Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-06-22
AFTERMATH OF THE STRIKE
GENERAL CHASE ADMITS THAT
100 OFFICERS MAY SEEK
RELIEF FROM DUTIES
NON-COMS READY FOR PLACES
MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE,
STILL uNsoLD, LEAVES
STATE MILITIA woeRLY

DClNCly HNAAC AAs-AtOPOAbo VI h0Ao-
affection among officers of the Colo
redo National Guard and pending re-
signations were revived today with the
convening of the annual infantry Off
GERS school at the state rifle range
near here. Officers said to be concern
ed declined to discuss the subject and
Adiutant General Jonn Chase met
the report with an absolute denial of
any organized movement among Off
GERS to quit the guard.
Alleged failure of the state to back
up the men in the field during the
fighting beginning with the battle of
Ludlow, April 20, and closing with the
truce at Walsenburg which was ap-
proved by Lieutenant Governor s. R.
Fitzgerald, then acting governor, is
said to have caused the reported dis
affection. Questioned about the rum
ored disaffection and designations,
General Chase said:
There is no organized or extensive
movement among officers of the guard
to resign While many have felt the
strain of=tlie wen months, campaign
incident to the disorders of the coal
miners strike and have experienced
serious effects in tnerr business, they
feel obliged to stay with the guard un-
til they can be relieved in the regular
order through promotions and new ap-
pointments without detrimental results
to the service"
General Chase admitted that Of
more than 100 officers, IA had express
ed to him a desire to be relieved for
reasons of business and health or be-
cause of removal from Colorado. since
the state troops were recalled from
the strike districts. He declard most
of these expressions had not been ac-
ccmpanied by the presentation Of for
NAL designations. He added that more
than month ago the resignation of
Major C. C. Townsend had been ac-
cepted because of i'll health and this
is the only one acted on"
Fourteen non-commissioned officers
had taken the examination last week
for promotion toihommissiols, he safd'i
and intimated steps would be taken
in due time to relieve officers for busi-
ness and health reasons When fed
eral troops occupied the coal mining
districts nearly two months ago it
was announced their stay would end
when the state of colorado could re-
sumo control. To assist in attaining
this result the state legislature in ex.
ira session early in May authorized a
bond issue of s1,OOO.OOOsto meet past
and future military expenses. These
bonds still are unsold.
In the meantime Governor Ammons
stated that should the federal troops
|be removed the civil authorities would
|be left to handle the situation until
some overt act of disorder made ne
cessary the reassembling of the mill
tia The officers school opened with
about 25 in attendance. 1t will con
tinue five days.
The legislative committee, which has
been studying the situation in connec-
tion with the coal miners strike since
the adjournment Of the extra session
of the general assembly, resumed its
activities at the state house today
No word of the matters under consid-
GRAFTON or the course its activities had
taken were given out