Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-06-11
WITH FLAG
in FRONT
Twenty-seven Union Miners
Marched to Jail.
U. M. w. Officials Advised
Against Giving Bond.
Statement Made BY Officers Of the Dis
triCt..-RepOrted That Other Ar
rests May Be Made.

Knoxville Journal and Tribune, June 0.
Twenty-seven men, members of the |
United Mine Workers of America, we're
yesterday lodged in Jail at Clinton,
charged with violating an injunction
granted by Judge Ii. &. Kyle in con-
nection with the efforts recently made
to resume operations in the Tennessee
Coal Company's mines near BriceVille'
The men we're taken from Coal Creek
to Clinton in charge of Deputy Sheriifs
DeMarcus and Lee Wallis, of Anderson
| County.
When the men left the train at Clin-
ton en- route to Jail they followed min
err bearing the American flag at half
mast. These men went to Jail on the
advice OF the district officers Of No. 10,
U. M. w. division.
A report has reached the city that
several more arrests will be maze this
week.
The Tennessee Coal cOmpany's mines
were not in operation yesterday, and
will probably be idle today.
The twenty-seven men who went to
jail are the largest part of the thirty
one arrested last Friday. Only four
gave bond the others going to Jail by
advice, as stated above.
The following statement in regard to
the matter was telephoned The Jour
nal and Tribune last night from Brice-
Vile:
The thirty-one miners at Briceville,
referred to in your Saturdays issue as
having given bond is untrue. 1t was
never the intention to give bond in
these cases. We have advised that all
bonds be Withdrawn except four and
that no further bonds be made. 1t is
unanimously agreed that all parties ar
rested 60 Jail. Twenty-seven of the
thirty-one referred to are already in
Jail and plenty more volunteers are left
at Coal Creek to fill these mems places
even at the cost Of following them to
Clinton. We 60 to Jail not as criminals
nor for illegal conduct but because OF
, unjust persecution in defending right
eous cause. The majority of arrests al
ready made are Tennessee miners that
have joined the miners union, who
were employees Of the Tennessee Coal
Co. prior to the shutdown of their
; mines. The blockades that you almost
, daily report in your paper, ras being
, made by union miners, are composed
largely OF union men who were employ
es of the Tennessee Coal Co. prior tC
May 23rd or prior to their shu t-down
We and they firmly believe our cause tt
be right and further believe that jus
as soon as the great American people
realize the true situation of the presen
f contention that they will say in thi
G case as they did in the anthracite, that
we are right.
The similarity in this case as agains
the anthracite is so great that we have
no fear oil the outcome of our situation
The fight is certainly not sought by u
l. but was forced upon us by making di
@ rect attack on our organization notwith
: standing repeated efforts are being
made by us to bring about an amicabl
adjustment. These mines can be pu
in operation on peaCeable and equa
terms with other mines on Coal Cree
in twenty-tour hours by recognition {
> what we believe to be our legal an
u moral right. Considerable litigation
however, seems to be inevitable. w
are promptly ready to go to our court
of equity to receive equity which
freely set forth in this statement.
lie JNO. f. BOWDEN,
" President District No. Is
JNO. G. BRICE,
District Board Member.
FRANK L. RICE,
National Organizer.
JNO. JEFFREY,
National Organizer.
JOE VASEY,
Nat. Exec. Board Membe