The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-01-07
Prominent Labor Leader
Was Ordered
AWAY FROM TOWN OF TRINIDAD
Feared She Would Incite Mine
WOrkerS-TOOk the
Matter Quietly.
CAMP Is UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Trinidad, Col, Jan. 4.-Actinj
under orders from Adjt. Gen. Johl
Chase to-day, a detail of the Stat
militia met Mother" Mary Jone
on her arrival here from FL Paso
ordered her to return aboard tn,
train and accompanied her as far a
Walsenburg, the limit of the mill
tary zone.
Mother" Jones in Trinidad pur
chased a ticket for Denver She of
fered no remonstrance and no dem
onstration occurred.
The military authorities hat
learned that Mother" Jones intend
ed to stop at Trinidad to exhort the
strikers, and, deeming her presence
undesirable in the city, Gen. Chase
ordered her deported. Should she
return, said Gen. Chase tonight, she
will be arrested by the military au-
thorities
The presence of many more citi.
zens than troopers at the station
here on the arrival of Mother
Jones led to an early report that
the citizens themselves had deport-
ed that labor agitator and that the
soldiers presence was to protect her
from unnecessary indignities.
The deportation of Mother
Jones caused much anger on the
part of the strikers and leaders here
tonight, and there were many ur-
gent requests forwarded to Denver
that she return to Trinidad at once,
assuring her protection from any
number of troops or citizens. Many
strike leaders. including John Nc
Lennon, president of the Colorado
Federation of Labor, were present
at the station when Mother Jones
arrived, but the military officers
would not permit her to speak to
any of them
Where are you going?" Capt.
Smith, in charge of the detail, asked
her when she stepped from the
train.
Mother Jones looked at him
and the soldiers, hesitated few
minutes and replied:
81 am going to Denver"
Let me see your ticket" de-
the officer.
II have none" she replied, ex-
planning that she left the train
merely to buy ticket at the station
and continue her journey to Denver.
Accordingly the officer. with several
soldiers, accompanied her into the
depot. where she bought a ticket
for Denver and was ushered back
to the train.
At Walsenburg group of strik-
ers and union officials had met the
train at the depot but Mother"
Jones was not permitted to show
herself to her followers. Gen. Chase
had advised the detachment of
-roops there that Mother" Jones
would pass through Walsenburg
md the entire military command
vas marched to the station. where
hey held the strikers at some dis
ance from the train.
The union men contented them
'elves with singing their battle
'ry" during the few minutes the
rain stopped at the station.
After the deportation Gen. Chase
made public the following state
nent:
Mother Jones was met at the
rain this morning by the military
scort acting under instructions not
o permit her to remain in this dis !
rict. The detail took charge OF
Irs. Jones and her baggage and she
vas accompanied out of the district
Inder guard after she had been
,iven breakfast.
The step was taken In accord
nee with my instructions TO pre-
erve peace in this district. The
'resence of Mothers Jones here at
his time cannot be tolerated. She
lad planned to go 10 the Ludlow
emit colony of strikers to stop the
assertion of union members.
"if she returns she will be placed |
n jail and held incommunicato.' p
Company c. First Infantry. Colo
ado National Guard Capt. Raiph