the situation.
| II am sure, with the establishment
nf o sngh og iIsee he that not only much
would hs saved, much property saved.
| but that such bitterness we have
experienced would never be created.
| and, therefore. that any strained rcla-
| tions that might arise between con
| tending parties would be in a much
| better condition for ultimate settle
| ment, and | sincerely hope that. while
| our state treasury is not in good CON
ditioH for further expense. that you
| shall pass some measure such as that
| in Nevada or Pennsylvania or other
stats mat have state police forces
such as | have mentioned"
| Violence In District.
| During the present strike condi
| tfons there have been times when
much turbulence was caused where
| large numbers of idle men were con-
| gregated by some of the saloons
| II have had appeals made to me from
| saloon keepers themselves. to see f all
! the saloons could not be closed. show
| ing that even those men know and
realize the great danger that there is
at such times, in such "A situation. /
| am confident that when these disturb
ances arise, where riots are imminent.
where distur Dances may lead to great
loss of life and property that If the
governor only had the right to super
sede those local authorities which
sometimes will not act and close up
temporarily the saloons. it would avoid
many dangerous conditions.
THE Constitution of the United States
guarantees the right to bear arms. but
he country has found that under many
conditions that that right should be re
stricted. and. if it is constitutional for
the state and the local authorities to
regulate and provide against carrying
concealed weapons, as a proper police
measure it seems to that the Gen
eral Assembly can provide against
the sale and use of arms and ammuni-
ton in times of great danger in order
to save life and property. The reason
is just strong i'll the one instance
as it is in the other.
Calls Crisis Grave.
Ladies and gentlemen. ! have not
asked you to consider a multiplicity of
here in what l consider to be a great
crisis and am only suggesting those
things which | think may aid us in
taking care of this particular situa
Il appeal to you not as partsans but
as citizens OF your state to look into
you may, that you may know all the |
facts. all of them: know them accur-
ately: and then act accordingly, and If |
you do that and | have every conf |
dence that you will. / express the hope, |
yes. even the greatest confidence. that |
whatever the result may be 1t viii be |
worked out by wisdom and good judg- |
credit of the state.
Il thank you for coming so promptly |
and responding in this serious situation |
so well. and believe and know that |
your patriotism. that your good jude- !
ment as shown by your actions In the |
very best interest of Colorado
Il thank you"