The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-17
MINERS HEADIS
CALLED BEFORE
THE COMMISSION
McKinnon Tells Investiga-
tors That Troops Never
Were Necessary
FUNSTON TO DEPART
General Turns Over All In.
formation to Federal
Officials
NEW MEN ARRIVE
Thirty Strike Breakers Come
NEW MEN ARRIVE
Thirty Strike Breakers Come
In Without Disorder
on Unions Part
BY Harrx Quinn
SPECIAL pIsPAroH TO THE CALI

eEELiAL RlSEAEJh IdE tALL
GOLDFIELD, New, Dee. 16.-Gen-
eral Funston said this evening that he
had completed his investigation of
the strike of the western federation
of miners as far as the army was con-
cerned. and would return to San Fran
cisco Wednesday, The situation, he
said, was now in the hands of the
Roosevelt commission.
The members of the commission
have not decided upon the plan they
viii pursue to secure the information
they require. but it is probable that
they viii hold executive sessions and
take testimony from numerous wit
nesses on both sides Of the contro-
versy. They have telegrsphed to San
Francisco for an additional stenog-
rapher and viii push their investiga-
ton as rapidly as possible The ofacials
of the federation have for several days
been preparing for the arrival of the
commission.
President MeKfnnon OF the GoIdheld
miners union was called before the
commission tonight TO give his version
OF the trouble. After the meeting it
was learned that McKinnon told the
commission that the members OF the
western federation or miners had been
peaceably inclined at all times and was
emphatic in his declaration that no ne
cessity had existed for the presence OF
federal troops. He promised TO prepare
a comprehensive statement of the fed
eration's side OF the controyersy-
WILL REVIEW DISPUTES
The mine owners association
through its attorney, c. L. Bryant. drew
up this afternoon q comprehensive re-
view OF the numerous disputes between
the operators and the miners. together
with a complete presentation of their
side of the dispute. This will be pre-
sented at. the first regular session OF
the commission, which vf1l begin at 3
o'clock tomorrow morning.
A prominent member of the associa-
tion, when asked this afternoon what
would be the salient features OF the
operators contention. said:
The leaders of the western fedora.
ton OF miners are the men who have
made that organization notorious
throughout the world. They have been
notorious for crime of such rank. cruel,
revolving character as has caused that
organization TO take precedence of the
black hand Of Sicily. the highbinders
OF China and the strangers of india
The crimes committed by or in the
name of this organization are OF such
varied. desperate and reckless nature
that q year ago few who were not
could credit the account of them to
anything but the lively imaginations of
mine owners or Pfnkerton detectives.
ARRAIGNs FEDERATION
The revelations during the past
summer at Boise Idahs. the evidence
there sivep to the. world and the nu-
merous lines of corroborative testimony
furnished, while not considered suf-
utlEuL O61 Oilu ACdSOttcDlG QOOUL 10 COlf-
vict an individual of a specific crime,
were sufficient to damn the western fed
Grafton of miners with d load OF bru-
tality, ignominy and horror that in the
years to come will cause the very name
to be Ioathed by decent men and
women
This organization, the western fed
Grafton of miners. with it's criminal
record. its murderous leadership. its
bloody handed heroes. its recipe of So
cialism. anarchy and dynamite for the
regeneration OF the world. is the in
cubus which today is fastened upon
Golddeld and other mining camps OF
central and southern Nevada
WILL FIGHT TO FINISH
Acting President DoHnel1 aud Secre-
tary Erb Of the mine owners associs-
tibn declared today that they were in
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