The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
A DRASTIC ACTION
Goldfield Mine Owners Bring Suit
in Federal Court to Dissolve
Miners Union.
STRONG CHARGES ARE MADE
The Union is Alleged to be "Crimi-
nal Society" Which lncites to
"Endless Rioting, Disorder,
Bloodshed and Strife"

Goldfield, New, Dec. 26.-To carry
the fight into the federal court will
be the next move of the Goldfield
Mine Owners association. Thursday
a suit will be filed in the circuit court
of the district of Nevada, asking not
only for an injunction against picket
| ing and interfering with, but for the
final dissolution of the Goldfield
Miners union.
The suit is to be filed by the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company
against the Goldfield Miners, the
Western Federation of Miners,
Charles A. Mackinnon, president of
| the local union, and 10 other officers
of the same. The complaint sets
| forth the alleged vast extent and rich
ness of the mining interests involved
and the large number of persons
| holding shares in the mines in vori-
GUS states and territories; alleges
that the Goldfeld Miners union and
| the Western Federation of Miners are
voluntarily unincorporated as associ-
atoms and that it is claimed to be a
| part of another larger organization
known as the Industrial Workers of
the World, also unincorporated, which
has the same principles and seeks
| to accomplish its results by the same
alleged unlawful methods, and has in
it's ranks as members of these associ-
atoms, not only the miners of the
Goldfield district, but other laborers
such as walters, clerks, cooks, bar
bers and barkeepers.
It is further alleged that the West
ern Federation of Miners is organized
for the destruction of property and
creating endless strife, disorder,
bloodshed and rioting." The Goldfield
union is charged in the bill with lin
timidation" and of being guilty of
"wanton destruction of property, muir
der of innocent citizens, lawlessness
and anarchy to such an extent that it
has instituted a reign of terror in the
Goldfield district" 1t is further al
legged that the Goldfield union is a
criminal society"
| The court is asked to cite the de-
PENDANTS before it to answer the allie
cations of the complaint, and to is
sue a writ of injunction restraining
the compliments from obstructing
the business of the Consolidated
Mines company by threat. intimida-
ton or picketing. An injunction
against boycott is further asked for.
The court is asked to enjoin the Gold
field union from holding any more
meetings. Watchers or examiners are
asked for with full authority to enter
on the property of the complainant
and to carry out the orders of the
court and to arrest any person violat-
| ing them. Finally, 1t is petitioned
that the injunction be made perma-
nent and that the Golddeld Miners
union be abated and forever dissolved
as a nuisance and perpetually en-
Joined from any other meetings or
action of whatever kind or nature.
The complaint is signed by George
| Wingfield, vice-president of the Con-
| solidated Mines company.
| One effect of the filing of this, it
is said, may be to induce President
Roosevelt to order a portion of the
troops now in Goldneld to remain on
the ground to assist in the enforce
ment of the mandates of the federal
court II necessary.