Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-04
MAY IMPEACH
GOV. AMMONS
I IN STRIKE ZONE
Colorado Legislature Goes Into
Session, Facing Crisis
in State.
MAY HOLD MILITIA AND
ROCKEFELLER FOR MURDER
Long Series of Prosecutions
Are Planned by Rival Clans
in Warfare.

DENVED, Colo, May 4.-To pay the
price for the seven months strike and
civil war in southern Colorado the
State Legislature met here in special
session today, in response to the call
Of Governor e. Nj. Ammons. Al
though the principal prpose of the
session, as specified in the call, is the
appropriation of funds to meet the
cost of maintaining troops in the
field and to pass other laws suggested
by the strike, tnese will probably be
overshawoded ut the outset by a plan
to impeach the governor. That such
g resolution will be,introduced in the
House seems certain, but friends of
{ the executive are sure it will fa.l.
With the impeachment matter out
of the road, it is probable that bills
providing for compulsory arbitration,
establishment of 4 permanent con-
stabulary and regulation of tho use of
mine guards in strike disputes viii
be introduced. Some members ere
bitterly opposed to The cohstabulary
measures as discrirlinating against
union men.
While the session is organizing,
both operators and miners Leaders
are turning their attention to possible
prosecutions as the outSroWfh of the
fighting during the past two weeks in
the coal fields. John p. White, John
r. Lawson, John McLennan. Edward
Doyle, Frank Hayes and other district
and international leaders of the
United Mine Works have been threat
ened for the mine owners with ar
rest on charges of murder or con-
spiracy to murder in connection With
last week battle at Forbes, when,
seven mine guards were slain, and the
battle of Walsenburg the same day,
which cost the lives of Major H. p.
Lester, of the hospital corps, and two
strikers.
The union leaders say they do no;
fear any such prosecutions, however
1t is reported that Judge Horace
Hawkins, attorney for the miners,
will bring charges against John ID.
Rockefel er, jr., in connection with
the massacre of Ludlow, il any of the
union men are accused. The miners
point to the verdict of the coroner s
jury returned at Trinidad on the
military board of inquiry returned
here Saturday night, The one held
the mine guards and militiamen re-
sponsible for the deaths of eleven
men and two women at Ludlow; the
other held the operators responsible
for the battle of Ludlow.
The work of disarmament of mine
guards and. strikers in all the coal
nelds is proceeding rapidly under the
direction of United States troops
Major W. a. Holbrook, commanding
the Second squadron, Twelfth cavalry,
at Trinidad, today ordered all sa-
looms in Las Vahimas county closed.
He also issued drastic order to
railroads and express companies, for
bidding them to ship any weapons
into Colorado except for use OF the
Federal troops.
Two troops of cavalry today re-
Iieved the militia on guard in Boulder
county, in the northern coal field, re-
tiring the last State troops except
the men at Oak Creek, Routt county.
The Eleventh United states cavalry,
Colonel James Lockett commanding,
is due at Trinidad today, making
total of nearly 1,400 regulars in that
district. Lockett will supersede Ma
jor Holbrook in command at Trlnl-
dad.