The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-22

LIEUTENANT HELD
Il. ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Lieut.. Is. : Linderfelt Arrested
on Charge Denoting His De-
3.5 pravity

FAe3 DEN YER, Colo Aug. 1.-The Col
$orados national guard, which terror:
ized the coal strike. district tor seven
monthssand finally murdered and Gre
mated nineteen men, women and
children at Ludlow, April 20, has dis
intesrated. I ~ = 4 u
II The Ludlow massacre had no soon;
5er been perpetrated than few of, the
hitherto supposed decent "men'' be-
gan to talk OF resigning. Practically
all OF the officers have severed their
connection with this body OF derelicts,
who made Colorado the scarlet letter
sister among: the states, or are trying
to do so: .e,@sSss IS 5=== 8. Il u IL.
~ St Gunmen to Cities.
1 The gunmen members have scat
tered to the slums Of large cities
whence they came to Colorado and are
waiting Tor other jobs where they
may 80 and. ply their trade shooting
down the workers at, - TO 81 a day.
Acknowledgement Chase, despotic
car Of the Colorado cossacks, con-
tinues to hold forth at the state house
at a fat salary, seemingly hoping that
the federal troops may soon be with
drawn SO %he may have another chance
to terrorizeRtthe strike district and
kick young GIRLS, like sixteen-year-old
Sarah Slater, in the breast. H..
/ The state militia, however, is still
"breaking In to the newspapers
through some Of it's star court-mar-
tial witnesses landing in police court.
& L sMurdereTs Pcevied ~.
|; Since the court-martiai was held
several members Of Company a,
which was made up Of operators ass
Esassins, have been stopping at lead :
ling Denver hotel. presumably awaiting
the verdict for the murder. Of the men
and women and little babies ct Lud-
low. - sss5 g.5 81. &. ..s- ..,. s "a.
It seems they were told that all ex-
penses would be paid by the state.
They have been waiting several
months for money and none has been
slseWst heyst thEeaten s asne4 state
unless their expenses are paid at once
zis befiSysd tiaat Chase and other
Nckspiftles Of the operators are
afraid OF what. these men might tell
regarding the snassacre at dlow and
that they will therefofe spaysthe bills. !: /:
@Ss z*:. FIJI &. Linderfelt- Caught. !: ].
L &&illlSQL0uAHL n. T.. AluuoIlSll, Fs. C1S
I Butcher of Ludlow" who led the at
tack on the strikers and among other
things murdered Louis Tikas while he
was a prisoner, is the latest member
OF the #court-martial squad to appear
in:police court. ssz .st:1e :. l.::.fss.5
| 1Linderfielt, who is married, was ar
rested at. = O'Clock one morning
charged with trying to- force girl
into a rooming house. a.ss
| According to reports received by
the United Mine. Workers, the federal
troops are continuing their practice
Of allowing scabs to enter the mines,
1 which is against the order Of secre-
tary of war, Garrison. s 3, y, !, = d s.5.:
When the federal troops came into
the field it. was believed that they
would carry out the orders Of the sec
retarys Of war, which the miners in
terpreted as policy OF strict neutral
ity. This order seems to have gone
by default among officers in charge
of the federals since the shipment OF
lscabs into the mines has become a
common occurrence.
/ s. II Ammons Disowned.
That not all / OF the democrats of
Colorado approve Of the actions OF
l Governor Elias M. SAmmons, who has
q: s Conttnnea -. vs.,..sTa : 3 --T z