Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-18

STATESMANS IDENTITY
KEPT FROM MILITIA
Inquiry as to Conditions Dis
closes Much Bitterness and.
Intense Hostility to Martial.
Law,

syvoHNiNa JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlsKt
Trinidad, cole. Fob. -Represen-
tatiye John M Evans. Of Montana to-
night is tho proud possossor of pass
signed hy tiehtcnant Lawrence of the
Rational Guard NJ Colorado, certifying
that he IS free 70 leave the BeWind
mining camp ON the slip Of paper
Tie representative Is dubbed simply
Evans" for the lieutenant, when he
somewhat grudgingly affixed ,his
name. did not know that his head
quarters were being honored by the
visit of member of the congressional
committee investigating the Colorado
coal miners strike.
This morning the committee made
tentative arrangements TO go in body
tomorrow and visit the Ludlow tent
colony and the mining camps in the
vicinity of Trinidad Congressman Ev-
ans however decided that he wanted
% see the camps when they We're not
cn dress parpdc. Accordingly this
evening he secured an automobile and
visited the strike district incognito
accompanied only by the chauffeur
and reporter for the Associated
Press His colleagues on the commit
tee knew nothing Of the trip until the
return The congressman visited the
Ludlow tent colony the Hastings and
RerWind mining camps and other
points of interest He heard accounts
Of battles from participants who We're
unaware Cf his identity and talked
freely us TO a casual stranger. At the
end of the trip he said he had coli
lected information which would be of
great value IN the strike investigation
Halted BY Guard.
As the Evans automobile drove up
the canyon leading 10 the Berwind
mine, a National guardsmani armed
with a rifle slgnalled the chauffeur to
stop.
what do you want?" the soldier
demanded
"Oh. / just thought I would drive
around the camp ana look things
over replied Evans.
Wen, you've got to get a pass. See /
that building over there2 Go over
there and the lieutenant will fix you (
up"
So The Montana Representative and /
member OF the house investigating
committee clamhered out Of the car, 4
walked across a railroad track, some 7
piles Of cinders and a ditch, and en- (
tered the military headquarters Hero Z
he was confronted By the lieutenant
THE man down there said you
would give me a pass TO so through
the camp" blandly remarked the rep
resentative
The officer looked doubtful. "Who
are y0u2" he demanded.
Ny name is Evans. replied the vis-
Did YOU come from Trinidad
Yes"
OFFICER Writes Pass.
Upon being assured that the party
wished merely 20 drive through the
camp ana out cgain, the officer wrote
out the pass.
on the way out, MIR Evans again in
tervicwed the soldier who first had
stopped the automobile The man
said he was Joseph Smith. and that he
had been q guard at the mine before
be was taken into the militia upon
The arrival of the state troops. lie
Participated IN the now famous de-
tense OF perwlnd. and gave the repre-
sentative a graphic account or the
fighting. In which he declared the
few guards at the mine stood or
more than a thousand strikers,
From Berwind the representative 3
went go the Ludlow tent colony stop !
ping 0n the way TO look az the rail-
road bridge which was used as @ ram
part in one of The battles waged IN 4
me Ludlow district
At the tent colony Mr. Evans was
greeted with ccrdiality until he re-
fused to give his name when he be-
'ame an object OF ill-concealed suspi- /
eion. A crowd Of curious onlookers, I
comprising a goojly representation OF ,
ue iWeniy-one natiCnalities, collected
IN the camp gathered about the COM
ae he questioned those
Nh# % speak Fuglisn
Reveals Identity.
leaving the place Mr.. Ev-
nia identity, and conversed
inc with the man in charge
tony fie was given first
"a nailan about the alleged
soldiers while searching
- for arms
ms then returned To Trini-
~ amg the scene Of the COM
ring shortly before the close
moon session.
- d. Lowe, wife of the Colo
.HH .'tANA ~ lhAhRittHiAA az hfAtNt
lei al the hearing this af- !
49, tlAi she frequently saw :
oilers The witness was q
II la aenunciaton of the acts Z
~ Ann who searched her home 9
ias- f was questioned about the t
irii -"een mine guards and I
a,ae nl inl0 Of seeing several
r't fe " the direction Of the a
~ ANN II
M SIN, 'no you voteqt v
NUe, Yes" e
sia ~ tm "Mr. costlgan here Il
pc .an1Idate. IN
soltss dnrtsiie. a Colorado and y
4giaAe. Atemon testified that on
Ais % BE- refused 70 90 ont on n
EaS @ engine haullne train If enaras - =
shsressis ",he TIE stated he was dis h
lo8 ,e i"f ltls refusal Later he Il
afte, n egiNniitice he was reinstatea ii
eAe maittf haa heee taier nm =
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