The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-23
PROTEST TO
PRESIDENT
Colorado Militia Rode Dow
Men and Women Coal
Strikers Who Were
Having a Parade.

I, United Press Leased Wire ServiceI
TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. zS.-Tele-
grams of protest were sent to Pfesi-
dent Wilson today against the action I
OF the Colorado militia in riding down
men and women coal strikers in taei
streets of this city yesterday wnen /
they organized a demonstration IN .
favor Of Mother Jones, one OF the
leaders Of the strike miner; in south !,
ern Colorado.
The trouble, the most serious since
the militia men were called out py !
! Governor Anlmons, has increased the
bitter feeling between troops ana
strikers and further trouble is rear
ed. General Jchn Chase, command
ing the militia, said today he hoped
! to avoid this and he is keeping All
saloons closed and all streets clear.
The riot late yesterday resulted
! from parade of wives and children
Of coal strikers organized as an eS-
PRECISION OF sympathy for Mother
Jones. who is held incommunicato
at San Rafael hospital here. General
Chase had granted permission but
had insisted taat no attempt be made
4 to march to the hospital. The SOL
j diers say the women attempted to go
Z TO San Rafael Cayalrymen patrolilng
the streets ordered them back. They
4 refused. Hot words followed and
several hundred striking miners ap-
peared for the protection of their
/, wives. Bricks and stones were
thrown at the cavalrymen and finally
!, General Chase in personal command.
] ordered his troops to draw saDers
ana charge. The soldiers rode down
the street at the crowd Of women and
i men, their horses at a gailop.
!, Many paraders, unable to escape
, we're knocked down and four wcmen
3 and one man received saber cuts
8 None OF the injuries are serious.
The troops did not pursue ths
/. mar cheTs after arresting several Q
! the women and ten men. Troops pa
: trolled the streets all night. Guile
4 / prevailed today, and It is expected
\ the arrested persons would be lio
n Grated
A. Strike leaders declared today tina
4 General Chase ordered the cavair,
i to charge after his own horse hat
reared and thrown him off and ate
= two women marchers had laughed
Il him.
Z Chase asserts the women planne;
=. to march sto San R.fael hospital
:. strike leaders deny this, saying the.
,el were merely going to their own nal
e- to hold meeting of protest agains
IS the Imprisonment of Mother Jones
Nearly 1000 women wers in I'm
III when the parade reached the pos
= office. They were followed by seN
il eral hundred men, strikers and syn
i. pathizers. AT the postoffice Chas
TX had stretched his cavalry, blocKin
Of the progress Of the paraders
When the marchers refused to sto
n, on order the soldiers attempted I
!. nress them back. Failing. Chase o.
dered charge The strike leader
- declare the troops plunged tnel
.ir horses three times in the GROVE
~ Gen eral Chase denies sabres weT
used by the horsemen, asserting ths
I. all cuts of paraders were received D
- accidental contact with the danglln
- sabres OF the troopers.
!. H. Many women sought refuge
- porches and in yards. The soldier
continued to ride through the street
driving the people before them unit
the crowd was dispersed.