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Show SENATE AND HOUSE DISCUSS TROUBLE WASHINGTON, April 22. Uibor troubles trou-bles In the coal fields of southern Colorado Colo-rado and the clash between strikers and mllltla at Ludlow, Colo., called forth comment In both sonato and house today. Senator Thomas announced on the floor of tho senate that Governor Amnion?, who has been In Washington, would start for Denver today io tako charge of the situation. "I very much fear," said Senator Thomas, "that the keen desire of young Americans to go lo wnr before many months will find satisfaction nnd unless society finds some way of putting down tho troubles botwen capital and labor. Mexico will not be tho only country torn by Internal warfare." In the house. Chairman Foster of the house committee, which Investigated the Colorado coal strike told of conditions In (ho strike zone. Representative Seldom-rldge Seldom-rldge of Colorado said that conditions wore Intolerable. "Our state," he said, "has been left a legacy of death and hitter experience, which has made lLs name a hissing byword as an arena of the most cruel and deplorable de-plorable of Industrial disputes." Mr. Scldomrldge said that because of the financial condition of the state the governor was unable to put the mllltl:: In the field "until he consult-- ihc bankers bank-ers and clearing house to get funds." Strikers Indicted. Pl'IiHLO. Colo.. April 22. Tho United States grand Jury today returned Indictments Indict-ments against eight striking minors on charges of attacking the postofficc at lllggnigs, Colo. The Indictments resulted result-ed from the burning- of the postofficu and tipple of the Southwestern mine near Agullar several months ago. Charles Costa, one of tho indicted men, was killed in the battle at Ludlow this week. Two militiamen were Ind It-ted, Frederick Freder-ick Le;, on charges of breaking into the postoftice at Forbes and stealing 5S0 in stomps, and S. K. Friedman, on charges of stealing equipment of a United States army uoldlcr. More Men Quit Work. COLOKADO SPRINGS. Colo.. April J2 Tn alleged disregard of contracts which thov hnd signed with tho coal operators of Colorado Springs, about MOO unlor. miners, employed at tho 121 Paso. Curtis, Patterson and other union mines, quit todav. declaring that they were going to Trinidad district to light the .state mllllla. mlll-lla. Many of tho strikers carried re-volvcrs. re-volvcrs. A number returned to tholr cottages cot-tages for arms nnd appeared later carrying carry-ing rifles and shotguns. Seventeen Greeks heavily armed are known to have taken a train for the south. |