The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-13
Great Crowds Witnessed
 His Arrival.
CONFERS WITH GOV. SPARKS
So Far There Have Been No Serious
 Disturbances.
General Funston Says He Is Deter mined to Take Control Of Camp Under Martial Law
 at First Outbreak.

Goldfield New. Dec. l2--Crowds fathered at the depot today to witness the arrival of General Funston and Major George Thethei and Lieutenant Hornsley Evans. the officers who ac- companied him from San Francisco.
 General Funston has been in touch with representatives of both sides of tn trouble since leaving Reno and has informed himself regarding the inn portant details of ,the conditions now prevailing. Colonel Reynolds has ac- quainted him with impressions he has gained since his arrival last Sunday.
 Governor Sparks told General Funs- ton that in his opinion, the presence of troops here had prevented serious trouble so far and that he considered 1t imperatively necessary that the troops be kept here.
 He advised that there be no declara ton of martial law at his time. but asserted the belief that such action may become necessary at any time.
 Deputy sheriffs and constables and detectives employed by the Mine own CTS Association are patrolling all of the mines and preventing union pickets and others from approaching nearer than the side lines. The regulars are taking no part in guarding the mines. officers of the Miners Union assert that not more than twenty men are at work on Combination Hill and that most of these are Plants" of the union who have been sent to procure work under the condition required by the Mine Owners Association in order that the arrests of George Wingfield and the officers of the association may be affected under the provisions of statute placed on the statute books of Nevada on March 17, 1903. which provides that it shall he unlawful for any person, firm. or corporation to make an agreement with any person for employment requiring that persons employed shall sign an agreement to withdraw from any labor organization which he may have joined
 Arrest under this law will he made either tonight or tomorrow.
 W. H. Bryant attorney for the Mine owners Association states that he 8s aware of the intention of the union men to attempt the arrest of the mine owners and officials of the Aseocis- ton under the state law prohibiting interference with the joining with or withdrawal from a labor organization but says that he is prepared to prove the law unconstitutional and that II has been tested and declared void In the authorities and members of industrial orkers of the world. No arrests have yet been made. The situation at the mine is the same and there has been no disturbances
 Officials of the Mine owners Associas tlon have reported to Governor Sparks that instances of intimidation of men who went to work in the mines this morning are known to them and details will be placed in his hand Over half of the men who reported for work at the Nevada -Goldfield reduction com pany's plant were induced to quit. The superintendent reports that men who have been with him for year and a half and who remained loyal through previous strikes, have gone out today leaving him unable to resume opera tions.
 General Funston says he IS deter mined to take control of the camp under martial law upon the first out break of serious violence.