The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-26
Governor Admits Stu
alton Beyond His
Control.
PROMPT APPEAL
FORCED BY WOMEN
They Gather In Numbers at
State House, and Refuse to
Leave Until He Consents to
Take Up Matter With
National Chief
Executive.

| Elias 81. Arnmons tonight at o'clock.
| by wire, requested President Wilson
to send Federal troops into Colorado
Immediately" to compose the coal
strike situation.
Governor Ammons determined to ask
President Wilson directly for FEEDER
troops, rather than through the con-
grcssonal channels, after an all-day
session with women of the state, who
declared they would not leave the,
State House until the Governor had
complied with their demands that
Federal troops be asked for from tho
President himself.
Telegram TO President.
! Tho telegram which the Governor
caused 10 be sent 10 the President
reads:
Conditions In this State compel mo
to request OF you that Federal troops
be sent Immediately into the State OF
Colorado for the following reasons:
Since September %, 1919. there has
been a general strike of coal miners
throughout tho major portion of the
state OF Colorado. The situation In tho
southern part OF tho state. in the Trim
! .dad District. became 80 critical that
on October &c, 1873. tho state militia
! was called into service and sent into
the field. The situation demanded all
the militia that II was possible to &C.
cure under tho conditions here In Colo
RADIO.
about ono month ago tho trouble
having apparently Rbated, the troops
were gradually Withdrawn until only
a small number remained in tho
troubled districts. Thereupon the
conditions Immediately became great
~ aggravated. q vast amount OF prop
erty. amounting 10 millions OF dollars.
was destroyed. many lives were lost,
and we were compelled to return inn
Inediately as many militia rs Mas pom
! sibie. Armed men. in open defiance OF
I law, are consrcgatng from various
/ portions OF the State In the affected
/ district. There are probably 5000
/ men armed in open Instruction.
| u nave available $50 militiamen.
without ability materially TO increase
/ this number. The situation has passed
beyond the ability OF the State TO con-
troll.
I This domestic violence is the re-
suit OF an industrial controversy be-
tween Interstate organizations with
headquarters outside OF the state OF
I Colorado.
( ~, therefore, urgently request that
/ you send forthwith TO Ludlow County.
I Col, and 10 such other portions OF the
State as the commanding officer may
deem necessary. not less than one bat
I TALON OF infantry and one troop of
cavalry.
| The Legislature of this state can
!. not be convened in time to meet
emergency. and l, therefore, have the
! honor TO make this request as Gov
I crnor OF State pursuant TO section
I four. article four. of the Constitution
! of the United States"
Forced 40 Act by Women.
! Tho delegation OF women refused to
/ leave the executive chambers until
| they had read and approved the tele-
| gram. They had declared they were
! not IN sympathy with either OF the
warning factions, and that they were
urging Federal aid as the only etfec-
! tive means OF putting down the strike
| Earlier in the day the Governor sent
the following message to President
/ Wilson:
CONFLICTING reports as to action of
4 Cabinet meeting yesterday morning
/ have been received here. What |
would be greatly Obliged to know is If
! We cannot control the situation in the
/ southern Colorado coal field, can we
| have Federal troops:''
President Wilson's reply follows:
l Discussion ut Cabinet meeting re-
\ ferred TO was merely for the sake of
information: J cannot conceive OF the
/ ing ineffective. and earnestly sug-
4 gest that renewed efforts he made TO
/ prevent hostile action on either side,
I ti!ity Congressional committee about
to revisit State for conference on
( grounds
i Peace Over sunday.
/ Trinidad, Col. April 25,--Peace In
the Colorado coal camps will continue
| over Sunday, IL orders given by strike
I leaders to their followers are obeyed.
After conference late to-day be-
| tween Acknowledgement Holm Case
| and officers OF the United Mine Work
I ers of America, John X. Lawson adj
| dressed mass-mcctinS OF strikers
! here and urged them TO abstain from
| violence until 4 conference is called In
/ Denver tomorrow, in which State Off
GERS and citizens Will endeaNor to eff
| feet n settlement of the coal miners
strike The outcome OF the, conference
| was virtually n continuation of tho
/ truce arranged last night in Denver.
y party carrying a Red Cross flag
and representing Itself as being au-
| was ordered under military detention
to-day by General Chase ut the Ludlow
| military Headquarters and later turned
| back to Trinidad.
General Chase explained that he had
| been informed by DR.. S. L. Morris, Red
Cross district representative at Dem
to represent the organization. The
| party had gone from Trinidad with the
| intention of making further search OF
the ruins of the Ludlow tent colony for
! bodies
1 Union laborers asked that tho pres
ent arrangement be permitted to stand
and that no troops be sent to Trinidad.
on the strikers. and in return were
| asked that no attack BIO made on n de-
tail which will be sent to Aguilar to-
night to get, Superintendent .Waddell,
William Waddell, OF tho Empire mine.
was wounded during tho attack on that
property Tuesday. General Chase add
send v ord to tho Aguilar strikers not
to modest tho soldiers.
Two reputed strikers shot int.
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