The chronicle=news., 1914-05-29
WHAT IS the MATTER WITH, COLORADO?
slBY J.C.-OAAHONEY. ROuLn0R DAILY -AAttLt-

there WAS deadly fear. The combat
sats were no longer separated by y
third. Impartial body. The mine
guards. though parties 10 the quar-
rri. haa been clothed with authority |
by the state. II h probable thst the
strikers fezring an attack when they
saw their leader. Louis Tikas. run
nisg from the camp Of the militia
~hsSe he had bsen called for n con-
ference. thought that the guards
were about 10 fire On them aud de-
eidsd io shioi first.
Whatever tho truth May i,s. this
much is certain. practically all the
arrosats which have gone out of the
state eOnresaias the affssy have
been eoiored. The union leaders have
seissd uSOa the farr that i~o co.
men sad eleven children p~rtsi,ed in
tho tent roiosy To sroasr sympathy.
The press sx~st has been ov-s~oksd
on both sides aud yellow Journalism
has OI,eaesi wide It's tear ducts. ~
can isr -mphatiesiiy stated that sin-e
the strike Was called the strikers
have sot bees tho usotf-sainx. ioss.
saff-sins Individuals their leaders
have pictured. NJ oae = ho has be-n
oa tho sxear ot their activities IN this
var can douht tho stories af atso~-
~ tha, csae fson The Rsikss p-ain
sails dasisx The ss<sss sssfiiss there.
The strikers ~-se fully sfm-.i. They
had b~ea supplied siih n,.-i-sn.
high power rifles ash buii-is. -s~s
the sspissai.s sla sop..@r-shsaih-i
|psoi-etii-s that arr Ius Lid.isa in sis-
i,isrd var. b. the anians The,
~rs- ssiis.i atns In aTsa Lr their
leaders. ana ihaash The rsst-ss -as
defense. is- sssi r-ssaa ~ss attack.
In iss.si.iss coaaiy. ih- osi, .ai-
breaks that have occurred have ,.~sh
rsutoArd by The strikers. alta The
ssr~htios Of les p-rs.aai .oa-
ilisss, Nos~ shaa this. is- ssslkrss
hare s-iSoa made a. attack psi-ss
they ~-sv IN the aa5nsisss They
have b@~s eovssdiy. kyrs-fisiesi ssd
ssa-i il their assaults. and sheS have
doe. lkisss With no nssnssi sAe
sss pss.sos NJ rses essass.
After the hattie 81 t.aaia~. ~hrs
tho teal Stale sss,ops ~ss- .aii-a ssi
asAts. . susilist vss vsxrd 81 Wal
srshass h~s~-ss the strikers ssd thu
soldiers. In With the STRIKERS snnt
every sssilosoas Advantage sass
sesia. = tsi-shus- iiss sssuss ssns,
The s~ss~ al sostliss IN the office as
The strike leaders 10 Drawer sos-
seyed the istossaisos To ihs ss'as-
ssy fne The uslos that the militia
had saissa sach . ,f,usiisnn that sh-
sssikses uosia either he sssihiisssa
~ fasvra la sastvsass Within . rev
hassA ssa tho sslusses rsrSsiissi
upea The sossssos 10 ssii ssar~
while The ssuep.s ves~ s~sistss In
ossai~ss~ sa the order. The sssitrss
scsuisasa To tis- asas Shsa -
hsasjiy - ~sess THIS j. hsi nee ia
ssssse that aishs ~ sis-s of ssss
10 show that The strikers hssv hsi
40 regard whatever sos usdiass5
psissiri-s at kosos.
The ssrissssioa ts= 'hss sseis
l~sd~ss ss~ susvissea that The tire
is si.~ Tor ss issasssisi seseIsssnns
iTAsy ssv rt-sshiss II tss sal ~'ds
ssa shry ssv preparing tcs " They
have h~~s usshir 10 secure s-.ss-ss
fes jsassssisi ~sosss shswssh The
psoerf .hssacis ssa they ssr Hssiins
svsay To s-ek srasrss BY fosvr.
CoeaSSInas have b~~a particularly
acute is Colorado sur the s.ssaes
ms sssioasd IN The hrs:ssjss. that in
srstsia euuasl-s sepubiBesa govern
meat has seser ests'ed. that the
people - = whole have aes yet desri4
er-d an actual psid- in the Stale AMI
that unfortunately the governor up
or whom tho duty 4. .osssoi the cit
uasIos developed. ia = man uh. is al
@c.s hliad. sho is physically weak
ssd spiritually unequal 10 Us~ cssss.
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