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Show FEDERAL TROOPS MAY BE WITHDRAWN President Wilson Will Give Order if State of Colorado Colo-rado Is Read. MILITIAMEN ON STAND Incidents of Great Strike j Related by Men Who Participated TVASHINTGTONT Dec 10 rresiden Wilson tonight telegraphed to Gov ernor Ammons of Colorado asking whether it would bo safe to withdraw the federal troopa from the strike dis tncts If Governor Amo ons repl ed that the state is ready to ass ufte con trol of the s t ation tho president will withdraw the troops immediat ly Senator Shafroth of Colorado sa d tonight he understood Goi ernor Km mons desired the federal troops be withdrawn gradually rather than all at once He said the governor thought that the effect on tho miners might be observed The president received a request sc eral days ago from Governor Ammons that the troops be withdrawn from some of the districts, but took no ac tion on the request He is believed to prefer that all of the troops be w th drawn at the same time |