The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-12-14
SITUATION MUCH
MORE SERIOUS, !"
AYERS. FUNSTON
Goldheld to Be Military
Post During Winter in
All But Name
ARMISTICE NOW ON
American Federation Gains
Ten Days to Draw
Up New Scale
MERCHANTS APPEAL
Ask General to Keep the
Troops in Camp as
Precaution
By Harry Quinn
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
GOLDFIELD, New, Dec. 13.
Steps for arbitration of the dis
pute between the operators and
the miners already have been TAX
en-, and the end of the strike may
be only a matter of 10 days. After
meeting of the owners associa-
ton tonight Secretary Erb an
nounced that resolutions suspend
ing the operation of the new wage
scale 10 days had been passed at
the request of the American fed
Grafton of labor, and that COM
mittees from both bodies would
be appointed to arrange new
wage scale agreeable to owners
and the miners as well.
81 found the situation much more
serious than l believed it to be
when I left San Francisco" said
General Funston this afternoon,
in discussing the military phase of
the strike of the western fedora
ton of miners. That was the sub
stance of report he made to the
war department tonight, and in
consequence it is believed mill
tary post will be established here
in all but name. 1t would require
an act of congress to establish a
regular post, recognized as such
by the war department.
The troops probably will re-
main all winter and Funston will
be here himself until the COM
mission now on its way from
Washington makes it's report TO the
president. General Funston received
visits from many men prominent in the
affairs of the district this afternoon.
A delegation OF businessmen requested
him to keep the soldiers in the city.
President MacKinuon of the local
branch of the western federation
OF miners assured the general that
there was no danger of violation OF law
and order on the part of members OF
his organization. A report was current
all day that Ave men had been taken
out of the Jupiter mine. badly beaten
and escorted out of town Late this
afternoon the quintet dwindled to one
man and there is some doubt that even
one was mlstreated.
Captain Cox, Governor Sparks repre-
sentative, Under Sheriff Bart Knight
and representatives of the mine owners
associa tion investigated and sent sew
men out in the direction supposed to
have been taken by the alleged kid
nspers. Cox said tonight that he had
found no tangible evidence of such an
occurrence.
Former General Manager Finch of
Tic pfoDcltiGSs " no Was
the first to investigate. said that he had
seen from distance three armed men
escorting another man out of camp
from the direction of the Jupiter group
This is generally believed to be another
OF the wild rumors that have been cir
culated so freely by parties deeply
concerned in the labor controversy.
Tomorrow committees from the
woman's club. chamber of commerce
and mine owners association will call
upon General Funston and make nnaI
appeals for the retention of the troops.
The wives of the businessmen and mine
owners are genuinely alarmed by the
reports that there is danger TO their
husbands and sons and to- property and
in consequences Will make an appeal
through group OF representative
women TO the commander of the Pacific
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