The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-30
APPEALS TO RoCkEFEllEaS
PRESIDENT ASKS MAGNATES TO
END COAL STRIKE.
Nothing Accomplished BY Interview
On Subject, Aowever-Troops
May Be Sent.

Nothing Accomplished BY interview
On Subject, However-Troops
May Be Sent.
Washington, April %. President
Wilson has made a personal appeal to
John D. Rockefeller to bring about q
settlement of the Colorado coal strike
and end the violence, which has cost
a score of lives and large property
loss.
| Rockefeller, who owns large part
of the mines affected by the strike, in
response to a telegram from the presi-
dent. declared he had turned over his
interests in Colorado to his son, John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., whoA he would
ask to cooperate with Chairman Fos-
ter Of the house committee on mines
and mining. The president sent Mr..
Foster tc New York to talk with the
younger Rockefeller.
Nothing 10 Accomplished.
New York.-After an extended con-
ference with John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
here, Congressman John B. Foster,
chairman of the house committee on
mines and mining, left Rockefeller's
Office stating that nothing had been
accomplished in the effort to bring
about peace in the Colorado strike
"war " zone. ~
Foster visited Rockefeller at the
request of President Wilson, it is I'M
derstood, and explained that unless
some effort was made to settle the
strike, United States troops would be
sent to the scene.
10 Truce Is Broken.
Pueblo, Colo, April 2S.-Three men
employees of the steel mill in this city
were shot Sunday by alleged strikers
near here. They were members of
party of 20 men on their way to Viii.
liamsburg in an automobile.
g.. Will Send Troops.
Washington. President Wilson
probably will send federal troops into
Colorado to aid in composing the ser
ious situation in the coal fields.
Colorado representatives in congress
after conference at the White House,
said they expected the troops to be
ordered out in the morning. l,..
Governor Ammons' Geographic re-
quest for troops had been considered
in conferences during the day. Last
night, Senator Thomas went to the
White House with. kilograms from
friends in Denver, telling him that the
situation is getting more urgent
every minute" He urged that assist.
ance from the federal government at
once was imperative s..
/ The senator had another telegram
from Governor Ammons saying that
both sides were bringing reinforce
ments and arms and ammunition into
the state. The militia has made no
move, the governor said, since the
truce was declared; but nearly all
day Saturday and all of Sunday viO-
lence on the part OF the strikers has
continued"
Dynamite is Used.
Denver, Colo.-Strikers dynamited
and fired the Chandler coal camp Of
the Victor American Fuel company in
Fremont county, according to reports
to the governors office, which declar-
ed seven men had been killed in the
battle.
The few guards and the residents Of
the camp, numbering % to 80. went to
Canon City.
Overwhelmed by force of strikers
at the Royal Gorge mine, the handful
of mine guards, with Manager E. G..
Belts and all the women and children
Of Royal Gorge, fed to Canon City.
Mr.. Bettis said that so far as he could
learn the strikers had not occupied
the abandoned property.
General Chase was ordered to Canon
City with 200 militia to bring about
a truce.
State officials, including Governor
Ammons, declared the truce which had
continued for two days between the
strikers in the southern coal fields and
the state militia had been broken by
the strikers and that the militia now
Is under no obligation to refrain from
aggressive acts to restore peace.
Americans in Capital Safe.
Washington, April 28.-French Am.
bassador Jusserand announced that
the French legation in Mexico City has
informed him that all Americans in
the Mexican capital are safe. The city
aow being quiet.