Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-12-20
FUNSTON IN
GoLDF|ELD
NUMEROUS DELEGATIONS As.
SURE HIM THAT TROOPS
WE'RE NEEDED.
WOMEN 1EBRoRIzED
sTATEMENTs OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF LABOR
A REVELATION.

Goldheld. Nev.-Deiesations from
tho Women's club OF Goldheid and
frCm the chamber of commerce.
Merchants association and Mining cx'
change. called on General Funston
Saturday afternoon to further acltInlnt
him with tho conditions which nave
prevailed In Goidneld previous % the
coming Of the United States troopa.
and the situation which led 20 tho
sending OF Governor Sparks dispatch
To Washington asking that troops be
sent here.
Tho visit Of these delegations doubt.
less was because Of the efforts TINT
nro constantly being made to have tae
troops iccailed.
General Funston said after tho con.
fercnccs were over that the state
mcnts made to him were n rcvcl alton.
especially those made by the ladies.
who are the wives OF prominent ciii.
zons OF Goiiheld.
The statements. he said. showed
that for days the women OF Goldnc!d
hLd lived In n state Of constant ;crror.
until tho arrival Of tho company OF
troops. though no Instances of any
thing more than trivial annoyanccs
were cited.
the Goidhcid Mine Owners Asso;in.
tion. said that arrangements havs
been made to brin. number OF
miners from California. Utah. Mon.
tant, Arizona and Wyoming. and that
about $50 will arrive soon. No In.
formation as to their movements or
the time when they will arrive ian 10
obtained. and tho union men character
Ia, the abatement uN fulHc
No men have arrived In tho camp
from other mining districts TO taEc
thc places Of tho strikers Of tho West.
crE Federation. The mine operators
report that more OF tho Western Fed.
GRAFTON men who formerly worked In
the mines have returned to work. after
signing the agreement to rcnounco tho
Western Federation.
The federation men deny this.
II any considerable number Of urikc
breakers arc to bc brought here. II is
becoming evident that the plan 10 TO
quietly bring them In small lots. and
provide places for them and put them
To work with tho least ostcntaiion POS.
sibic.
Both tho mine operators AMI tho
labor leaders say that they will xal-
como tho ufiiicd States labor comm'a.
xioncrs. and tho ofliccrs OF tho Miners
union arc positive in their statement
that no violence will bc attempted. and
that the strike will be settled quietly.
Sunday n delegation from the Amer.
lean Federation Of Labor called Gron
General Funston. who II continuing
his investigation Of conditions hcrc
with view Of determining the rcccs'
sity for the presence Of federal troops
In Goldncld.
These gentlemen made tho most r.
markablc statement I have yet heard"
said General Funston. in m Interview
with the representative Of tho Asso
ciItcd Press Sunday night. Their
statement is that for months they have
lived in constant fear. They have Con.
sidercd II necessary for their sclf pro.
lection to go armed ut NIL times ana
have been compelled to avoid personal
contact with members Of the Western
Federation Of Miners In order 20 pre-.
vent serious trouble. This condition of
affairs. they have told me. obtained
until the arrival Of the United States
troops. since when the conditions have
been greatly changed"
General Funston stated that he con.
sidcrcd that this statement of the con.
ditions came from men who have occn
In n better position to know the real
situation than amy others who have
talked to him since his arrival.
Members Of the commission sent by
President Roosevelt arrived In Gold.
field Sunday night. They are Charles
Neill, labor commissioner: HcrDeit
Knox Smith. commissioner Of corpora.
tons, and Lawrence Murray, assistant
secretary OF the department Of com.
merce and labor. They are &c.
companied by +. Patterson rs tecrc.
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