New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-25
Governor AmmOnS's Re
quest for Federal Aid
Is Denied.
TRUCE POSSIBLE IN
COLORADO STRUGGLE
1000 Miners, Massed at Ludlow,
Wait Advance of State
Militia Force.
By Telegraph TO The Tribune ]


Denver. April Ex-Governor Ammons
asked tho federal government to-day for
troops 10 quer the lighting between strik-
ing miners and militia around Ludlow
and was told there were no troops TO
spare The telegram conveying this IN
formation from washington was from
Representative Edward Taylor. Of Colo
RADIO
II is possible that further intervention
Of troops may not be required. a truce
has been declared and may prevail. Roady
Kenehan. State Auditor; Horace y. Haw-
kins attorney for the United Mine Work
ers OF America, and Justice George W.
Nlusser. OF the Supreme Court, held
conference. at which terms OF peace were
agreed upon.
As a result Of this. Lieutenant GOV
,rnor Fitzgerald ordered the release OF
Tohn McLennan. who had been arrested
earlier in the day by the militia, with no
charge against him.
Trinidad. April M.-With forty dead and
All estimated property loss OF 100000 IN
the strike war between miners and militia
here. Adjutant General John Chase and
his troops are advancing on Ludlow TO do
battle.
Evidently the strikers. one thousand
strong. have determined to make their
stand at Ludlow. The troops entered
Lynn and Aguilar. IN the strike zone,
without encountering resistance.
Al Aguilar the militiamen released tho
men who had been imprisoned in the EN-
pire Mine and Southwestern Mine since
Wednesday All Of the prisoners, includ-
ing J. W. Siple. president Of the South
western Fuel Company. are said to be
alive and unframed.
The whereabouts Of the strikers, who
this morning had suddenly abandoned
their plan of resisting the troops at Lynn
were not known. It was generally believed,
however. that the executed the manGu-
vre begun early In the day and massed
their forces in the Black Hills, about two
miles north Of Ludlow.
The bloodless capture Of the strikers
capital al Aguilar was effected several
hours after a brief skirmish near Bunker
IIlI. on the way from Walsenburg. This
light was between an advance force Of
about seventy mounted militiamen and
party Of strikers After brisk exchange
Of shots. with no casualties reported, the
strikers retreated.
a series of signal shots in the hills
shortly after o'clock indicated that the
armed miners have taken up position
over an area extending from Munson
south 10 Rugby station, distance OF
more than five miles.
The zone is bounded on tho south by
Ludlow. where the station and surround
ing territory have been held by militia
since the battle Monday. on the north is
Rouse. where strongly fortified mine
Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
offered an effective barrier. To the south
west is the Hastings canyon, where on
Wednesday the strikers were beaten back
I'm a sharp brush with guards and militia
men.
Throughout this district. until the arri-
avl OF the state troops, the martial rule
OF the strikers was supreme. except at
the mines where besieged defenders held
out after the above ground works had
been burned.
Fifteen hundred men. women and chill
dren crowded IN front Of Holy Trim
ity Church to-day. while open-air funeral
services were held for fourteen victims
of the Ludlow fire. Two heavy trucks,
draped IN black. conveyed the flower
laden caskets from the morgue 10 the
church and Catholic cemetery.
Washington. April Glastonbury VII
son OF the Department OF Labor SAID.
after a Cabinet meeting to-day at which
clio Colorado strike situation was dis
cussed. that he did not see any oppor-
,rnitv FOR the federal government 20 90
more than It already had TO adjust the
strike conditions.
eve have exhausted our efforts TO rec
oncile the factions under the law" he
said we hate received kilograms ask
ing that federal troops be sent there. but
until the Governor requests rs 20 send
the troops. we cannot act, and we have
no. hoard from him"