The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-04-29
Who Will Not Attempt
To Stop Strike.
APPEALED TO BY PRESIDENT
Conditions In Colorado Are
Worse Than In War.
Stricken Mexico.
ROCKEFELLER CAN"AFFORD"IT

Washington. April 27.-Presi-
dent Wilson has made personal
appeal to John ID. Rockefeller to
bring about settlement of the Col
orado coal strike and end the viO-
lence which has cost a score of lives
and a large property loss.
| The great financier, who owns a
large part of the mines affected by
the strike in response to a telegram
from the President. declared he had
turned over his interests in Colora-
do to his son, John ID. Rockefeller,
Jr., whom he would ask to Coop
crate with Chairman Foster, of the
House Committee on Mines and
Mining. The President sent Mr..
Foster to New York to-day to talk
with the younger Rockefeller,
Upon the outcome of the confer
ence depends whether Federal
troops which have been asked for
by all sides of the controversy, will
be sent to the strike zone. Recently
the younger Rockefeller, at a hear
ing OF the Mines Committee of the
House, said the mine owners would
fight to the end, even though they
lost all they had invested in Colora-
do. Since then the conflict has rag
ed with all the horrors of national
warfare. The President, Cabinet Of
! feers. Senators and Congressman
have been flooded with kilograms
describing the most gruesOme hap
penings and terrible scenes.
Nothing that has happened in
Mexico" said Cabinet officer to-
day, Compared with the awful
things that have occurred in Colo
RADIO The public mind has for the
moment been conferred on Mexico
and has not observed the great do
nestle struggle between the strik-
ers and the militia in Colora-
do. Senator Thomas. of Colorado,
conferred at the White House to-
day and all the members of the Col
orado delegation in Congress kept
in touch with the situation. j. w.
Burkhardt, chairman of the Demo-
cratic committee at Chandler. Col,
in telegraphing to-day to Represen-
tative Heating about the miners
capturing the Chandler mines, de-
clared that the surrender of the
mines would be to Federal soldiers,
but the miners promise not to des-
troy the property.
Senator Thomas, Representatives
Heating and Taylor conferred
among themselves and with the
White House to-day. Representative
Taylor to-day received telegram
from Gov. Ammons requesting the
Colorado delegation to advise the
President that the truce between
the strikers and the State authori-
les had been violated. that the cit
iAtho VI Sduoh WY are III iioitdi
terror. that the State militia is in
adequate, that Trinidad is overrun
with armed strikers. that the police
and Sheriffs are helpless and the
citizens In imminent danger.
From other sources came mes
sages that the militia is odious to
the strikers and that the Federal
troops would have wonderful eff
feet" Gov. Ammons in. another
message announced he would con-
vene the Legislature on May to
consider the situation.
Rockefeller Refuses.
New York. April 27-John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., told Congressman
Martin ID. Foster. chairman of the
House Committee on Mines and Min
ing. to-day that he CHR. Rockefel-
ler) was In no position to arbitrate
the. labor troubles in the Colorado
coal fields.
Those who waited for state
ment from M. Rockefeller were
disappointed. His secretary finally
came out and said that no. statement
would be issued at this time.
Mr.. Foster came to New York as
the personal, representative OF Pres
ident Wilson, After talk of three
hours with the younger Rockefeller
he said:et
81 Went over the around thor
oughly with Mr. Rockefeller and ex-