Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-08
FOR GOVERNOR
Conduct Of Ammons in Coal Strike
Scored in Resolution.
MOTION GOES OVER FOR A DAY
Operators Make Appeal 10 Colonel
LOckcu Tor Additional soldiers
for Protection OF Their
Property.

DENVER, col. May 7.-Governor AM
mons conduct Of the coal strike is So
Nerely criticised in resolution introduced
in the senate today by Senator John |.
TiCrney. Under tho rules It went over one
+ day
, Conditions existing In the coal fields
are reviewed az length in the preamble,
/ tn, conclusions being In substance as fol-
/ lows:
support n program OF law and order by
officials as well as strikers, tho payment
of every bona fida military hill; oppose
tho suggestion Of a state Constabulary
urge the modification OF coal land leases
! {, guarantce fair wage, proper living
and working conditions the right u
collective bargaining and price OF coal;
urge a constitutional amendment repeal
! ing the infamous Moycr decision, con-
ceiNed in treason, written In corruption
and carried out in incredible cruelty
Hayden Lends Name 60 BIu.
/ At the opening Of the session, senator
Meta renewed his effort to divorce his
name from the bill prohibiting the inn
p,rtstion OF arms. The senate decided
that there was no parliamentary way In
which the senator could withdraw his
sponsorship from tho measure which he
declared had been introduced without his
having read &C. Senator Heydcn stepped
| into the breach and offered to lend his
name to the bill. The senate finally
adopted a resolution by which the bill
hereafter shall he officially designated as
the Hayden bill.
The house began consideration OF the
Persons resolution asking Governor Am.
mons to enlargo his call to cover sub
jects not now included. A vigorous de-
bate preceded the vote.
In the senate, consideration Of the Van
Tilborg resolution for committee to
investigate the strike ana recommend
laws was begun. Helen Rims Robinson
presented an amendment providing that
II the committee finds that necessary
laws are not included in tho governor =
call, the house and senate shall adjourn
and ask the governor to reoonvene them
with call including additional subjects,
Adiutant General John Chase today is
sued a call for a general court-martisl
TO try military cases growing out of the
Ludlow battle and fire or April 20. in
compliance with the report OF the military
commission, which investigated that at
fair. The court-mNrtsl will convene
May IL.
Operators Ask Protection.
TRINIDAD, Col. May 1.--UrRent ap-
peals were made today by operators in
the northern coal fields 20 Colonel James
Los kett, commanding the federal troops
in the southern relds, for additional
soldiers to protect the mines there, which,
they say. had been threatened by the
strikers. Tho operators reported that
their strike breakers refused to remain
at work unless additional protection was
guaranteed. Colonel Bockett has not been
advised whether he Ia In supreme com.
mand OF all federal forces on strike duty,
within the state, and consequently has
made no decision as TO the operators
request
Colonel Lockett had been besieged by
Union leaders TO permit the reconstrue-
ton OF the Ludlow tent colony, destroyed
by fire during battle between strikers
and militia on April 20. Also he had been
urged not TO grant such permission by
representatives OF the coal companies.
He considers the matter "a live question
and one which win necessitate much in
vestigation,"
II was announced by the federal COM
ms nders that 100 guns had been received
from strikers in Huerfano and Fremont
counties, though none had been sur
rendered by the strikers OF Las Animas
Colonel Lockett informed his officers
today that seventy-one guns, the property
of operators were waiting collection at
the various coal camps In this county
Lawson reports to Board.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 7-John h.
Lawson, executive Ooard member repre-
senung Colorado, arrived mere today and
expected to tell his version OF the Colo
RADIO coal strike 10 the special committee
OF the international executive board OF
the United Mine Workers OF America,
which is In session. The special commit
tee, which. as announced Tuesday, IL In
structed TO draft policy to be pursued
by the organization In Colorado, and
also report on tho feasibility and advis-
ability Of calling general coal strike
throughout the country
Mr.. Lawson told the executive board
Of the general conditions prevailing In
Colorado. He said he was gratit.ed At
the sending OF federal troops into the
state and that he believed they would
treat everybody fairly,
II do not believe the federal troops
will permit themselves TO be used in
the same manner as was the state
militia" sad Lawson. The militia was
used In an endeavor to drive the striking
miners back TO work, while II Is my opin-
ion the United states troops Will give
protection to tho stTINing miners as we'll
as TO the mine companies and mine
guards"
Mother" Mary Jones, VINO spent sew
eral months In military prison in Colo
rado, visited the mine workers headquar-
ters today, but did not appear before the
board.