Show J I COAL MINERS MEET Action of the the Autocrat at of Colorado Denounced Trinidad Cob Colo March ot of the coal miners unions of southern COlorado herd a conventIon here toda today to consider a proposition to return to Work vork on the terms un irr effect when the strIke was inaugurated last fall Villiam Howells president of oC din dis No 15 United Mine Workers or of America made tf ct strong statement In defense of his conduct of the The action ot of Governor Peabody tn in calling out the militia and declaring martial law he said Is in absolutely unwarranted by the condItions There Ther hun has been no violence nor an any attempt of It The only disturbance that bas as occurred since th strike began In No November November vember was occasioned by agents agent of f the operators Ye We have counselled moderation from froni the beginning and We hall adhere to our J OI policy c Reports tha that strikers were arms Is nb q untrue They are peaceable ap an t tobEY obEY Implicitly our directions The Tho delegates expect to zt t veto ole oleOn On the proposition to return to Lo work to tomorrow morrow The rhe convention Is being Ing helt hed behind closed doors b by permission ot of Ma ta jar Hill Hili commanding the troops Martial law Is In rull force torce throw ou t La Animas county Detachments t of the military were sent to Segundo today Charles Bent was assaulted badly badh beaten b by two Italians who were wera later stel b by the troops and brought t to Jail Boat Bent vas Us deputy deput at Segundo to martial law Th The delegates ox ec pact to reach a vote tomorrow afternoon The convention Is being held b by patrols of oC Major Hill Hili behind closed doors The following notice was Issued b br th the local MIners union to the rs 4 of the United Workers of tu fo d day The decla declaration of ar law In this count county by Major Hilt Hill of the Colorado na an guard makes It obligatory upon aU citizens to respect and obey he military authorities In every I I lar r I therefore can call upon nil all th m bars bers of our union to see that no violations or this law are uro permitted Within Our ranks It Is the tho bout boast or of our organIzation that w we are arc American citizenS who yield l ld to no one In OUr d rii the or of In and Let t 11 see to It that our claims In this Ire ure matte made od Your ast conduCt under t I great provocation from there In 10 tb the em I Jo ot toe the operators assures me that yo yoI you youcan can be depended d upon In the future to towage towage I wage n a lawful contest justice pro pra rails and the rights or of tM the mine workers to Jr shah M be ed edAn An h I nil or ammunition tion will turn them over oyer to the proper r as d yours U Signed W R B Executive Board oard U t M 1 of A |