Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-07-14
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Hermanas, N, NJ, July 13.-District
Attorney j. S. aught and Sheriff
Simpson, of Luna county, accom-
panied by fifty deputies, arrived here
late today under instructions from
Governor Lindsey to arrest the 1900
men deported from Bisbee yesterday
and take to Columbus until arrange
ments have been made for their final
disposition. aH
The sheriff said he would wait for
Instructions from the governor before
taking further action. He was not
prapsred to discuss his ANNOUNCEMENTS
made today that If the federaf gov
ernment failed to assume charge OF
the men, he would commander a
train and return them to Arizona.
The food situation. which was
acute today, was relieved tonight by
the arrival of truck load of supplies
from Columbus and two carloads OF
foodstuffs from FL Paso. The sup
plies from FL Paso were sent by Brig.
Gen. George Bell, Jr., in response to
appeals from the deported men.
State viii Feed Them.
With the exiles the big question
was: What Is to become of us?'
Governor Lindsey this afternoon
announced from the state capitol that
the men would be confined in some
BILE place. in a stockade il neces-
sary, and fed at state expense until
the federal government took them
over. Having telegraphed the state
and war departments and President
Wilson that he considered the refu-
gees national problem, he was
awaiting a reply to his request that
the state be relieved Of responsibility
for the charges thrust upon 1t by Ari-
Zona.
w. B. Cleary, Bisbee attorney and
well known labor advocate, who was
deported with the others, has taken
unofficial charge OF the party. He
has counseled that the deported men
make the best OF the situation. Cleary
issued the following statement to-
night:
There were 1886 men deported
from Bisbee yesterday. With few
exceptions they were all underground
miners, the others being small busi-
ness men OF the Warren district,
Warren. The men were on a strike
two men on a machine, which Is the
custom in most mining districts.
Demands OF l. w. w.
THE men also asked discontinuance
of the physical examination which
every man is obliged to submit to be-
fore obtaining job and which has
been used as a basis of blacklist. I'm
der its guise men who are physically
able have been refused work because
of their political affiliation and prin.
ciples.
Another demand was for a So wage
per day as a minimum, Sc today not
having any more purchasing power
that $3.50 had when miners received
! that sum and copper was selling at
IA and Is cents a pound.
The strike on the part OF the
miners was most peaceful. In the
neighborhood of 80 per cent OF the
underground workers went out. There
| records show far fewer arrests DUR
ing the time of the strike than during
ordinary times.
"Bootlegging was prohibited by the
| activity of the miners union. The
miners were not armed and few II any
had even small arms In their homes.
as is shown by the investigation made
of their residences yesterday morning
during the time they were being ap-
pretended and searched.
The Roundup.
About o'clock on the morning Of
the 18th a rounding up of the men on
strike began. The strikers were men,
bers of the I. w. W. and the Inter
national Mine, Mill and Smelter
| Workers union.
| Men from Bisbee, Lowell, Warren
and Douglas and the country ada
cent thereto, to the number Of 2,200.
mostly armed with rifles and revol-
vers and some with clubs, assisted In
the work of the roundup. Most Of
them were business men and clerks
and some were men who refused to
go out on a strike. They visited all
the homes of the district wherever .
striking miner was known to be ana
took him out.
Some of the miners were treated
without any show Of violence by the
men taking them from their homes.
while In other instances the men
were forced at the point Of gun to