Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-23
CEN. JOHN Q. CANNON REPORTS.
pO,,,rs from Scene of Trouble and Is
Closeted With Governor This
Afternoon.
STRIKERS ARE GETTING UNEASY.
acboos Indicate That There is Trouble
Brewing Among the Foreign Ele'
meut in Carbon County

prle Gen. John q. Cannon OF NJ
q. u. returned this morning from an
investigation of conditions at the Varl-
ars coal camps operated by the utah
tsnel company in eastern Utah' nm
,,od,ate,v upon his arrival here he
adjourned to the Office of Gov H. NJ
wells. This afternoon he was sun
,,oseted with the chief executive ana
,,os making his report Among the
members Of the National Guard 7 was
osserted that the companies when
nave their headquarters at Provo ana
Manu win be called upon tonight TO
rerform police duty in the interest
NJ law and order in the camps at cas-
ue Gate. Winter Quarters and sunny
edo where the strikers are said to be
assuming threatening demeanor'
GOV. Wells was reached by telephone
and denied. however. that such orders
had been yet given.
MILITIA WILL HAVE EFFECT
Seen by News" reporter after the
conference with the governor this
afternoon. Gen. Cannon spoke as fol-
lows:
"As far as my Investigations have
rene | am thoroughly convinced that
conditions at Sunnyside are due more
"a intimidation than to disposition
ON the part of many to strike the
miners have been threatened with Vlo-
lence should they attempt to resume
work before the demands of the strik-
.rs have been complied with, and many
of them promise to go 20 work imme-
diately, provided they can get proper
prote, don. rho people feel that the
militia will have a good effect as II
wlu tend to keep the strikers within
bounds.
Everything at Castle Gate Is order
IL with the exception OF the daily
parades. None are working at this
camp. At Sunnyslde the coal COM
panlese seem to think they are gaining
ground, but reports up to II o'clock last
night showed to the contrary as the
strikers were just as determined as
ever to remain out. The relations
there are very much strained and IT
looks as though the militia would have
a good effect
Al Scofleld Gen. Cannon and associ-
ntes were met by a committee of So
who had canvassed the entire district
and found that all wanted to go to
work but were afraid to because the
strikers at Castle Gate had threatened
TO come over and interfere, The strike,
In the opinion OF Gen. Cannon Is moth
ing more nor less than an attempt on
the part of the union to force recognl-
ton from the coal companies, The
strikers are mainly Italians and other
foreigners and they are 10th TO give up
until their demands have been compiled
with.
Gen. Cannon's report will be submit
ted to the governor in typewriter form
tomorrow While It looks as though
the militia would be called out no ac-
ton has yet been taken and the gov
ernor says he has nothing to give out.
AGITAToRs IN SCoFlELD.
Talks this morning with Fuel COM
pany officials develop. that nothing
was heard from the scene Of the coal
mine troubles up to noon at the com
pany's offices. But II was known that
the agitators who had taken horses to
ride to Scofield had succeeded In cross
ing the range and reaching the mines
there, But Just what success they will
meet with further, Is mere conjecture.
The officials state that the reports from
the camps as to intimidation and
threats are all correct; but that the re-
port that only 30 men were at work at
Sunnyslde In incorrect in that the num-
Der is at least so. The company ofli-
cials state that miners came to them at
the camps to complain of threats OF vi
olence II they continued at work, and
there seems to be fear OF Malta meth
DDS among the Italian miners which
cowes them into a condition of abject
terror. Some OF the Fuel company Of
ficials who accompanied Gen. Cannon
and Capt, Webb say that all classes of
people at the camps were interviewed
on local conditions and as to opinions as
to what might be necessary, so that
a very clear idea must have been OBJ
talned OF existing conditions, and just
what might be necessary At Caste
Gate a large majority of the miners
continue at work, but the agtator5 arc
very aggressive, and what they may &C
compish time only can develope.
Local members OF the militia fully ex.
pect to be called out. and have arrang.
ed their affairs accordingly, They be-
lleve the presence Of the entire national
guard Will be required and standing
around in the cold down in the camps