Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-28
Bisbee Serbians Condemn Actions
 N All WObbHes
Meeting of Serbs and Croa- tions in Warren District Held Here Sunday-Reso- lution Passed Conforming 1. w. w.

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 On Sunday the Serbians and the Croatians of the Warren district as- sembled and discussed the conditions and circumstances which arose in Bis bee on account of the present strike. The meeting, held under the direction of J. J. Grgurevich, secretary of the South Slavic National Council of Washington, adopted the following resolution:
 ! First-We emphatically and solemn ! ly declare that we have always been, are now, and desire to remain unequi- vocally and absolutely loyal to this i republic of the United States, to their interests, their government and to the ! principles which led this country to enter the war against Germany and | to break all relations with Austria i Hungary; we further declare that the i enemies of this country are also our enemies and of our people and our na- | tional aspirations, and we are, there | fore, ready to stand in the fight against these enemies every sacrifice which should be demanded or expected from | us.
 | Second-We are absolutely convinc- ed that the only sound principle which must lead every patriotic workingman i in this country, consists therein that | in serious times as the present are, he must lay aside every other interest and must only think of and work for ! the common interests of this country: i therefore, We believe that in these times and circumstances a patriotic and loyal workingman must not un- dertake any steps which brings the ! interests of this country and its in ! dustrial and military preparedness l into jeopardy, or delays them. We are especially happy to adopt this opinion because of the additional fact that the interests and success of this country in this war are closely connected with the success of the aspirations and lib- erty of our people in Europe.
 Third-Being fully convinced that we are sincerely expressing a truth, and being without fear that anyone other, dishonest motives, or partiality, We emphatically declare that we were. and are now satisfied with the condi- tions under which we have worked, are working now and desire to work in the future in the mines of this dis trict of Arizona. We are acquainted with the conditions under which work ingmen of our class are working else where in this country, and, therefore. we can with more positiveness assert that, under the circumstances, our conditions here were satisfactory, and that, in that regard, we had no req son, nor have any, to complaint, and still less to go on strike, or to sym pathize with it.
 Fourth-We positively assert and declare that we have not, nor intend to adhere nor to sympathize with the principles of an organization known l CTS of the World, in general, or with the actions of said organization in the ] Warren district in particular. We dc not regard such organization as a rec ognized labor organization. and we dc not consider their leaders as labor : leaders but as enemies of true labor interests, and now also as enemies oi , this country, its interests and its uc , cess in this war
 Fifth-In regard to the disturbances which arose here on account of the recent strike, and in regard to the measures adopted by the citizens ol this town to put stop to said disturb ances, we declare that we emphatical ly condemn said disturbances anC their provocators; the measure adopt ed by the citizens we regard as "wal , measure" which the citizens, accord , ing to their best belief, thought they
 were obliged to adopt, and we believe
 that in that action of theirs they wer;
 led by a desire to serve the country
 and to prevent further serious anC
 dangerous disturbances.
 Sixth-We are very sorry that ;
 considerable number of our country
 men. Serbs and Croats, became a vic F tim of the measures adopted by th' citizens, and we are still more SOFT. - that it happened because we are con r cinced that at least majority Of thes unfortunate countrymen of ours i u guilty of any action or talk. on aC count of which this severe punish ment was meted upon them. they di'
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