The chronicle=news., 1914-06-03

tn comply with the spirit al i-as, II
the soari's demand. because the mi
lisIa undertook to maintain peace
and order aad pro,-e, such m.a a.
wanted Ia work in the naih-,. a de-
iib-sat- campaign eas started
sssins, these boys, The press de-
Isaftm.ht of ths strikers commenced
To send broadcast stories tha, the
members %, the militia -of- a-sfai.
cd aud s-t,as-si: that ,h.y acre jus,
'kunn-n" hired to Kilt The miners
,ha, they would rob. .i.ai and .-.
au.- ~i,hout fear. In other ~ari.
the press department a, ,ss strikers.
-is- tn the fart that ,h- fifsl sior,
cent "is ~ouii b~ the story that
~osiii have its effect in making rub.
u. sentiment. began a deliberate
plan To ruin Colorado. its P-ori. aud
IL. Institutions.
The, were p'ofas~ in their stale
m-at iha, " the militia ~as taken
out "t the field all ifoubi- veal
.snp. Practically ali acts taken
nut and What hapr-a~sis \ delhi.
crate .isn To ~ipc cut a small squad
al f.i.i'n~ ga. laid. II ni.sarri-d
sad nissarri-d i---aas~ the saiaj~s
i'os. f"ash, fns their iis-s. In ,h.i'
haste ia e., .ai os their .aiony when
they we're h.ins i-asrn sh-r left ,~o
~"ss-o sna eleven shi1As.s IN I. hoi-
dug under . tent. Thss-- women nnd
these .hiidr-n w~r- covered up ~
they snsiii ns, h~ f.s.ni. The I-ns
s.iony ~as as.iie n'siiY .~s oa fire.
These I-.nr unf.stuns,-s ~-s- s,n.ih.
erred TO death.
Then foii"A-i = frisn ot terror
insi'.'i hy tho leaders. i.-iss i.id
their "-n lives ~.r- in danger. iha,
the soldiers would huns them down
and kili thea, like dogs. furnished
arms b, the leaders. tho foreigners in
these camps started "'s' tn XIII and
destroy. cisisrns Of Colorado aided
In Supplying arms. M-a draw In &
ray fr"m the slate or Colorado urged
armins. Strike i-airrs. over their
"~n signatures. s-ni .nl = call ask.
ins men I" take ur arms AGAINST
Coiora'i" and her regularly eonstiiui.
cd authority. pubiir meeting. ~-r-
held at which the nost eloquent and
"s'''shi- speakers continued To nrsc
ais'oyai'y 10 staic-insisi. II you
please. that men -nSsec IN open
treason against the state. Mu-krak.
-rs saw their opening They xot In
To the game. Mislci. misguided or
deliberately false papers. published
the untrue and inccniiary s,oric.
from the strike zone. Honest people
in Colorado seemed psraitscd.
The federal troops were brought,
In. The legislature met. Tho agi,at.
or. and political noncntitics urged
the Impeachment Of the governor and
objected to the payment Of the loyal
boys OF Colorado who had suffered
untold hardshi?s. These men and
women who have long dlsgraccd
Colorado. who have made the very
name Colorado misunderstood and
laughed AT. howicd and tore their
hair. Every word they uttered found
cNprc-sion In the papers that seemed
suddenly TO have become intoxicated
with the plaudits of this element.
The active pres = agent of the Unit
cd Mine Workers burned the wircs
with the rawlings Of these few in the
legislature. The majority. mon and
women OF Republican. Democratic
and Progressive faith. were dccricd
rs craving hirclings OF the hcartlcss
corporations. Homes, men and hon
est women hardly dared say a word
bccausc OF the public abuse that
would be hcapcd upon them. How
ever. rs was shown by th e results Of
the legislature, the mon and women
doing the harm. uttcring the false
hoods. furnishing material for muck
rakcrs and proving their utter lack
of the first principle OF loyalty to
state. were but few. The money was
voted to pay the militia. Tho i'm
parchment proceedings found prac-
tical,y no supporters. The lcgisiat-
urc upheld the hand of the governor
in every way.
Was this recognized as defeat ? \
Was the fact that there was no hope
of union recognition on the part of