The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-23
COLORADO HAVING
ERA Of GENUINE
PEACE PROSPERITY
Lawrence Finds League of
Nations, as Amended to
. Safeguard America, Ap-
proved by Majority.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
THE News solmltar's Special Core.
s%pondsnt.1

DENVER, April 2s.-Colorado never
was more prosperous-nor more peace
ful. Labor troubles are not disturbing.
and Of Bolshevism there is no sign.
They believe in free speech out here.
and do not have much trouble as a don
sequence. Outside the office Of the
Denver Post, for example. one sees
every day a gathering Of a hundred or
more people, arguing about every dues-
tion under the sun from Socialism TO
theology to politics to everybody's bus
mess. II anybody says anything ex-
tremei the crowd IL apt to take care OF
The oHender, but 1t is usually a good
natured assembly.
Up In Leadvilie, one finds an indus
trial situation. rather interesting. The
price Of metals has dropped. The mine
owners say they cannot operate at a
profit and pay t4.50 a day They are
offering 10 pay S3.7b, but the men de
cline. The miners say they can't live
on that wage, and the owners admit
there lie much merit In their argument
But, on the other hand. the mlno oper-
ators can't operate on such = high pay
RON, II the workmen don't accept, the
mines In Leadville will have TO close
up entirely, as It will not be profitable
to keep them open unless the wage
scale Is reduced.
The companies have stated their stu
alton frankly and the men understand
There Is good nature on both sides
The employers declare that, were II moi
for the fact that so many OF their EN-
ployes have homes in and about Lead
Vile. they would frankly advise the
men to seek employment In those
| mininE HHNfinnG uyhRRa "a en- AaN h
being paid, The mines may eventually
be closed up, which means, in the
opinion Of some, that they will never
be re-opened. Some persons have sug-
gested that the employers may, In the
end. 10 demonstrate their position, turr
the mines over to the miners 10 operate
II might be an interesting experiment
and probably remove all doubts as &c
the prospect Of any profit by the high
scale of wages under which these par
tlcular concerns have been operating.
The Lineup.
Generally speaking, Colorado ha,
Wilson carried the state In 1915 By
5000. Last fall the Republican gov.
ernor carried II by II, 900, and tho Re.
publlcans elected a United States sen.
ator by about $500 votes. Some Re-
p%ublicans with whom | discussed the
election results told me they we're con.
WINGED the state was stu Democratic
because many men who voted for the
Republican candidates are inherently
Democrats, Tho presidents Inflated
election appeal turned many OF these
Democrats away from the party, but
they have by no e been perma-
nently A~llenRted,
One finds a f~rltndller feeling here to.
ward President Wilson. His mistAkA,
are, OF course, the subject Of bitter
criticism and some Democratic defend.
political opponents, that they do moi
speak enthusiastically about the pros.
poets OF A Democrat next time.
The league OF nations IL popular, now
that y has been amended, There Il
no Understanding the Slze OF the op.
position which might have been built
up had the antiquities OF the cove.
nAnt remained, ! met Senator Capper
Of Kansas, en- route here and what III
told me about the situation In his state
| conforms largely 10 the condition here
At the outset. there Was a wave o
enthusiasm for the league, but whel
the critics got busy and began plckinl
flaws, and such apparently vital ones
many folks began 10 have their doubts
Enthusiasm wAned somewhat.
Instead OF an instrument to proven
war, somo thought II might become al
instrument that would breed war. Sen
ator Borah, Of idaho, and senate
Thomas, Of Colorado, made speeche
that helped 10 raise doubts. Mr.. Eoral
seemed to gain ground by the Argu
meht that the executive council Of IN,
league could drag America into wa
against her VIII. Many persons In tn
audience, Senator Capper told me
wondered II Senator Borah wasn't mis-
taken about that, and particular
whether a unanimous agreement WASH
necessary, and, Of course, with III
United States on the executive council
there would be no unanimous vote OIL
questions In which the United State
fs)t constrained 20 dissent,
Opposition Vanishes.
Now that the Monroe doctrine ha
been safeguarded, much OF the opposl