Arizona republican., 1917-07-16
EXILED ACITAT0RS PLANNING ACTION AGAINST THOSE WHO
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COLUMBUS, N. M., July 15.-Mining companies, officials and business men in the Warren copper district of Arizo- na may be sued for damages by the men who were deported from Bisbee. Lowell and other towns in the district July 12
 At the camp of these Arizona eXiles here today the men discussed plans for filing blanket suit against the Oper- ators officials and others who the men assert were responsible for the whole sale deportation from Arizona of those held to be members or sympathizers of the I. w. W. movement
 A blanket prayer for their release through a writ of habeas corpus was also discussed but the leaders disap- proved of such an action on the ground that it would embarrass the federal government, which is trying to find solution of the problem involving the disposition of the men. The men are anxious to know what Washington will do in their cases and messages urging immediate action have been sent to administration officials
 consideration of the matter at Washington tomorrow is expected by the leaders tonight.
 The belief is becoming general among the exiles that they will be sent back to Bisbee under heavy mili- tary guard and will be protected in what they claim to be their rights. even If 1t becomes necessary to declare mar tial law in the Warren district to at tain these ends.
 Whether this would be permanent solution of the difficulty is problem atical, but the men say they will not be sent elsewhere, will not consent to remain here in a sweltering het camp, and as they have not been charged with breaking any laws. they will stand on their rights. The men are pinning their hopes of returning to Bisbee upon the federal government
 Sunday passed quietly in Camp Wobbly," as the men have named the refugee camp down the Mexican trail The only event of their first Sunday in camp occurred when the volunteer cook crew of number four company walked out because some of the men objected to the way their food was prepared. A desert windstorm added 1 to the discomfort caused by the intense
 heat and the men remained in their squad tents the greater part of the 1 afternoon. There have been no disor- ders since they arrived and little i illness.
 Eleven wives of deported miners came from Bisbee today to visit their 1 hubands. Mrs. Josephine Butorac brought her six months old baby along and visited with Nick, her husband. with barbed wire fence intervening Katie Marinello, an Italian. came down 1 to see her Angelo and made a fiery speech to the Italian colony across the dead line" Little Eddie Holman. aged four, came with his mother to Joe Holman, shift boss at the Junction mine, and had the run of the camp all day. One Slovenian was permitted to i accompany his wife to the station, a 1 guard going along. Clothing, news papers and money were brought by the mems wives.
 i Newspapers and books are badly i needed in camp.
 i Sunday was also wash day. At the 1 horse trough men bathed, washed their i underwear and shirts Shower baths
 are to be installed tomorrow A barber
 shop will be provided and a commits 1 sary opened. No soap has been issued and the men are wearing a five days growth of beard on their faces today i Each man has a tin cup or tin tomato ! uTlfklTE 1 cup. All have the numbers of their companies on their hats The total count today showed 1.1S6. twenty eight | having drifted into camp from Her
 manas since yesterday
 Ben K. Webb. a pool hall proprietor at Bisbee, has been appointed camp commander and has a captain in each of the eight companies. He has re l placed Attorney William H CIeary,
 who is living downtown in a room
 with private bath. Webb was form i erly foreman of the Los Angeles Aque-
 duct. He was born in Philadelphia
 G. H. Gibbons, served under General l Funston in the Philippines.
 An Associated Press staff correspon- 1 dent ate dinner with company Number
 8 today. The menu included boiled
 beef, vegetable soup. boiled potatoes. coffee and hard tack Every one ate
 w.th a knife, as there were not enough forks to go around. Spoons were also 1 missing and coffee was drunk from q ! tomato can. The men lined up by
 companies received their iations and 1 ate on the desert under whitening 1 summer sun. For Sunday night sup per they were given "Mulligan stew 1 made of meat scraps, potatoes and onions.
 Attorney Cleary denled tonight the | charges made against him in a state
 ment issued in Bisbee last night He said he advised his friend- among the
 miners to accept the selective draft as part of their citizenship. denied he
 had spoken against the war and that he had urged the men to strike. They
 deported us over here expecting us tC forage and rob and break the laws
 but we have fooled them tlsis time,
 he said, ''noW they are trying to make
 me the goat for their lawless acts,
 he added
 Church services were held in the de