OCR Text |
Show MARTINE DECLARES PRESIDENT TARDY WASHINGTON, April 30. Urging Hint 5t was high time for tho senate to take steps to stop the monstrous proposition of Colorado mine owners arming thugs lo shoot men. women nnd children like dogs lu a kennel. Senator Martlne of New .Jersey .Jer-sey today addressed the senate In favor or Immediate action on his bill to make It a criminal offense to employ armed guards. Senator Martlne introduced the bill after the investigation uuo the recent West Virginia coal strike at Paint and Cabin Creeks. He suld today to the sen-ale sen-ale that armed brutes, employed as mine guards, were responsible for Hie sotting aside of constitutional government In West Virginia and even worse consequences conse-quences In Colorado. Senator Chilton took exception to Senator Sen-ator Marline's statements, snylns "West Virginia never had been in a atato of lawlessness, nor In Mich deplorable conditions con-ditions as recently existed at I'aler-son, I'aler-son, N. .1. Senator Marline's remarks were drawn out bv n telegram on behalf of the Colorado Colo-rado strikers presented by Senator Ken-von. Ken-von. Senator Martlne was reminded that fed-oral fed-oral troops have been ordered to Colorado bv President Wilson. I ""'I understand that Is true." said he, I "but it was tardy it was tardy to the point of sluggishness." |