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Show COLORADO WAR IS DISCUSSED Senators Take Up Lawless ness in Coal Strike District Wilson Criticized Washington, April 30, Urging It was high time for the senate to take steps to stop the "monstrous proposition propo-sition of Colorado mine owners arming arm-ing thugs to shoot men. women and children like dogs In a kennel," Senator Sen-ator Martlne of New .Jersey today addressed ad-dressed the senate In favor of Immediate Imme-diate action on his bill to make It a criminal offense to employ armed guards. Senator Martlne introduced the bill after the investigation iuto the recent West Virginia coal strike at Taint and Cabin crocks He said to-da to-da to the senate that "armed brutes' employed as mlo guards were responsible re-sponsible for the setting aside of constitutional con-stitutional government In West Virginia Vir-ginia and even worse consequences In Colorado Senator Chilton look exception to Senator Marline's statements, saying. West Virginia never had been In a ; state of lawlessness, nor in such deplorable de-plorable conditions as recently existed exist-ed at Patcrson, N. J. Senator Martinp's remarks were I drawn out by a telegTam on behalf of the Colorado strikers, presonted by Senator Kenyon. Senator Martlne was reminded that federal troops have been ordered to Colorado by President Wilson. "I understand that is true,'' said he. "but it was tardy It was tardy to the point of sluggishness. ' net |