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Show GOVERNOp 8TEWART AS(3 THAT TROOPS BE IN READINE8S Butts Quiet Now, But Executive An-, An-, . i' tlclpates Further Conflicts Among Miners Washington, June 15. Governor Stewart of Jfontansi telegraphed President Wilson today asking that federal troops be held In readiness to restore order, the event of further rioting In (he Hutte copper mine district. dis-trict. The President took no action pending further advices from the governor. gov-ernor. A conference with thoM"on-tana thoM"on-tana delegation In Congress was arranged ar-ranged for tomorrow at tho White, House. Governor Stewart In his telegram to the President said that there were only 500 militiamen In Montana and that ha feared serious trouble was liable (o result within the- next few days. He explained that rioting had resulted frpm conflicts between members mem-bers of the Western Federation ot Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World. Western Federation ot Miner! members mem-bers aro to hold aimeetlng tomorrow night and the Industrial Workers ot the World members are planning to organize Wednesday night. On both occasions, the governor said, conflicts con-flicts aro liable to result and he added add-ed that the miners union already had been wrecked with dynamite by seceding se-ceding members ot the union, and wto prisoners had been taken from the city jail. Threats are alleged to have been made to lynch several deputy dep-uty sheriffs and attack other officials. Senator Walsh Is at present In Helena, He-lena, Montana, and Is pec ted to visit Butte to Inquire into thto sliuatlon and report to the President. v Late tonight Assistant Secretary Breckenrldge ot the war department was called to the White House and asked whai troops would be available avail-able for service In Montana it it became necessary to order a force" ttfere. It is understood ir. Breckenrldge Breck-enrldge "suggested as the situation la Colorado had quieted down it woulcj be possible to withdraw some of the cavalrymen now on 'duty in that state and send them to Dutte. |