Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-13
FUNSTON WILL STAY
General 70 Remain at GOldheld Until
/ Situation Clears Up.
ORDER MUST BE PRESERVED
Martial Law win Be Declared if
+, Serious Outbreak Occurs.
WORK STARTED IN ONE NINE
Statement that Fifty-six Men Are in
Mohawk Combination.
PLAN 70 ARREST OPERATORS
EpaplPysFs Are 20 Charssa win
! vtelatinr statS Z Nrohibiting
DissrimseeA I uinst
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Statement that Fifty-six Men Are in
Mohawk Combination.
FLAN 10 ARREsE ORERAToRs

GoLDFEIIsD. Dec. H. = \ Funston
arrived At S1.e0 and was, = = direct TO
the Casey hotel where h = Z. at once
IN conference with ooverno - y Cen
eral Funston stated 70 the that
he would remain here until sit
uation has cleared up and tn - no
longer danger OF trouble.
General Funston says ne Is determined to
take control Of the camp under martial
Law upon the first outbreak OF serious vio-
ience bnt that he viii not take any such
action until the conditions warrant It.
Crowds gathered at the depot to witness
the arrival OF General Funston and Major
George Bethel and Lieutenant Hornsley
Evans, the officers who accompanied him
from San Francisco.
General Funston has been IN touch with
representatives OF both sides Of the trouble
since leaving Reno and has Informed him
self regarding the more important details
Of the conditions now prevailing. Colonel
Reynolds has acquainted him with impress
sions he has gained since his arrival last
Sunday.
Governor Sparks told General Funston
that IN his opinion the presence Of the
troops here had prevented serious trouble
thus far and that he considered It impera-
lively necessary that the troops be kept
here. He advised that there be no declara-
tiop Of martial law at this time but as
serted the belief that such action may be-
come necessary at any time.
Piciets Kept Away.
Deputy sherinfs and constables and de-
tectives employed by the Mine Owners
association are patroliing all Of the mines
and preventing union pickets or others
from Approaching nearer than the side
lines. The regulars are taking no part in
guarding the mines. ohhcers 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 agreement required by the Mine Qwn-
ers association IN order that the arrest of
George Wingheld and the officers OF the
association may Se erected under the pro-
yigipns q statute placed on the statute
Poo&A q stteteda on March Z, 1eC5. which
proyides that It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to make an
agreement with any person for employ
ment which requires that person employed
shall sign an agreement to withdraw from
Rny labor organization which he may have
Joined.
W. IT. Bryant. attorney for the Mine
owners association, states that he is aware
OF the intention OF tho union men to at
tempt the arrest OF mine owners and Of
hcials OF the association for violation OF
the state law prohibiting an agreement re-
curing the joining OF or withdrawing from
a labor organize ton, but says that he is
prepared TO prove the law unconstitutional
and that Il he's been tested and declared
void In the easel OF members OF the In
dustrial Workers OF the World.
No arrests have yet been made. The
situation at the mines is the same and
there has been no disturbance.
Fifty-stx Men at work.
FiAty-slx men are at work at the mill
and underground In the Mohawk combina-
tion mine. More than 100 men have
signed the agreement required by the Mine
owners association. but only the number
mentioned appeared at o'clock Fhere
was no molestation OF the men and the
picketp OF the union are not strongly in
evidence. No other mines attempted to
reopen. this morning
Deputy constables to the number Of 100
and detectives and guards OF the mine
owners are guarding the district around
csEnhination hill The majority Of the men
are AZ work aboge ground They win be
on at o'clock this afternoon at the end OF
al eiEht-hour shift and work win close
for the day at that time.
The mine owners say that few OF
the nsw men are from other camps, who
lave come here Independently and desire
40 work regardless OF the Western Fed
Grafton The union leaders say they are
well satisfied with the situation and
claim they are inducing many from the
outside ana many OF the local miners
not 20 30 to work under the lowered
scale.
The plant OF the Nsvada-Caiifornia
Power company is stan in full operation
but one man In charge here and there
win be no trouble from this source un-
less an unexpected break occurs Nine
Of the regular employees refused to SC
to work NJ the reduced wages ttis mora
.ag. The maintenanee OF way men on
Cie tine outside have not been hoard
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