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Show CHICAGO W0RKINGMEN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT CHICAGO, June 12. Organized labor In Chicago today, through Its central body, the Federation of Labor, passed a resolution appealing to President Roo.evelt to send Federal troops to Colorado to restore order in the Cripple Crip-ple Creek district. The resolution, which declares that the lives of the miners are iu danger under present conditions, con-ditions, was mailed to President Roosevelt Roose-velt tonight. In pursuance to another set of resolutions reso-lutions udopted by the federation, a telegram was nt to President Gom-pers Gom-pers of the American Federation of Labor suggesting that he confer with labor leaders., throughout the country u nit; jmiijuv cu cnuing a general meeting to consider tho Colorado situation. sit-uation. A general committee was aho appointed ap-pointed by the federation, whorc dutv t shall be to procure, legal advice and take whatever action it may deem Proper to aid the Colorado miners. |