The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
MOTHER" JONES
FORCED TO LEAVE
Militia Orders Her to Return
Aboard Train When She
Alights at Trinidad.
OFFERS NO REMONSTRANCE
Deportation Causes Much Anger
on Part of Striking
Workmen.
OFFERS NO REMoNsTRANCE

Trinidad, Col. January 4.-Acting
under orders from Ad5utant- General
John Chase. a detail of tho State
militia met Mother Mary Jones on
her arrival here to-day from Ell Paso
and accompanied her as far as Walsen-
burg. the limit of the military zone.
Mother" Jones purchased a ticket
from this city to Denver. She Of
fered no remembrance,
The military authorities had learned
at Trinidad to eXhort the strikers. and
deemed her presence undesirable.
Should she return. said General Chase
to- night, she will be arrested by the
military authorities.
The presence at the station here OF
more citizens than rnilitiamen on the
arrival of Mother" Jones, led to an
early report that the citizens them
selves had Geported her, and that the
soldiers presence was TO prevent her
from unnecessary lndignities.
The deportation OF Mother" Jones
caused much anger on the part of the
strikers, and there we're many urgent
requests forwarded 20 Denver that she
return TO Trinidad at once, assuring
her protection from any number Of
troops or citizens. Several strike
pr esident of the Colorado Federation
of Labor. were ut the station when
Mother Jones arrived, but the mill
tary officers would not permit her to
speak to any of them.
Where are you going?" Captain
Smith. in charge OF the detail. asked
her. when she stepped from tho train.
Mother" Jones looked at him ana
the soldiers. hesitated few minutes
and replied: Il am going to Denver"
Let me see your ticket" demanded
the officer.
Il have none" she replied, explain
ing that she left the train merely to
buy ticket at the station and con-
tinue her journey to Denver.
Accordingly. the officer, with several
soldiers, accompanied ner into the
depot, where she bought a ticket for
Denver, and was escorted back to the
train.
AT Walsenburg a group of strikers
and union officials met the train, but
they were not permitted to see
Mother" Jones. General Chase had
advised the detachment of troops there
that Mother Jones would pass
through Walscnburg, and tho entire
military command was marched to the
station, where they held the strikers
at some distance from the train.
DisgracefuI Act
: Denver, Col, January 4.-"The depor-
tation of Mother Jones is the most
disgraceful act ever perpetrated by
supposed peace officers in any State"
said President John McLennon. of the
Colorado Federation or Labor. In dia.
cussing the forcible election of the
labor leader from Trinidad to-day.
III go back; they can't keep me from
my boys" declared Mother" Jones on
her arrival here from Trinidad. "I am
not afraid Of all the troops in the
State"
Governor AInmons declined to ex-
press an opinion regarding the depor-
tation OF Mother" Jones.
Mother" Jones heaped bitter invec-
tives upon the heads of the militia, and
McLennon declared the time had como
when rifle is just as necessary to
striker as his union card"
Mother" Jones has speaking en-
gagemeDts for this week at Trinidad
and at Walsenburg, where, 1t is said,
many assertions are occurring daily in
the strikers ranks.
President McLennon issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Tho deportation OF Mother Jones
is the most disgraceful act ever per-
petrated by supposed peace officers In
any State. 1t is impossible for a law
abiding citizen to conceive of a class
of alleged military officers. who would
abuse gray-haired woman eighty
two years old. forcibly escort her to n
train and make her leave n city.
This action OF the militia demon
strates conclusively that the militia
was not sent to Southern Colorado to
preserve peace, but TO carry out the
wishes of the coal operators. I don't
believe the people of Colorado are pre-
pared to stand for illegal deportation.
and 1 am confident that the striking
coal miners are ready to risk their
lives rather than be deported. The at
tempted deportation OF men will have
tho effecttof making union men realize
that 1t Is just as necessary for them
to have rifle as a union card"