Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-27
JOHN D. RECEIVES
U[T|MATUM FROM
PRESIDENT WILSON
Oil King Must Decide to Set
tie Strike in Colorado by
6 O'clock Tonight.
IF HE FAILS TO ACT
TROOPS WILL SETTLE
Labor War Said by Close OBJ
servers to Rival Mexican
Squabble in Extent

Washington, April 27-President
Wilson issued another ultimatum to-
day-this time to John d. Rockefeller.
When John d., Jr., recently before
the congressional committee which in
vestigated the strike in the Colorado
ccal fields, told the committee men
that no concessions would be made to
the strikers, he srfd his utterance
was reflection of his father S views.
Accordingly, the president this morn
ing sent Chairman Foster of the in
vestigating committee to New York
to demand of the older Rockefeller
immediate action to end the strike.
If Rockefeller complies, it was
stated, federal troops would be kept
out of the coal fields. If he refused
or simply fails to act regulars will
be used to restore peace and keep
order.
There has been no denial of the fact
that Rockefeller, Sr., controls the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
owns most Of the mines in the south
ern Colorado field, and there was high
administration authority for the
statement that the president proposed
to make him exercise this control in
the interests of peace or take the
situation entirely out of his hands.
Rivals Mexican Crisis
The Colorado strike, those in close
touch with him said, has rivalled the
Mexican crisis in the chief executives
attention.
He has received hundreds of tele-
grams demanding troops, including
the one from Governor Ammons. In
deed, the order sending the regulars
into the field was prepared and
would have been issued last night but
for belated suggestion from Con
gresham Foster that Rockefeller be
interviewed first.
President Wilson agreed to this,
but said the oil king must decide by
clock tonight.
Charges have been laid before the
president to the effect that the mine
owners dontrol the Colorado militia
and that the regiments have been
filled with professional gun men.
Officials of the Colorado labor fed
Grafton and other labor interests have
not, been alone in calling for regulars.
Representatives of the owners have
also insisted that they were needed,
blame not the militia, but the strikers
for existing. conditions. General Man
ager Welborn, of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company, among others, in
sisted that unless federal troops came
soon every official of the company in
Colorado would be assassinated.
Many Strike as a Protest.
indianapolis, Ind, April 81
Whether a general strike of 100000
miners as protest against conditions
in Colorado shall be called win be de-
cided May 4th, when the executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America will meet here, according to
Frank Hayes, vice-president of the
organization.
"The situation in Colorado" said
Hayes today, "is more vital than that
in Mexico. 1t involves human rights.
Thfrc is a strong possibility of a
general strike.
General Strike Demanded.
Des Moines, Iowa, April 27-That
a great demand prevails among work
/ ingmen everywhere for a general
strike on account of the conditions in
Colorado was the declaration here to-
day of President John White of the
United Mine Workers of America.
"The miners have been ordered to
surrender their arms but the gunner
go armed and the militia helps the
gunmen," White said. "Colorado is
bankrupt and unable to pay her own
: troops"