The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-08-31
VIOLENCE IN STRIKE
MOB SHOOTS INTO PosTAL's or.
FIcE AT AsHFoRk, ARIz.
LIVES OF FOUR IN PERIL
Vice President NaIIy Notifies Federal
Government and Gov. kllbey
Promises Aid In Answer
to Appeal.

W HPtSc'
Los Angeles, Cal-An armed mob
attacked the Office of the Postal Tele-
graph company at Ashfork, Ariz.,
early Tuesday and broke every win
dow in the building with rain OF bu-
let's. The lives of four of the en-
ployes were endangered. but so far as
known no one was injured.
The last dispatch from Ashfork
stated that arrangements were being
made by the manager Of the office to
run a special engine to Prescott, the
county seat Of Yavapai county, to
bring the sheriff and sufficient num-
Der of deputies to quell the riot. Inc
shooting began at one o'clock In the
morning. The Postal employees mace
no resistance.
Vice President Nally, of the Postal
company, wired from New York that
he had taken the matter up with the
federal authorities at Washington.
Appeals to the Governor.
Superintendent Lewis, Of this DIS
trict, wired the following to Gov. XII
hey:
Last night an armed mob attacked
our office at Ashfork, shooting into the
Office with revolvers and endanger-
ing the lives of our employees. They
threatened to renew the attack to-
night. call upon you to protect the
lives Of our employees and the property
of the company at Ashfork. Please
act promptly"
Gov. Kilbey replied that he would
act Immediately.
Ashfork Is a small town IN Arizona
on the Santa Fe and Is the chief re-
peating" station of the Postal COM
pany between Los Angeles and the
east. Five men are regularly en-
ployed, but three walked out when
the strike order was given. One man
has since been sent there from San
Francisco to join the two operators
who remained with the company.
Companies Ask for Troops.
Washington. - Representatives Of
the telegraph companies called upon
Gen. Bell, chief Of star, at the war de-
partment in relation to an attack upon
the nonunion telegraph operators at
the relay point at Ashfork. Ariz.
The company representatives desire
the national government to provide
military guard at that point to protect
the operators against another attack.
Gen. Bell pointed out that under the
constitutional limitations he could not
respond to any such direct appeal
from the companies. Their recourse
was, he informed them, to apply to the
governor of the territory.
Railway Key Men to Help.
Chicago.-President Sylvester ].
Small. of the Commercial Telegra.
piers union received assurance from
President H. b. Perham, of the Order
of Railway Telesraphers union
Wednesday that the financial support
of the railroad men had already been
asked.
President Perham Tuesday address
ed q letter to the members Of the
union requesting voluntary sub
scription to aid the commercial men
now on. strike. He told President Small
that the first request for assistance
would yield at least 100000.
Small Issues Statement.
Chicago-President Small Of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union Of
Ac~~rsoo T,,a,day iocuaa his fret OF ~
ment on the effect of his general strike
order sent out last Thursday right.
He gave extracts from reports that
reached him from several cities and
said that new members are being en-
rolled in large numbers.
President Small also announced that
an agreement was signed Monday
with the American Telephone and
Telegraph company which establishes
the eight-hour day throughout the
company's system, and grants In
creases of from 10 to Is per cent. to
all telegraphers in its employ. The
men did not strike.
Urges Government Control.
SniCd6O. AnC 6oNCshhShlo VI LILO
United States and Canada were
urged to take over the con-
troll Of the telegraph lines OF
the Western Union and Postal COM
papies by President Small Of the CON-
mercial telegraphers in bulletin is
sued Monday.
Mn Small also started campaign
for congressional investigation into
the conduct of the companies.
Coincidentally with the sending out
Of this bulletin the action Of Saturday
In determining to call out the cable
operators was countermanded by Sc
bret instructions which were sent out
to these operators. telling them not to
join the strike. President Small wishes
to avoid possible international compli-
cations.