The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-04-30
STRIKERS ARE QUIET
AFTER DISPATCH Of
FEDERAL SOLDIERS
Fighting In Colorado
Is Generally Aban-
doned Today.
APPEAL BY WILSON
Is Made That Armed Men
D;c,orco@ Allo,,, Doo
APPEAL BY WILSON
Is Made That Armed Men
Disperse to Allow Res
toration of Order.

Forbes, Colo.-Sevcn lie dead in
the Forbes camp of the Rocky Noun
tain Fuel company, most Of the mine
buildings are in ashes, nine defenders
are missing, and three strikers are
thought killed, in the lntest out
break of the Colorado labor war.
Washington, ID. C.-The president
today asked the president of the Ken
tTcky Mine Operators association and
of the Alabama Mine Operators or
ganization to come here Immediately
for n conference with view of furth-
er attempting mediation in the Color
ado mine strike.
| Washington, ID. C.-The war de-
partmcnt was today advised that the
Second Squadron of the Fifth Cavalry
had left Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
for Trinidad, Colorado, on strike
duty. Troops Il and II of the 18th
cavalry also left Fort Russell at
Cheyenne for service in Cannon City.
Boulder, Colo.-Quiet prevailed
today at Louisville where yesterday
was fought one of the most sanguin-
AIRY battles of Colorado's industrial
war. Other camps in the northern
lColorado fields, are reported orderly.
Denver, Colo.--Reports received
there by General Chase indicated a
general lack of violence in the Colo
RADIO strike zone, although there was
some fighting last night in the camps
in the south ern fields. In Las Amin
as county, the strikers retreated over
the hills in the direction of Berwind
IVanon.
President Asks Men to Disperse.
Washington, ID. C.-The Presiden
late yesterday issued proclamation
ordering all persons engaged In do
mestio violence to disperse and re-
tire peaceably to their abodes before
April 80. Secretary Garrison, after
a conference with the President, or
dered three troops OF cavalry from
Fort Leavenworth and two troops OF
the 18th cavalry from Fort ID. A.
Russell, Wyo., to Trinidad and Can
yon City, respectively.
/ Colorado members of Congress say
the mere presence of federal trops
will restore normal conditions and
prevent riotiDg. Efforts of the federal
government to settle the strike thus
far have failed. On this point the
! President made il clear that federal
, troops were being sent merely to pre-
serve order and not to interfere in
the strike controversy itseH.
Wilson'S Telegram.
The Presidents telegram to Gov
ernor Ammons was as follows:
"ln response to your telegram de-
: Scribing situation of domestic vio-
lencs in your state, which you in
formed me has passed beyond the
ability of the state to control, ant
conveying your respect to be to dis
patch federal troops pursuant to sec
tion a, article 4, of the constitution
of the United States, / beg to advise
. you as follows:
THAT section of the constitution
lprovides that the United States shall
, protect each state on application o
the legislature or the executive
(when the legislature cannot be con
lvened) against domestic violence, ant
is put into effect by certain statutes
principally sections 5297 and 500
: of the revised statute. The forme
!, makes it lawful for the President il
the circumstances described in tn,
: section of the constitution referred to
ITO use the land forces or the nava
: forces of the United States as h
n deems necessary, and the latter pro
n vides that whenever, in his judgment
it becomes necessary to use thes
n forces, he shall forthwith by procla
nation, command the insurgents t
disperse and retire peaceably to thei
e respective aboGes in specified time
a Upon the information before me
my judgment is that it is necessar
d for me to use the military forces c
the United States for the purpose dc
hxy1 1axv nj e1, fc,. h wit
1t issue the proclamation provided fo
by the statute, and in pursuance, t
cause all those who have been induif
o ing in domestic violence, or threate
y, SO to do, or whose acts are likely
rgive rise to disorder, to disperse an
Iretire peaceably to their respectiy
G. abodes. if they have not already don
$50, within the time limited by III
le proclamation, and | shall order tn;
If no person or persons, natural or art
fetal, shall be permitted to do tn;
n which may give rise to disorder.
the character heretofore occasione
: to the end that good order may be e
Il tablished and maintained.
st Il shall not by the use of IL
* troops, or by any attempts of juri
IS. diction inject the power of the fede
ny al government into the controver
1T which has produced the present stu
he ton. The settlement of that contr
re versy falls directly within the field
Ia state power. My duty as ! now $
mt it, is to confine myself to maintainil
ms status of good order until the sta
lin can reassert it's authority, and resur
to the enforcement thereof I am
for, formed your legislature cannot
led convened in time to deal with Il
emergency. but has been summon