Denver labor bulletin., 1915-07-10
War Secretary Refuses to
Hear Governors Plea
Order Dropping Twelve Companies
Disreputabie Colorado 'melish'
Stands With Other Trimmings

Secretary Garrison Spurns Plea OF
Governor Carlson Tor the State Guard
This significant heading in 4s-Point cap
ital lrtters appeared ON the first page of
one OF the Denver daily papers following
the governors visit to Washington few
days ago in an attempt to have the
order dlsmissing twelve companies of
Colorado tin soldiers re-cinded. But the
trip was in vain. The war department
knows an about the rotten meli=h OF
which Adjutant General Chase j. the
head and the Colorado Fuel a Iron com
pauy officials the directing power The
governor was also emphatieally informed
that The remaining eleven companies OF
thc d,morulincd and disrePutnhle state
m.lf.h must at once muster mp 20 United
state army standards OF b. dropped
This BE- demanding an imros-ibiliiy, for
no -slf respecting white man in Colorado
v.U snIi-t 30 long as Eye Doctor lohn
Cba-c is adiutant general. and thr g. p
a : company refuse TO permit tl'e gov
crnor 20 disohargc him.
Conferred for SIX Hours.
Here Is tho press dispatch report Of
the conference IN Mashinptpus
The governor OF Colorado yesterday
conferred for siN hour with officials OF
thu war department in an attempt to
prevent the cutting OFF Of all federal aid
Tor twelve companies OF the Colorado ma
iional guard. At the end OF that time
sound. OF excited voices aud Of pounding
Of desks dfift.d out OF the conference
room. aud then the governor quickly
emerged. Looking pcrtufbcd. department
official. calmly announced that tlsry had
decliuc,i To reconsider their decision con
crraiug the Colorado guard
Governor Came Away Perturbcd.
-Th. governor then ha-tened over 10
the ufiicr Of the secretary of war. Mr.
!. Garrison received him for few moments
ard then the Western cNecutiVe departed
loakinr more I.crturbcd than ever. Mr..
carri-on'- secretary announced that the
latter positively had refused to inter.
irrc
't.encrai A l.. Mills. chief of the mill.
ia division of the War department, car
ricd an most OF the discussion with the
Colorado executive. lie bet II be- known
after biz visitor had departed that. In
addition to- the department refusal to
rrinstaie twelve abandoned companies OF
tho Colorado national guard. the gov
efnor had been pointcdly informed that
the eleven companies which were placed
upon the probation Tor six months would
have TO show marked improvement or
they. too would be dropped from the
federal appropriation list.
Thu governor was told that the com.
panics were deficient because the men
were poorly drilled, and because they
wcrc found below the standard in rifle
practice and in the use Of the hayouei.
Poor attention to equipment furnished
by the government was also given a.
reason Tor the disapprovai with which
Colorado companies Hrc regarded 10y the
Washington Officials
Forgot All About Lunch.
"Tbc Colorado governor went into the
office of General Mills early in the
morning The conference. which is ru-
morcd to have been mostly one sided,
lasted without interruption we'll into the
afternoon. The men present did not
think OF luncheon.
Toward the close of the interview il
became evident to persons in the outer
rooms that someone inside was growing
decidedly tired OF the protractcd con
ycrpation. Then voices were raised, and
someone began to pound ON a desk. II
was not long after that when the gov
ernor OF Colorado emerged rather sud
denly. He refused to say n word CON
cerning the conference
Governor Carlson is still in the East
making prohibition speeches under aus.
piccs Of the National Anti-Saloon league.
lie is said TO have an idea the Republic
ans may BE- foolish enough to grab him
a. candidate for vice president next
year.
Chase Abandons Cavalry Camp.
Adiutant General Chase tried TO mus.
tor three cavalry troops last week for a
training camp as required by the federal
war department A training camp for
the cavalry had been planned to he held
at the Golden rifle range from July IL
to 10. II was to have been attended by
a regular troop of United States cavalry
from Fort Russell, Wyo.. to aid in the
schooling OF the guard cavalry.
The war department requires that
there shall be in each guard troop Mt
least thirty.eight men who have had
not less than sixty days training in
drill before the cncampment. Adjutant
General Chase found that the Colorado
troops could not muster for the camp the
required number OF "old" men who had
had that amount Of drill. He therefore
tclepraphcd the war department that the
camp would be abandoned. IL is said |
only a few cavalry men showed up, and
most of these were raw recruits at so