The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-05-15
Union Orders Compliance.

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Union Orders Compliance.
ANY member OF the union failing
10 comply with the order TO surrender
weapons will be striker from the re
lief list and barred from membership
in the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea concluded the union order, sent
out by William Diamond, in~ternation-
al representative of the union. The
order read:
You are hereby officially advised
and requested to turn over to the
military officers of the United States
army all firearms and ammunition in
your possession or under your control
at 10 a. m. May 9.
You will bring all firearms and am
munition to Beshoar's tent colony.
close 10 the San Rafael hospital. A
receipt will be given you by the
United States army officer authorized
to receive the same
The mine operators statement
read:
Our guns have been waiting col
lection by the federal officers for some
time and when the soldiers go for
them they will find them all there
machine guns and all
No Troops Sent North.
Colonel James Lockett, command
ing the Eleventh United States caval-
~. detait9d to the southern strike dis
trict, declined TO detach a detail from
force to 90 to the northern fields,
which he has been urged to send
help. Colonel Lockett said that he
had no official call for aid, but only
from citizens and miners. He
Governor Ammons that he
might send state troops thither il he
it necessary.
Union officials plan to obtain an
audience with President Wilson con.
corning the re-establishment of the
tent colony.
Colonel Lockett has refused 10 treat
concerning this phase of the
situation.
FOUR Important Bills Are Up.
Denver, Col.-The compulsory ar
bitration bill and the administration
authorizing the governor to for
bid the importation of arms. ran the
OF debate in the senate com
OF the whole. The arbitration
Dill comes up for passage immediate
Y. The arms bill was referred back
% the judiciary committee.
The house defeated the bill submit
ing a 81 ,000, 600 bond issue for mill
AIRY expenses. Action was deferred.
A bill for a five-tenths mill levy to
%iquidate past military Indebtedness
introduced.
Mine Workers to Assist.
Indianapolis, lnd.-The in~ternation-
II executive board of the United Mine
Workers of America adjourned, sub
.ect TO the call OF President John p.
after having been in session
last Monday morning. discuss
ng the conditions OF miners within
he organization and especially those
n Colorado, Ohio and West Virginia.
They issued q statement advising
a general strike at this par
ocular time but affirming In strong
.erms its support of the striking min
ers of Colorado. The report also con
John ID. Rockefeller. Jr., who
{ was asserted, could have averted
he loss of life and damage TO prop
erty In Colorado by saying "one word.
a settlement through a meet.
ng between the representatives of the
,oal companies and the representa-
Of the striking employees"
An appeal for aid was authorized by
board, when ii was informed that
large number of individuals and or
carnations had asked permission OF
he International officers to contrib.
lite TO the fund for the upkeep Of the
strikers in Colorado.