The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-27
GOldfield MineOWnersAsk
Perpetua Injunction
Against Picketing.
FEDERATION DESTROYS
And Is Creator of Endless Strife,
Disorder, ,RiOtingand BIOOdshed
Are Some of Allegations.

GOLDFli1LD, Dec. 26.-Suit was
filed in the federal district court to-
day by the Goldfeld Mine Owners
association asking not only an injunc-
ton against picketing and interfer-
ence. but, going further, the final dis
solution OF the Goldfeld Miners
union.
The suit is filed by the Goldfeld
Consolidated Mines company against
the Goldiield Miners union, the
Western Federation of Miners,
Charles A. Mackinnon, president of
the local union, and 70 other officers
OF the same. The complaint sets
forth the alleged vast extent and
richness of the mining interests in
volyed, and the large number of per-
sons holding shares in the mines in
various states and territories; al
leges that the Goldfield Miners union
and the Western Federation of Min
ers are voluntarily unincorporated as
sociations, and that ii is claimed to be
Il part of another larger organization
known as the Industrial Workers of
the World. also unincorporated,
which has the same principles and
seeks TO accomplish its results by the
same alleged unlawful methods. and
has in its ranks as members of these
associations not only the miners of
the Goldtield district, but other labor
ers, such as walters, clerks, cooks,
BARRIERS and barkeepers.
1t is further alleged that the West
ern Federation of Miners is organized
for the destruction of property and
creating endless strife. disorder
bloodshed and rioting. The Gold
field union is charged in the bill with
intimidation and of being guilty of
'Wanton destruction of property
murder of innocent citizens, IaWless
ness and anarchy to such an eSteni
that il mas instituted reign OF ter.
ror in lhe Goldfeld district II =
further alleged that The Godliei
union is a criminal sesstarv."
The court is asked tc male The de-
fendants before 1t 10 answer he al
legations of the complaint and 10 Is.
sue writ of injunction restraining
the defendants from obstructing tn,
business of the Consolidated Mines
company 10y threat, intimidation or
picketing. An injunction against
boycott is further asked for. The
court is asked to enjoin he Goldiield
union from holding any more meet
ings. Watchers or examiners are
asked for, with full authority TO en-
ter on the property of the complain
ant and to carry out the orders of
the court and to arrest any person
violating them.
Finally, il is petitioned that the in
junction be made permanent and
that the Godfield Miners union be
abated and forever cnjoined as "A
nuisance and perpelnally enioined
from any further meetings or action,
of what ever nature. The complaint
is signed by George Wingiield. vice
president of he Consolidated Mines
company
One effect of the fling of this, it
is said, may be to induce President
Roosevelt to order a portion of the
troops now in Goldiied to remain on
the ground To assist in the enforce
ment of the mandates of the federai
court If necessary.
lin case the filing of suit has this
result IA great burden of foreboding
will have been lifted from the minds
of the people here as the opinion OF
the generality remains unchanged
and il is their belief that the with
drawal Of the troops will mean a
reign of anarchy and possible blood
shed endangering both lives and prop
erty of the citizens.