The Delta independent., 1914-11-27
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
REPORTS TO GOVERNOR

strike conditions in Colorado, made
preliminary report to Governor E.
NJ. Ammons tonight. in which it rec
notify the president that the federal
troops can be withdrawn from the
strike zone. 1t also recommends that
the governor issue proclamation
commanding every person in the state
to obey the law and refrain from in
cendiary talk. The report to the
governor is as follows:
Denver, Colo, Nov %, 1914.
ITO His Excellency, the Governor OF
Colorado:
I'VE, the committee under senate
joint resolution No. of the special
session of the nineteenth general as
request as an advisory committee to
you under that portion of the resolu-
tion requiring our cooperation with
any of the executive officers of the
state upon their request, desire to
report as follows, in answer to your
query as to what should be done upon
the withdrawal of the federal troops
by the president of the United States,
It being understood by US that this
is his present intention.
We have given this matter serious
consideration. We believe We have
viewed it from every angle. While
thorough consideration still leaves
the matter complicated, it is quite ap-
parent to the committee that there is
but one stand to take We believe we
can say without successful contradic-
this union since the Civil war. has
been confronted with as serious prob
lens as those you have faced. During
these troubled times ii was necessary
for you to appeal to the president of
the United States for federal troops.
Fortunately for the people of the
state the president came to our rescue
but at the time of doing so he made 1t
clear that the federal troops must
remain only until such time as the
state could properly reassert its own
sovereignty. We believe that the
state is now in that position, and we
agree with you that you can not. in
fairness to the president. plead long
er for federal aid, much as the
same might be desired. You can,
therefore, prepare to accept for the
people of this state the responsibility
of again being a state. We believe
II right and proper for you to make
known for the people that the federal
troops are to be withdrawn within a
very short time. We recommend that
You issue a proclamation to the eff
feet that every person within the
state is commanded to obey the law
and to refrain from any incendiary
utterances: asking each and every
one to do his part that peace and
prosperity may again be ours. In the
proclamation call the attention of the
people to Article Il, Section of the
constitution. which reads as follows:
THE STATE MILITIA
"'Section 1. The militia of the
state shall consist of all able bodied
male residents of the state between
the ages of is and % years, except
such persons as may be exempted by
the laws OF the United States or of
this state
Make it clear that each able bod
,al h., Af anl
% is, in fact. a member of the militia,
and that IL II becomes necessary he
will be called to actual service. Make
it thoroughly understood that II it
again becomes necessary to use the
state troops they must be respected
to the end that the rights of every
law abiding citizen shall be protected.
Continue in force those orders pro
hibiting the sale or importation of
liquor and the sale and importation
of firearms. and by all means con-
tinue to use the power of your office
to end this industrial strife. Firmly
assume the responsibility which is
about to be placed upon you; use your
great power firmly for the best in
terest of the state and we thoroughly
believe the people have decided to
again make Colorado desirable
place in which to live.
ages of experience have taught us
that It is safer to trust the functions
OF government to the chosen repre-
sentatives OF all the people. While
every citizen has the full right to
counsel with his governor, to endeav-
or to secure the passage of mandatory