The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-17
Operations Are Not to Re
sumo until Personal Safe
ty is Assured.

AS result of ignorance concern
ing the anti-weapon law of the state.
a large number of spaniards employed
at the Meadowbrook plant Of the
Grasselli Chemical Company refuse to
and are attempting to prevent the
operation of the works. So threaten
ing have they become that the man
agement has closed the plant to avert
rioting.
The plant was closed Tuesday by
R. ziesing, general manager Of the
Clarksburg district, and all men con-
nected with the works are being paid
in full Only those who show loyal
disposition and those who volunteer
to return to work will be employed
hereafter. 1t is hoped to re-start the
works tomorrow, although there is nc
definite decision as to this
There are between twenty and
thirty trouble makers there. They
are all known by the management OF
the plant and SO far as the company
is concerned they already have their
walking papers. Rid of them, the
company believes peace viii be firm
ly restored.
The demand of the employees is
that two Spaniards sent to jail by a
justice for six months upon conyic-
ton of carrying revolvers In violation
of law be given their liberty and that
the constable who arrested them to-
'gether with his brother who was sub
'poenaed as a witness against them
be discharged from the employment
OF the company.
The trouble began toward the end
of last week, when two spanairds
fred reyolvers on the premises Of the
company and snapped guns in the face
of a coal miner. The miner obtained
a warrant and it was served by a con-
stable in the employ of the company
when he arrested the two men and
brought them here to be tried. The
contsable's brother saw the shooting
and swapping and he was subpoenaed
by the court as a witness against the
two accused Spaniards.
Threats of striking were then made
as well as the demand that the com
pany step in and override the law and
the rank and file of the workers were
persuaded by the ring leaders that
Mr.. zeising had given them a dirty
deal, although he had nothing to do
with the arrests and had no power to
obtain the liberty of the convicted
spaniards,
When men went to the plant Tues
day to work, large number Of the
employees had assembled there and
with stones threatened to prevent
anyone's entering. Mr.. zlesing saw
rioting imminent and he Immediately
issued orders closing the plant.
Tuesday the employees held num-
Der of meetings and consumed two
wagon loads of beer.
A committee representing the men
demanded through the foreman Of the
plant that Mr.. ziesing's decision as
to their demand be Forthcoming at
1880 o'clock Tuesday evening. Instead
the men found the plant turned over
to the authorities Of the county in
whose custody it Will remain until
men who desire to return to work are
assured of their personal safety.
Clarence Stout, deputy sheriff, with
a dozen. special officers went to the
plant Tuesday evening to guard it
and they are on duty there now.
Satisfied that the men were bent on
striking and rioting. Mr.. blessing wrote
and had posted the following notice
at the plant:
1T is reported to me that the EN-
ployes demand that the company get