Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-04-28 | Page 4 | No Orders to Send Troops Are Issued

NO ORDERS TO SEND TROOPS ARE ISSUED WASHINGTON. April 27. After a long conference, tonight at- the. White . house between the president, Sccrcctary Garrison Garri-son and Senator Thomas, Secretary Garrison Gar-rison announced that no orders sending federal troops into Colorado would be Issued tonight, lie said the situation would be taken up again tomorrow morning. morn-ing. The president had before him at the conference a pile of telegrams from representatives rep-resentatives of tho mine owners and miners, state authorities and private citizens, citi-zens, in Colorado, practically a,ll of them appealing for federal troops. officials at the White house Indicated that a final report from Representative Foster, who interviewed the owners of the mines in Now York today, was desired de-sired beforo the president reached a decision, de-cision, Colorado members of congress, however, expected that the orders for the movement of troops, probably from Fort Russell, will go out tomorrow morning. It is understood that there has been a doubt in the president's mind as to his power to send federal troops into a state merely on the request of the governor. In this connection section 4 of article 4 of the constitution has been closely examined exam-ined at the White house. This provision is as follows: "The United Slates shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government and sjiall protect cai'h of them against Invasion, and on application ap-plication of the legislature or of the executive ex-ecutive (when tho legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence." -Since the Colorado legislature has been summoned in special aesslon for May A there has been a disposition on tho part of the president to await action by the legislature. It is said, however, that he lias not finally reached this view and may consult uith ihe attorney general before acting tomorrow. A telegram from Governor Amnions was presented at the White house by Representative Taylor, asking that a roipinittoo of army officers from Fort Lo- pan be sent to investigate the Ludlow situation. Representative Foster returned here late tonight from New York, where he conferred with Mr. Rockefeller. His only comment was: "There Is only one thlnjr to be done now and that Is to send federal troops into Colorado to quiet tho situation anil to prevenct further bloodshed."