Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
ORDERS PEOPLE
OF COLORADO TO
SURRENDER ARMS
Secretary Garrison Issues Proc
Iamation as Strike Situa-
tion Reaches Crisis.

Secretary of War Garrison. on the
authority of President Wilson, today
issued a proclamation, providing for
the immediate surrender of arms and
ammunition by the people of Colorado
to the Federal soldiers stationed in
fhe strike zone A resume of the
DEVELOPMENTS in the strike within the
last twenty-four hours is as follows;
More troops were ordered yester-
day TO the Colorado strike district
Governor Ammons asked for them,
saying that the situation in theenorth
of the state is extremely danger
GUS
Two witnesses at the coroner's in
auiry testified that the order to fire
the tents in the Ludlow colony was
given by an officer OF the State
militia.
The Rockefellers maintain their at
titude of mo arbitration" Wash
ington officials have a conciliatfou
plan, the details of which are kept
secret, but the general feeling Is
pessimistic. .....=
Socialist. agitators made an unsuc-
cessful attempt last night to intro
duce discussion of John D: Rocke-
feller, IT,, at Il prayer meeting In
Calvary Baptist Church. ...=....-, ~.
Upton Sinclair paid q fine for dis
orderly conduct, and resumed his
mourning patrol in front of Mr.
Rock efeilers Offices. Sinclair depre-
Gates talk of violence.
Anarchist and |. w. ", sym
pathizers continued their patrol in
front of Mr.. Rockefeller's home last
night. .''.#
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Uuder au-
thority of the President Secretary of
War Garrison today issued a procla-
nation calling upon the people n the
str Ike d strict of Colorado to surS
render all arms and ammunition to
the United States army officers now
in charge at the various troubled To-
calities.
Secretary Garrison's proclamation
addressed to Major Holbrooke. at
Trinidad S in the most sweeping
terms and demands the disarn1ing of
not only strikers but the m ne guards.
The text of the proclamation is:
Whereas, under existing clrcum-
stances the possession Of arms and
ammunition by persons not in the
military service of the. United States
tends to provoke disorder and TO ex-
cite domestic violence. and hinders
the restoration of normal conditions
of peace and gpnd order, do, by the
authority of the President Of the
United States, call upon and direct all
persons not in the military service of
the United States who have arms or
ammunition in tfieir possession or
under their ccIltrol, to deliver them
forthwith to the officer at the place
herein designated. Receipts will be
Issued for all arms and ammunition
&c delivered. The above applies to
individuals, firms. associations and
corporations.
The officer in command at each
place where troops are stationed is
charged TO post the proclamation.
Secretary Garrisons, detern nation
to issue the proclamation for the
surrender of arms was reached after
mature deliberat;on upon reports from
Major Holbooke at Trinidad. 1t was
pointed out that in directing the
surrender of arms to the army COM
manders at the respective stations
the government assumes all reSpon-
sibility for the protection of property,
which individuals, associations, firms
and corporations hitherto have been
guarding on their. own account, EN-
phasis was laid upon the fact that
the sweeping terms of the proc a.
mat on calling all mot in m'Etary
service of the United States" to sur
render their arms applies only to
localities where the United States
troops are present.
As the troubled districts are widely
scattered throughout Colorado, no
army officer will be in supreme COM
mand Of the military forces sent into
the State Secretary Garrison will
issue his orders directly to the Off
GERS in command of the forces in the
various localities.