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Show THINKS ADDITIONAL FORCE WILL HAVE PACIFYING EFFECT TRINIDAD, Colo.. May 1. "t believe 1 the wending- of additional federal forces H Into ihc Colorado striko region will have R a paclfyinc effect on the situation," was ' tho only comment Major t A. Holbrook m bad lo make when shown an Associated n Press dispatch telling that tho present g army force In the male was to be quad- g rupled. I .Major Holbrook. in command of the 2 second squadron of tho Fifth cavalry S now In military occupation of the strike zone, announced thai ho would send a troop to ludlow tomorrow, at which tlnio f, all tlio statu militiamen would bo with- 2 drawn from Laa Animas county. Twelve - men wero aont. to Soprla tonight. Last night thirty men went to Sognndo. 'i The movement and distribution of the 1 fndoral troops has bi-en hindered by In- J clement weather. Jtaln and snow have fj fallen at Inten als mot of thf week. The : roadR aro ilecp with mud, and tho Pur- gatlorc river, bank-full, flows In a swollen I torronl ihrough regionfl which have not. J of laic "belled the streain'i reputation. Major Holbrook paid nothing further had been agreed In the movement for dK-irniamcnt of the otrikers. He said no definite agreement had been made nt "Walsonburg, as reported, for the disarming dis-arming of both atrlkcra and mino guards. John R. La.wson. district executive board member of the International United Mine Workers, and Horace N. Hawkins, attorney for tho organization, arrived from Denver tonight. They at once went Into conference with "William Diamond and "General" .fobn Brown on the general situation. Including tho proposal to dln-arm dln-arm tho strikers. Upon his arrival hero Mr- Hawkins f received a telegram from Edward Keat- ing. Colorado representative, telling him i that Secretary ilarrlfa-on wished to ro- , reive from Mr. Hawkins a full outline of , his. suggestions on tho subject of disarm- ! amenU Mr. Hawkins said ha would com-plv com-plv with the request after Informing him- t salt fully on the local situation. ' Local leadcrB of the .strikers said a jj mass meeting would be held as soon as j the roads improved sufficiently to enable I them all to collect in Trinidad or some 1 other central point. There was little prospect, however, that this meeting would be hold tomorrow. The strike leaders bellcvo tho situation would rest j Just as at present for two or thrco days. The attitude taken by tho union has been that tho strikers ought not to be deprived of their gun unless the mine guards also were disarmed. Mr. Hawkins and Mr. T.awson expected to confer , with Major Holbrook lomor- j row. ' |