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Show STRIKERS ML THEjyiFlES United States Troops in the Southern Colorado Coal Fields May Be Compelled to Use Force. LEADERS CLAIM TO BE DISAPPOINTED Situation Assumes a! Serious Aspect; Union Officials Disposed Dis-posed to Argue; Agitation Regarding Tent Colony. TRINEDAD, Colo., May 9. Strikers in the Trinidad district, which included the big tent colony at San Rafael heights, whence late residents of tbe destroyed Ludlow tent colony went to-da-, surrendered seventy-two amis of ' all character to the federal army, of- j ficers. Among the lot were some with I broken stocks, bursted "carrels, broken j hammers and many small caliber guns and pistols. The military officers were disappointed at th manner in which Colonel liockett's proclamation of disarmament dis-armament was obeyed and determined to give the strikers, mine operators and citizens one more chance to surrender their arms voluntarily, and the depositories de-positories will be kept open tomorrow for that purpose. All told, there were 725 arms received by the federal commanders com-manders here today. To this number the dealers in arms and ammunition contributed largely, and citizens surrendered sur-rendered many hunting guns and small caliber arms. Very few weapons which the army officers considered truly serviceable were received. Striko leaders professed to be chagrined at the way their followers , obeyed the proclamation' and it was their suggestion that the depositories be reopened tomorrow. ! Assumes Serious Aspect. j The situation today assumed the most serious" aspect since the arrival of the federal troops. A union newspaper news-paper published the charge that the Colorado Fuel & Iron company had i hidden its machine guns and a wagon load of arms and ammunition beyond i the reach of the federal troops, until ! such time as (tthe C. E. & I gunmen gun-men get ready to start out on such an expedition of killing women and children chil-dren as they did at Ludlow, April 20. M, The military officials were in- i censed at this article and reprimanded the editor severely for publishing wh at they considered a rumor absolutely abso-lutely without foundation. Will Be Retained. It was learned that the mine guards now in the employ of at least one I company would !be retained and given work on the property. This, and the fact that no machine guns were among tho arms delivered today, served to create a distinct feeling of unrest on the part of the strikers wno hare declared de-clared that the machine guns must be taken from the mine operators. 1 Tho manifestation ot continued ill-' feeling between strikers and members of tho state militia caused Colonel James Lockett, commanding the Eleventh Elev-enth cavalry, to send a detail of five men with Captain Randolph, Colorado national guard, when he left Trinidad for Denver tonight. At the depot when Captain Randolph departed, was a group of strikers. Plans Evolved. What future methods will be iiscd to disarm the district would not be divulged by the army officers, but it was admitted that some plans had been evolved. Strikers were insisting tonight that the machine gun, said to be in possession pos-session ot" county officers at the county jail be confiscated by tho federal troops, claiming it is a weapon owned by the operators. Major Hol'brook, when asked concerning that matter, declared de-clared it his belief that the retention of the gun by the jail officials, so long as they had prisoners in custody, was proper. To this the strikers could not agree and a disturbed feeling began to circulate cir-culate among the strikers on the streets. No official report was made to Col-(Continued Col-(Continued on Page Three.) 1 STRIKERS FAIL 10 SURnENDER RIFLES (Continued from Page One.) onel Lockctt tonight of tne numher of gfuns taken from mine property. This was a question which strikers were asking everywhere. They insisted that at least 500 gunu were in the possession posses-sion of the mine owners and declared the surrender of any loss number would be a breach of faith on the operators op-erators ' part. The feeling of unrest had spread to the mi Hi ary officers who did everything every-thing in their power to relieve the tension ten-sion and reiterated the fact that they were absolutely impartial concerning the merits of the st rike, at the s-une time warning the faction tha t peace would be maintained here at any cor-t. Agitation concerning the re-establishment of the Ludlow colony increased in-creased todav, but it was not taken up b.y union officials with the army officers. offi-cers. Strikers com plained publicly that they had a legal right to live at Ludlow aud that it should hy ve been granted them by Colonel Lockett. They called attention to the alleged fact that the constitution of the I" nited States gives them a right to Jive there. |