The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-15
GOIDEIElD HAS
THROWN OFF YOKE
Members of industrial Workers
of the World Will No Lon
ger Be Employed.

Goldfield. New. March 1.-THE lid Is
off. the ultimatum has gone forth and
the climax. which viii result in peace
and prosperity to Goldfield and a per
manent suppression CT the prevailing
lawIess condition existing here, may be
momentarily expected.
At a mass meeting of the leading citi
zens. held at the MOntezuma club to-
night the following resolutions were
ing thousands of the best citizens of Gold
field are standing in line to sign them
They read:
I.W. w. Must Go.
whereas. local conditions are becorl-
ing intolerable through constant and un-
reasonable agitation on the part of lead
ers Of an organization. known as the In
tIq!strial Workers of the World, and
whereas. the tendency of such con-
ditions means danger TO life and property,
and the ultimate destruction of the
general business in the camp OF Gold
field. therefore be IT
Resolved. That. representing the mil
ing and commercial interests of Goldfield.
we hereby pledge ourselves to absolutely
refuse TO employ any man IN any ca
pacity who is member OF the Indus
trial Workers of the World. and be 4
s'ResoIved, That the mine owners will
recognize any miners union that is n
6cIfpndpnt
the World in the Goldfieid mining dis
trict and that the business interests and
industries will recognize members of
such craft organizations not affiliated
with or under the jurisdiction of the IN
eiustriaI Workers of the World, in the
,soIdfield mining district
s.ResoIved. further. That a copy of this
resolution be Immediately forwarded TO
the Miners union and 10 the i. W W.
and that this action is irrevoeable and
final"
with the above resolution a rider was
carried stating that this in no way would
interfere with the hours or wage scale
row prevalent. The above resolutions
rnean fight and d hard one, but they
also mean that Goldfield is to be cleared
of the lawless element. and that. without
delay.
The resolutions were the result of the
two meetings at the Montezuma cluD
TODAY. aud were adopted only after the
most careful consideration As result
of the meeting of the unions affiliated
with the l. W. W. which took place at
Miners hall last evening. and the abovs
action of the mine owners tonight. the
tension between the different factions
here is again tightly drawn.
Again Called Out.
The w. W. meeting of last night
was a repetition of that of a week ago.
and all men working with others not be-
longing 20 the I. W w were again called
off The quaTrymen were also ordered
to quit work and the teamsters COM
handed to haul no more building ma
teriai unless they desired to be listed as
unfair.
For the first time since the trouble
began the citizens were thoroughly
aroused today, and action has resulted
al last The streets are patrolled. the
buildings again guarded and everything
IS orderly Regardless of thousands of
notices. signed by 3. Roudebush. in
which the men were asked TO remain
away the meeting OF the retail clerks
called for the purpose Of withdrawing
from the l. w. w is crowded tonight
and the announcement of the withdrawal
IS expected momentariiy.
Just what action the l. w. w. Will
take on the resolutions adopted at the
Montezuma club is keenly awaited bs
everybody.