Show GUARDS AND MINERS TO BE SECRETARY GARRISON ISSUES proclamation calculated TO SETTLE TROUBLE government has assumed all cespon visibility for protection of property and mine guards and miners must give agirre up their weapons washington under authority 0 0 the president secretary of war gar rison on saturday issued a pro proc clama lamal tion calling on the people in ili the strike district of colorado to surrender au arms arma and ammunition to the united states army officers now in charge of the various troubled localities the text of the proclamation Is whereas 1 under existing circumstances the possession of arms and ammunition by persons not in the military service of the united states tends to provoke disorder and to excite domestic violence and hinders hinder F the restoration or normal conditions condl condi tons of peace and good order I 1 do and by the authority of the tha president of the united states call and direct any persons not in the military service ol of the united states who have arms or ammunition tn fin their poss possession essl on or under their control to deliver them forthwith to the officer at the place herein designated receipts will be issued for all arms and ammunition so delivered the above applies to individuals firms alsoe associations lations or corporations po rations secretary Garri garrisons determination to issue the proclamation for the surrender of arras arms was reached after mature deliberation on reports from major holbrook at trinidad |