The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11

counties of the state there considerable appre
henson the outcome by the friends of law and order
There much encouragement in the fact that the deega
ton from Esmerada county unit in favor of the
on of the troops and that they will support the
his programme The delegation comprises three Demo
Gratis and Republican, and among their number is
member of the Western Federation of Miners who has also
agreed support the governor. large delegation will
leave for Carson City on Monday morning.
INDEPENDENT UNION
Thomas Brien, old Comstock miner, and afterward
labor commissioner of the state of California who has been
in Goldfed trying independent miners union
for the state which he calls the Nevada Miners Union is
making and hopes to be able to have enough
signers his roll to incorporate He has opened
headquarters and has large American flag flying from the
window Amercanism is the key of his organization
Respect for the American government its flag and constu
ton the fundamental tenet The union declares against
STRIKES boycos and ockous and eliminates all the vicious
features in the fundamental law of the Western Federation
of Miners. Secretary Deagan is assisting Mr.. Bren.
INCIPIENT STRIKE
The wage scale adopted by the mine operators is
dstasteu the electricians and the carpenters that they
have decided to have little strike their accord
union; likewise the mine electricians and the elec
rcians The attempt to reduce the scale of at the
scale was lower than the town scale The Nevada Cali
fornia Power company members of the Mine Operators
latter body and announced the cut some days to
into effect the 10TH This date The electricians
pany which number not than half dozen in each in
refused to work. The local electricians union
jurisdiction IN this camp only The men who work at the
plant at Bishop creek will not be affected and there
will be no hiatus in the power and light service. The
Bishop creek employees of the Power company indie
pendent The only inconvenience the Power company
might suffer would be through break in their line
where in the Goldfeld district. 1t might be difficult
tain to repair the break
The carpenters working the Godfeld Hotel were
called off, So far the carpenters strike not assumed
considerable proportions Except the hotel work through
is progressing 1t is thought that strike
will be of serious proportions There is very
structural work under way and nearly all the large jobs
progress such the Godfeld Hotel The News building
the Nye and Ormsby County Bank building the Daisy
building etc. almost if not entirely completed and
work is getting very for mechanics;
that strike right in either branch of industry would
have appreeabe effect
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION
During the week movement inaugurated by the
union and endorsed by the Western Federation
of Miners looking toward the enactment of compulsory
arbitration law the extraordinary session of the egsa
ture. Petitions have been circulated and memorials ad
dressed the and the legislature asking for
legislation 1t is not believed that such measure, desr
able though it might be, would be constitutional with the
compulsory feature. The consuon plainly states that
the of the state shall be the court the dis
trc courts the justice court and the municipal court and
these only There is provision for compulsory arbitra
tion board with the to make and enforce findings
which all its essential features would exercise the func
tions of a court.