Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-28
STEPS TAKEN TO
STOP BLOODSHED
IN STRIKE REGION
President Wilson Decides Upon
Federal intervention in
Colorado.
HORRORS OF SITUATION
DISCUSSED BY CABINET
Proclamation Ordering Troops to
Scene of Conflict to Be Is
sued Today.
PLANS OF WAR DEPARTMENT
Soldiers to Be Drawn From Army
Posts as Required-Two Troops
of Cavalry as First
InStallment
PLANS OF WAR DEPARTMENT

In order To stop bloodshed in
the coal regions pF Colorado
President Wilsoa. after a meeting
with the cabinet this afternoon.
decided to- send federal troops to
olorddu to restore order. \
Proclamation will bc isstIcI this
afternoon by the President order
ing soldiers tu the scene of tine
conflict.
The Presidents 5 action has fol
lowed several DAYS of earnest
consultation with Secretary Gar
rison and members of the Colo
rado delegation in Congress, sup
plemented with pleas for assist
ance from Colorado state officials,
from the gov ernor down.
The number OF troops to be
sent will be decided upon in a
conference between the President
and Secretary Garrison some time
this afternoon.
Plans Of the War Department for
handling the situation in the Colorado
coal mine strike contemplate sending two
troops of the 18th Cavalry as a first in
sta!lment of the federal forces Other
troops. the plans contemplated. were to
be drawn from other army posts as the
cxigencies of the occasion demanded.
The cavalry to be sent as forerunners of
a possibly much larger force of United
States regulars is stationed at Fort d.
: Russell ut Cheyenne. Wyo
Mr.. Rockefeller Declines.
Prior to the cabinet meeting Presi-
dent Wilson had conference with Rep
resentative Foster, chairman of the
House committee on mines and mining,
who spent two hours with John ID.
Rock ksfeller, jr.. In New YORK YESTERDAY 9is
as the principal owner of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. would consent
to arbitration or mediation of any
kind Mr.. Rockefeller, 1t was stated
courteously, but firmly declared that his
company would not agree to arbitration
and would continue to protect its prop
critics with hired guards.
Mr. Foster made both a written and
oral report to the President. and this.
along with other data. including tele-
.rams from Colorado. was submitted 10
the cabinet which began its session at
the usual hour. II o'clock, and adjourned
more than two hours later
Federal Intervention Sought.
Senator Thomas Of Colorado who has
strongly importuned the President to
throw federal troops into the territory
where so many lives are being sacrificed
and SO much property destroyed, was an
early caller at the White House Senator
Shafroth also called Gov. Ammons and
all the congressional and state officials
Df Colorado. the attorneys and officials of
the miners well as officials Of the mine
company, are seeking federal interveu-
ton but neither the miners nor miEe
owners will agree upon any basis by
which settlement may b. arrived at.
All sides simply want the strong arm
OF the government TO make cleanup of
conditions. the authorities OF the state
and counties having failed through the
agency Of militia. constables. sheriffs and
other officials. In the meantime the
miners are organizing In military fashion
and have obtained possession of several
machine guns with which they are at
taclSing the mines, The state militia is
shooting women and children of the min
ers II Is reported. and death and de-
struction go hand in hand on all sides.
Section 4 or article of the Constitu-
ton Of the United States has been sub
lnitted TO the administration. 1t pro-
ydes that the general government shall
give protection to state against domestic
violence "on the application Of the legis-
l4ture, or OF the executive tWhen the leg
stature cannot be convened. The Col
orado legislature has been summoned into
speciai session for May 4, next Monday.
THE governor has long urged federal
assistance. but the President has been
reluctant TO order the troops except as
provided by the Constitution-upon the
.ppUcation of the Legislature. which will
he able to make this application within {,
lew days.
In recent years. however. past ad-
-ninistrations have disregarded the legis-
Iatiye requirement and have accepted
Ire application of governors. This was
rue in the memorable Occur D'Alene
strike in Idaho in 1888. when federal
1roops restored order after all other
means had failed At that time. how
ever. all the state troops were in the
pniIippines to which they had beet, sent
,ovard the close of the Spanish w.r
President Cleveland, prior 10 that
lf,stled federal troops into Illinois upon
inc request of the governor, bat only
after the United States mails had been
matted and tampered with by striking
railroad men.
No Recognition for Union.