Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-14
WGHANTES
ARE GUARDING
GOLDFIELD
SITUATION IS SERIOUS, SAYS
GENERAL
TELEeRAPHs SECOND REPORT
TO WAR DEPARTMENT
BELIEF That Soldiers Would BE With.
drawn from Nevada Shattered
by Commanders Statement.
Outrage Reported

By Associated Press
GoLDFIELD, New, Dec. 1s.--secre-
tary Erb of the GoldfieId Mine Owners,
association announced tonight after
meeting of the executive committee OF
the association that resolution had
been passed suspending the wage scale
of the ssseesstie. recently .sa5r.s,;
ten days at the request of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. During the
ten days committee of the American
federation and of the association will
perfect new wage scale which viii
be satisfactory to the American Fed
Grafton.
This arrangement will aIso affect the
employees, of the Nevada California
Power company, who walked out yes
terday, and under the new agreement
these employees will return to work to-
morrow morning. The Arrangement
also affects the carpenters and en-
gineers in the mines, and these men,
who are not affiliated with the West
ern Federation of Miners, will resume
work in the mines tomorrow morning.
GOLDFIELD, New, Dec. 13.-After
having met and conferred with many
citizens of Goldfield Gen. Funston to-
night stated that he is finding conditions
here worse than he had anticipated
1.-THE possibilities of serious trouble
growing out of the differences between
the mine owners and the miners" he
said, ''are greater than my information
previous to coming to Goldfield had led
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second report to Washington which is
based on the information l have gath
| cred today.
II do not believe the governor will
declare martial law at once. as no serious
| disturbance has occurred. / am salts
fled with this and shall not advise such
/ action until 1t is absolutely necessary
As to patrolling the vicinity of the
1 mines and streets of the city with the
regulars that is a procedure that may
become necessary at any hour"
The statement of Gen. Funston tonight
settles effectively the question of the
withdrawal of the troops from Goldfeld
Neither Gen. Funston nor Governor
Sparks will yield to the pressure that
has been brought to induce tn sm to
favor the withdrawal of the troops be-
fore the arrival of the labor commission
from Washington.
Women Want Troops
Tomorrow a delegation of women.
composed of members of the Woman's
cluo of Goldheld, will call on Gen. Fun
ston and lay before him their side of
the question. which will be that previous
to the coming of the troops they had
lived in constant terror, believing that
their homes might be destroyed and
their lives endangered by deeds of vio-
lence and depreciation of desperate strik-
ers. They will ask that the troops be
kept here until all danger of trouble is
past.
Delegations from the Goldfeld cham
Der of commerce, the Mine Owners as
sociation and the Goldleld stock ex-
change also will call on Gen. Funston
to present the same matter.
Tonight there is well authenticated
rumor that a committee of citizens has
been formed, ostensibly to act as vol
unteer fire and police department in the
residence district, but which viii be
more in the nature of vigilance COM
mittee of the early California days sort
A story is circulated to the effect that
j. w. Finch, formerly manager of the
Consolidated properties, had witnessed
case of deportation where two union
men had escorted miner who had
signed 1.-The agreement and gone back to
work to point some three miles from
camp and then brutally beaten him and
started him for Tonopah, across the
desert.
Fail to Find Victim
Detective Ramsey of the state police
and Sage of the Mine Owners associa-
ton seached all day for verification of
the story, which created great excite
ment in the city this afternoon, but
could find no trace of the miner who
was alleged to have been beaten or Of
the two mn who were alleged to have
committed the outrage.
Cen. Funston was informed of the mat
ter tonight. He stated emphatically
when questioned that the troops here
would endeavor to protect Western Fed
GRAFTON men if any attempts to deport
them were made just as they would pro-
tect men who might be set upon by
strikers.
"rhe troops will try to prevent out
RACES or violence of any sort no matter
by whom committed he said.
After an all-day session the Mine
Owners association late this evening de-
cided to continue the card system in OPP
GRAFTON and to require all those who go
to work to sign the agreement renounc-
ing all allegiance to the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners.
Say Scrip 10 Illegal
In support of their refusal to accept
scrip in payment for wages. the officers
of the local union today dug up Sec
ton of the constitution Of Nevada which
declares that no bank shall issue or
cause to be circulated any money other
than national currency or bank certifi-
Gates authorized by congress.
The Federation miners have maintained
more rigorous picketing of the mines in
operation today than was maintained
yesterday and the guards of the Mine
Owners association has been more
active.
1t is said the Mine Owners association
has 200 strike breakers on the way here
but strict secrecy is being maintained as
to the movement Of the train and the