The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-06
Five introduced in the State
Legislature, One for Ar
bitration Board
NO MEDIATION
IN COAL STRIKE
Operators Take a Dogged
Stand Against Union Men
Blame Union Leaders

Denver, Col, May 6.--Five administra-
ton measures to carry out the pro-
gramme in the governors call for the
extra session were ready for introduce
ton when the Senate and House met
yesterday.
One bill would submit constitutional
amendment empowering the legislature
to create state board of arbitration
TO handle industrial disputes and provid-
ing for enforcing its decisions. A bond
issue to cover the states military in
debtedness of nearly 100000 is pro-
posed in another bill, providing that
the bond issue be submitted to the peo-
pie at the next general election.
Two other bills would give the govern
or authority to close saloons, and pre-
vent the sale, gift or purchase of fire.
arms and ammunition in times of inter-
nal disorder. A fifth measure covers
the proposal for the establishment of
state police force.
BY virtue of political manipulation
vote in the special session of the leg
islature to impeach Governor E. Nj. Am
mons because of his action in permit
ting the strike zone shootings appar-
emily has been thwarted. Such reso-
luton has been drafted and was expect
ed to be introduced soon after the SEES
sion reconvened yesterday morning. A
motion TO table, according to the an
nouncement of friends of the governor
in the legislature, would be made imme-
diately, and Ammons adherents feel GER
tain their motion will carry.
A statement setting forth the abso-
lutte refusal OF the Colorado coal oper-
ators to negotiate with representatives
of the United Mine Workers of America
for settlement of the coal strike in this
state and defending John d.. Rockefeller,
ir., is in the hands of President Wilson.
Twenty of the principal owning COM
panies. exclusive of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Co., have telegraphed the presi-
dent direct. The operators declare they
are acting independently of Rockefeller,
that his attitude has not caused or in
fluenced their determination to make a
stand against the union, and that cen
sure and criticism of him have been UNI
just
The telegram recites in detail the his
tory of the strike and asserts that it
has always been strike for union rec
ignition only. Other pretended de-
mands' formulated at the convention at
Trinidad were fully guaranteed by the
statutes, which have been, and are be-
ing, enforced, the telegram states.
Responsibility for the lawlessness
throughout Colorado during the strike
is placed at the door of the officers of
the union The operators declare the I'M
ion "by force of numbers, by its con-
troll of labor and by virtue of the mil
lions of dollars forcibly collected from
its members has become so powerful
that its leaders are now defying organ
lied society to thwart its plan to rule
or ruin"
Nine hundred troops, comprising the
18th United States cavalry, reached
Trinidad early yesterday, completing the
occupancy of the southern Colorado coal
fields by regulars. Disarmament will
now become the dominant question in
the strike, to be settled by Colonel
James Loeket, who succeeds Major w.
A. Holbrook as commander of the fed
eral forces in the field.
Officers of the operating companies
say they are ready to surrender the arms
of their mine guards whenever and wher-
ever the United States troops say. Sub
stantially the same pledges have been
made by the United Miners.
Washington, May 6.--Labor depart
ment officials were still silent yester-
day regarding the movements of Hywell
Davies and William R. Farley, concilia-
tors in the Colorado coal strike, who
left Washington on Sunday.
Mr.. Davies is said to be in New York
comforting with John d. Rockefeller, jr
A report of the result of the first days
negotiations was expected at the labor
department early yesterday, but none
came.