Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-16
AN ARMED TRUCE
IN GOLDF|ELO.
Neither Citizens Nor Officers OF
The |. w. w. Are Making
Any Active Move.
LABOR 0RGANlzATI 0NS AT WAR


Cioldteld, March lb.-Tolheht there is
an arrnec srrce III Gdlthcld neither
the citizens nor the Officers pf the In
1ustrial Workers OF the World making
any active move The town Is very
peaceable and is being patrolled by
deputy sherifrs and constables NUM-
berlng 400. This afternoon the citizens
committee announced that all OF the
merchants of the city had agreed to
exclude embers of the Industrial
Workers of the World from their em-
ploy. This means that all OF the stores
will remain closed al the VIII OF the
committee. which may permit the re-
opening Of the butcher shops for time
tomorrow
Grant Hamilton, organizer Of the
American Federation OF Labor, who Is
IN Goldtield at the behest OF the cltl-
zems, said this evening that In short
lime the clerks would be organized pIl-
der an American Federation charter.
The stores viii then reopen, The clti-
gems committee adopted a resolution
this AFTERNOON that IL Is 'Unalterably
opposed to amy and all acts OF violence
to any deportation Of anybody, ana
1t VIII use Its utmost efforts TO punish
anyone committing the same"
THE labor diiflulties I'm Cfoldield,
said Mr.. Hamilton 'are not between
employees and employer, but between
the recently organized lndustrlal Work
ers of the World, and the American
Federation Of Labor No wage question
Is involved Representative OF the
former have demanded that the Halter
join the l. W. W. or be- declared unfair.
Ii they did SO the members OF the
American federation would become
'scabs' against their organization and
would be unable To secure employment
elsewhere thar where the ]. w. is not
recognized. The Western Federation of
Miners has become affiliated with the l.
W. The !. W. are much stronger nUm-
erically than the Western Federation
Of Miners, according 10 the election re-
Gently held. when only one or two min.
ers were elected 10 positions or trust u
the order. The business interests of
the camp ARE aligned with those OF the
miners. Also IN the same category Are
The other labor organizations which
are not allied with the I, w, w. | pre-
diet that there will be such a settlement
~ the situation In Goldleld as Will
convince the people Of the unuited
States that American manhood exists
here and that IL does not fear 10 assert
ITSELF
on the other hand the officers Of
the L. w. W. aver than the action of
the citizens committee Is mercly
mask 70 hide secret movement
against organized labor
GOldteld today Is in state Of eN-
element following the publication OF
the action OF the business Men and
Mine Owners association TO fight the
Industrial Workers Of the World In
closing down AL mines and business
uutlI such tlme as the miners shall
have seeded from the industrial
Workers VI the World Guards are
everywhere In the city hundreds OF
deputy sheriNs and constables having
been appolntcl as patrols There has
Rot been a Sign % violence. II X
learned on very good authority, hut
The citizens VIII not admit IL. that n
dozen Unltcd States deputy marshals
arrived la town last night aud are
Watching developments. Gov Sparks
also Is repre- 3ented on the ground Tho
citizens have the assurance 81 nearly
every business house that thsy Wlil
hava nothing further 10 do with the
Industrial Work ms OF the Word. All
the stores arc closed this afternoon.
but II is probable that the ordrr WlIl
be modified 80 NJ To permit HE hulch-
ers TO remain open Tor IL Jilne lomof-
row
''DIamond6eld jack Davis aHd Geo
Wlusfield, the wealthy miners. whose
lives have been threatened are bolnR
closely guarded by armed tnen' This
afternoon The citizens are again ia
session and Win lay plans 10 prevent
any disorder tonight