The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-14
THE TRAPMEN
OF BAKERS BAY
Mass Meeting Held at lIWacO Passes
Resolutions Concerning the
Violence Feared.
PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS
Secretary Iensen Clearly sets Forth the
rositioa oi the Asa--No Coercion OF
Acts oi Violence Will Be Toll
Grated by the UaiOa.

Trap Fishermen OF Bakers Bay WASH
ington. held In the iiwaco opera House
on Saturday. April 18th. 1886. II Was unan-
imously resolved.
whereas. within the last two weeks
armed bands OF gilinot fishermen or eIuih-
sarics Of the Columbia RIVER fishcrmen's
Protective Union. located at Asioria.
State Of oregon, did assemble Ia the wa
tcrs Of Bakers Bay State Of Washing
ton, and dld wAntonly destroy legal nnh-
lng appliances located therein. the prop
vrty OF the citizens OF this state. and
did commit personal violence upon the
owners and persons employed on said
property. ana threatened further TO de-
Hiroy any OF said property II the con
atruction or operation Of the same should
be- continued. and TO commit further yio-
ieuco and 20 take the lives OF the own
rru and persons employed therein. and
Whereas. In years past these dcpTcda-
tons on the part OF the slid gillnct hsh-
crmen OF Astoria. oregon. have repeated
~ occurred and the threats made by
them carried out. large amount OF
property destroyed and lives endangered,
and whereas the said gillnct fishermen
by their Organization known as the G. II.
=. T. Union have declared strike and
announced tho price Of fish 10 De Ave
cents per pound and have determined
that no fisherman on the Columbia River
shall be- allowed TO hsh for any price or
consideration whatever, whether mvm-
bcr OF the said organization or not, unul
this strike In declared on by them and
their demands satisfied. and have threat
cncd to repeat their former unlawful acts
should any person attempt 10 tsh. and
have appointed committees to see that
their demands are complied with; now,
therefore, be- Il
Resolved. That We. az law-abldlng ciu-
bEcnH OF the State OF Washington. be-
noVing Ia the inailonahic light OF each
and every citizen TO prosecute and carry
on the means of earning an honest llvell-
hood for the support OF ourselves and
families at price for our labor which
We as individuals may deem Just and
right. and recognizing that every one has
tho right to accept or reject the consid-
GRAFTON offered for his labor condemn
the action OF the oregon fishermen IN
covrcing and intmidatinE our fishermen
and refusing TO allow them TO prosccurc
their business and follow their calling
under penalty OF having their property
destroyed and lives endangered. And be Il
further
Resolved. That any fisherman who de-
sirrs 10 nsh at any price VIII receive
our protection and that We will not coun-
tcnance any unlawful Interference from
any party or parties whatsoever. And
be II further
Resolved That the trapmen OF the State
OF Washington never will AFFILIATE with
the c. Il. +. y. Union Of Astoria by In
dorslng any unlawful actions, And be Il
further
Resolved. That we. the trapmen OF Ba-
ker's Ray, believing that the raid Union
will carry out It's threats OF violence and
destruction OF property should any fish,
ermen attempt to fish contrary to It's
orders. therefore request that the author
tiles OF this county and state extend
tho strong arm OF protection TO one or all
OF It's citizens, And knowing that the
action OF the governor and sheriff In Sc
curing the presence OF the militia in llwa-
co was absolutely necessary to maintain
peace and protect property, we urgently
request that Sherinf Roncy. General Carr
and his troops remain In our midst until
the present crisis is over, And be It fur
ther
Resolved. That we extend TO Governor
McGraw and Sheriff Roney our apprecia-
ton and thanks for their prompt action
and the firm stand taken by them.
[Secreary Jensen. OF the Fishermen's
Protective Union. referring to the above
dispatch which was shown him last
night by an Astorian reporter, said
when the call was issued for a mass
meeting OF all classes OF fishermen, which
was held u few days ago. the rapmen
OF llwaco sent delegation TO said meet
la. tnAran hN a
trapmen OF Chinook Beach. At the mass
meeting the trappcrs declared their will
llngness to stand with the Union, and
the seiners, through their delegates, eN-
pressed the same determination. At said
meeting four committees were appointed
to look after the interests OF fishermen
In general one. consisting OF trappers,
from Havoc; one. trappcrs from Chinook
beach, one OF selnors ana one OF gill
netters These committees met at the
office OF the Union after the mass meet
ing had adjourned. and decided that the
different committees should cali upon the
fishermen already engaged In fishing, ex-
plain the situation to them, and ask them
II they would not kindly stand by the
position taken In the mass meeting. There
was u general understanding and 1t was
so decided that In cases where the men
insisted upon HsnlIE, especially III Nuo
case of trappers, seiners and non-union
men, no attempts should be made to
stop them, as they were not under the
Jurisdiction OF the Union, and had a
right to fish II they so desired.
''The trappcrs of Ilwaco have always,
In former strikes, In more or less de-
gree. carried on fishing. and according
to the report of the committee which
called upon me today, they have reserved
to themselves the right to decide whether
they will now fish or not, or whether
they will abide by the decision of the
mass meeting. The trappers at Chinook
Beach are however firm In their posi-
tion. and viii stand solidly with the
selners and the Union men in their ef-
fort to secure five cents per pound for
fish.
at Is lmmaterial at this time, whether
the Ilwaco trappers are fishing or not
As the catch OF salmon made by them
viii not be sufficient to run even the IL
waco cannerles. and will not change the
present situation on the river.
II am informed today that United
States Engineer G. b. Hegardt visited
the traps at Sand Island, of which the
gllnetters have been complaining, and
found that there Is at least one trap
which Is more than seventy fathoms out
side of the line drawn by the engineers.
"As to the resolutions passed by the
IlWaco trapppra I will only sav that