The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-10-14
MINERS TO STAND TRIAL
GOVERNOR CREDITS CITIZENS
WITH GOOD FAITH IN CASE.
Supreme Court Decision Granting
Lawson Bail at 49,, 1000.
Western Newsrapsr linton News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver-Governor Carlson has is
sued a statement to the public in
which he announced that he would
take no action to end the prosecu-
lions arising out of the recent coal
strike that are now pending in the
courts. The governors statement is
as follows:
For number of days certain citi-
zens have conferred with me with
view of having stopped the prosecution
of all pending strike cases.
The unscliish motives of those who
have urged thisf action upon me ana
the Importance Of the subject caused
me to give the most serious consLdera-
ton to their requests and during tho
past two weeks those interested have
been in almost continuous conference
at this office.
premature publication was given
these conferences and hence | feel 1t
fair to those directly interested and to
the people of the state to declare the
policy of this office in regard to the
matter and to set at rest any contro-
versy or speculation which may have
been caused by this premature publica-
ton.
'On my advent to office l found that
Governor Ammons had issued an exec
utive order to the attorney general or
lion Of ali vin,atinns 90 no Iaw crnnr-
ing out of the coal strike then in
progress.
Following that order the attorney
fercnt counties and several district al
torneys made Investigations, heard
complaints of all who had complaints
to make and would appear before
them and ne n rnsIIt no 'inGic,mant.
in Question i were nrrse I%G '"''e'''''''''
i know Of no reason for disregard
officials and grand juries and contin-
ued inc order made ~. I;oT,ar,or ~
mons. - ''''
1.-THE thought OF this veyatious after
math of conditions. in no wise crentn ed
by this administration continuing To-
t6l,c tho tinn AVA ~ 49,
ana other stote ofTiniaIs vas ot ~" nv - -
nioasnr, rra IA - ,,','t;,r,,i - q
der couId have been nvnidnd 6on 'I'S Nv,
certainly il woIiIL have Noon dnnc
"E,ycnts sinr. mar ti,ro b,I,o no,
changed nv opiuinn and 7 do nor frci
that | Con nov. order H.. onnuIrncut 81
these prosecutions Thew were imstitiitci
in good faith and mon rvldcnr" sTfTi.
ciently convincing to to the attorney gen n
eral srrond iut.i.g ,rd n Iirr'T..,,,
district attorucys IN w,rraut MIN
ing these defeudnnts ia triaI
This is from n Iepoi st1ndnoint
However. these citIzens oIrradr 70
farr.d To hay, urged M, ir,,rT.ro,,So
upon what might he called cvtrr -IcooI
frrouuds '7'
"Cousidcrafiors Of so-c,I,ed ro,co
mercy ana husirase baT.c b,.,r, 49,
n, n Justification fEr tba ,ctiom r,biCh
1t was horcd I wonId t,IEc 10 I'm
answer TO thcsc ,r~nr,CnfS do n.y.
desir, ia review tLa List1,.,. ~ H..
strike and the terrible nature Of Tho
crimes cnr1,Iittcd co.. 'Ifci ~, ~ -,
fendo5ts m"y sfsrd Tor Th''M Tne de
and trial
TT will be sufficient to remind o,,r
citizens that state soyereirntv wns LOST
aud that foderaI troona w. scIt 30,
to protect the state from "r~opi1aS
lawicssness
These Indictments will he subicct :,
the double cLcc, ~ iuriSs trnni 2nL r. ~
view courts ana aHy innnr,''t ,m,n,,r,
those charged with rriilt viii rnr,I,o
vindication
"'rhe only question for ,,n was IA
decide whether or NOT thns. who Xycr.
legally charged with crime shoulL n.
turned Loose wftbout trinI rmr tbosc
extra-legal reasons rIyen
at has been asserted that such ,
course would nut an end To IN, opitn
tion that is going on in crrtnIu mar
tcrs and leave this state in a NOR.
peaceful condition -
Granting that suchc, rcsuIt would
follow, il is in effect 10 saw thai -
group of persons can commit any Grim.