The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-16
Colorado National Guard Of
ficers Refuse to Give Mother
Jones to Congressional Com
mittee.
STATE AND NATION
CLASH AT TRINIDAD
Counsel for Strikers Asks WO.
mans Release That She May
Testify; Lebsamowski Trips
on English Language.
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tBy Leased Wire 20 Evening tiorald.l
Trinidad, Colo. FEB. ia sharp
clash over the right OF the house coal
mine strike investigating committee TO
summon Mother Mary Jones. now
held incommunicado in san Rafael
hospital here by the Colorado militia
came az the very opening OF the first
Trinidad session OF the Investigation
today. With an open prosper OF de-
iiance OF It's powers by the commander
OF the Colorado national guard. tho
committee deferred its decision until
the afternoon ssion when argu-
ments Of attorneys will be heard.
Tho conflict OF military and con-
gressional authority arose when T.. =.
Costigan. for the strikers. asked the
committee 10 issue subpoena for
Mother Jones' declaring that without
the aid OF the committee. counsel for
the strikers would be unable to pro-
duce the prisoner as witness. in-
stant protest wns made by Major Ed
ward Boughton, Judge advocate Of the
| national guard Of Colorado. In the
face Of a hint that its authority mieh,
be resisted by the state military offi-
GERS. the committee deferred its de-
cision
Al the opening OF the session today
the assembly room of the city hall
was crowded to the doors. many OF
the spectators standing
After the prelimlnaries were dis
posed OF T.. p Coatigan. OF counsel
for the strikers. addressed tho cum-
| mittee. asking that "Mothcr's Mary
A -
| orders Of the committee.
| Mother Jones is now a military pris.
| oner confined in San Rafael hospital
without any charge having been
lodged against her.
we realize tnut we viii not be abba
To secure her release without the aid
- the committee"
Major Boushton was on his feet
almost before Mr.. Costigan had nm
lshed his plea.
The military authorities would
like to request that the committee de-
fer action on this request until We
have an opportunity 20 present argu-
ments 10 show that this witness should
not be produced he said The legal
| questions involved In her incarcera-
tion are now before the supreme
court of this state. Her cnse In not
"A proper matter Tor this committee to
consider"
| Chairman Foster. lis this formal
| request upon the COMMITTEES, Mr.. Co.'S
tgan?"
Mr.. Costiean: at II. We rcnllze tho
| lmpossihiiity of producing Mother
ones without the aid Of the commlt-
tee Furthermore an application tor
q writ OF habeas corpus Is pending In
the supreme court and Mother Jones
soon may be called to Denver"
The chairman then announced that
arguments Of counsel for and against
| the issuance of suhpoena for Mother
Jones would be heard, briefly. after
the luncheon recess
This matter temporarily out Of the
way. the attorneys for the miae work
ers called Frank Lebsamowski IL
soon became evident that his know
ledge OF the English language was ex-
tremelv limited After some discus
sion. during which iha services Or
Adolph Germcr us Interpreter were
offered and declined. the committee
sworo iu Mr.. NJ jake hs own SER
grant at arms as German interpreter.
Under this arrangement the eXami-
lnatinn nf the witness proceeded halt
lnplv and with dlfhculty The witness
told of having been sent 60 Colorado
10 work in the mines after the strike
was called. n soon became apparent
that the witness P0le--spOkc one
variety 81 German and the Interpreter
Ianother ana before long, the witness
was replying 10 questions ia broken
English,
The witness told of coming to Trin-
idsd be- a marty Of 700 wOrkmen. FIFTY
o1 the men. he declared, escaped from
the ear at Triuldad and disappeared,
Win the other hfty he waH taken 20
rhe Bcrwind mine % the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, where he said
hc was kept prisoner he declared
that Ia January he tried 10 escape hut
Was stopped and sent hack by militin-
men lie punched me with his bay
onet." he explained adding that the
soldier was drums
| I.ebsmoNsk declared that soldier
shot aud killed one man who tried 10
escape from the Berwlnd mine. over
this point there was q long eXamina-
ltion in German and English. Finally
the interpreter said. The only way I
can get this is To cross exa mine tho
witness myself This method was
adopted by the committee with slight-
rs better results
"Mr Chairman" Hnally protested
iMr. Brewster 'thls is = poor. isnor-
ant witness. and Mr. Horrinsion h