Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-21

. HNNHuAANA FEHtNA AANI #'t
ments will be forwarded TO the pres
iident within the coming few hours
regarding the wisdom Of Withdraw
ing the troops The Mine owners
association is holding an executive
session and viii issue a statement lat
err setting forth the position OF tn,
mine operators, Al this meeting two
extreme measures viii be discussed
and probably one Of them decided
upon definitely.
one Involves the closing down OF
al the mines Of Goldf cid indefinitely
the other the bringing IN OF a large
number Of strike-bretkers to be on
the ground by the time the tro0ps
leave. President Bowling. before The
meeting. said hat ne favored closing
tho mines.
The mine operators win At once
organize for protection" he said.
we have now here $50 men whom
we are morally bound To give protec-
tion 10. aud we have ourselves and
our property We shall take every
precautionary measure possible and
shall lose no time in doing SO. We
fear personal violence and lot when
the protection Of the troops l. with
drawn"
Constable imann. who nov has a
large force Of deputies. many Of
whom are In the employ Of the Min
! owners association as guards, stated
mat he VIII at once make out seV-
eral hundred blank commissions and
that he VIII Increase his force greatly
and as fast as reliable men car be Sc
cured. Sheriff Ingalls, declares that
he sees no aust for alarm In the or
der for the removal Of the troops and
shall use his best endeavor To pre-
serve peace and order In the camp.
Notwithstanding all these ASSN
ances. the people OF Goldheld are to-
night greatly apprehonsiVc that lrou-
bile viii come when the troops shall
have departed and there viii great
pressure brought to bear upon the
president 10 countermand his order
IN SO far at least az a portion Of the
federal troops now here Is con-
cernded A statement by the Mine
OWners association after the session
Of the executive committee. says that
the absence of troops viii Ia no way
affect the stand taken by the assocl-
alton.
III we are unia0fully interferred
vita 10 Is the duty Of the state Of
Nevada to give us protection and n
the state Is unable to do so, then II
- the duty OF the United States. We
viii employ guards and discharge as
far as possible the duties that really
belong 60 the state and nation"
"f we fail ana our property Is des-
and the lives OF our emplaS-
es, or some Of our own members. ave
forfeited az a consequence. the blame
cannot be laid at our door, concludes
the statement
The text Of the telegram sent by
Attorney O. y. Hilton TO President
Roosevelt today 10 which no reply has
As yet been received. is as follows.
To his excellencv. Theodore Roose-
Welt. president OF the United states.
Washington, b.. C..
Every effort yesterday by us for
conference and settlement refused by
mine owners. Commissioner hear
Ing only enemies Of organized labor
as witnesses. Not square deal No
here ana VIII be none. Will
ing 10 concede everything Tor honorn-
adjustment and return To work.
Can YOU and viii YOU help us.
tSignsd).
by Goldheld Miners Union. by .
y. Hilton. It's Attorney"
This telegram did not reach the
president before his order regarding /
The removal Of troops was made.
The numbers OF the commission Sent
to This city BY President Roosevelt TO /
investigate the labor situation here will
tomorrow for Los Angeles ans.
VIII thence proceed 20 Washington. A
Teport from the commission was sen,
% The president this morning and II
was On this preliminary report that he
acted In ordering the troops away
rom G0ldneld on December 80. \
enort VIII be made tomorrow b,
he Mine owners association and the
'tNtc bodies of Goldheld Ia Induce the
president 20 allow a portion Of the
o to remain.
Fifty strike-breakers arrived on the
rail- front California az l.i5 O'Clock.
fhey were in charge Of guards OF de-
ectives OF the Mine Owners %associa-
Ion, and were taken at once 10 the
emnorary boarding house established
BY iie mime owners at the Combine
ION mime, \ large number of West
'rn Federation miners were gath
'red az the depot, but beyond the
ltst'ng OF some unComplimcutaIy re-
natfs, nothing occurred. Attempts
we're made by strikers To- approach
he strike-brcakers To induce them 10
leseft the mine owners. but these ef-
ortS we're thWartcd by the guards 4
trdng line of guards nov patrols the
Irolnds around the Combination
buildings, and prevents uickcts from
With the strikc-breakers.
Toe Combination mine aud mill are .
'nrFlnE today with more men under
.tpi nd Than on any day since the Z
irh e was declared Y