The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11


conending armies They Of the movements the
Shake River Mukden Kuroi crowds KuroPatn and IS
Arthur There bombardng all day and bayOne hghs at ng
by All of this is interesting
stirring tells of the huctuatng fortunes OF
On the same page that carries this news of the conflict
daily report another hand and under e
~ Ike th 4notje attack was made on Zeigief last night
Firing began pumping miles north and spread
quickly the mining which under siege and responded
with It's machine guns Both parties number of casual
ties This repeated every day with such made
the plans OF the besieged complete
told because the beng force has not yet been able to completely
noe the and the beeged able to secure PROVISIONS
water ammunition and renforcements
This the first attempt American by siege
the Civil War The only protraced that struggle
Of OF Zegler But what is all about:
Zeger coal mining and the OF the property ess
The unonlzng OF the mines Having force OF woken wiling 10
work the and willing work with or non-non miners
on equal conditions the owner desires TO NINE snip ana sell me
disposition employees resented and resisted by strikers
and the the district These forces nearly surround
the enrenched camps well supplied with arms and
ammunition and are carrying on regular siege with all the Incl
dents of public
investing make saies and capture the
every there shooting from the rife pits
besges have brought artillery action but there is
why they should well the small
they have Their siege supported by assessment levied on miners
rom Their nl Tbc have not vet resored to the sale Of bonds
like other begernts but this the resistance is
i ds his 5bI; 70 hold on, and make successful his noicI
the investing army his capacity maintain the siege
indefinitely This not public war The State of Illinois is at
peace with all the world yet is being waged its soil to
strike down rights and destroy the right OF private
The of the Zegler mine has the legal right work
his property his way if he find employees ready
his This he has done but the armed force which
nearly surrounds him refuses him employ whom he
his employees the right work for whom and
what they This the fundamental that being
brought prolonged action 1t attempt by
and slaughter compel employer and employees to submit
the arbitrary will OF who third parties and have legal
all Submission of the arbitrary
will Of another is surrender OF his civil liberty
What is the State of Illinois doing the premises? The bill
rights its constitution civil liberty all its people
Yates taken oath enforce the
the law If the defenders of Zgr compelled surrender
superior they civil liberty, only
Selves but for all the people of Illinois. If armed and illegal
force compel such surrender place and be punished
for the be done all places in the State the
law poweress Zeger it will be from Chicago Rock
Island, from Galena to Cairo.
Such demonstrations this Ziger instructions against
the civil Succeeding place and enjoying immunity
they spread many places and then nsuecton develops
revolution. Under republican government rights
Cessfuly denied republican longer The
issues between the and the Miners Union Zeger dis
appear the of the greater issue of civil liberty Are
besgs Zeger above the law and the beseged below R