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Show APPEAL TO PRESIDENT FOR FEDERAL TROOPS. CHICAGO. June 13.--Organized labor in Chicago Sunday, through Its central body, the Federation of Labor, passed a resolution appealing to President Roosevelt to send Federal troops to Colorado to restore order in the Cripple Crip-ple Creek district. The resolution, which declares1 that the lives of the miners are In danger under present conditioner con-ditioner was mailed to President Roosevelt Roose-velt tonight. In pursuance to another set of resolutions reso-lutions adopted by the federation, a telegram was sent to President Compere Com-pere of the American Federation of Labor suggesting that he confer with labor leaders throughout the country for the purpose of calling a general meeting to consider the Colorado situation. sit-uation. A general committee was aluo appointed ap-pointed by the federation, whope duty it ahall be to procure legal advice and take whatever action it may deem proper to aid the Colorado miners. |