The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-14
Two Carloads and Truck Full
Of Eatables Relieve Star
vation Danger.
CLAREY'S STATEMENT.
GIVES /. w. w. SIDE
Residents of Bisbee Declare
They Will Not Permit
Return of Miners.
BY Associated Press.

Hermanas, n. NJ, July 13.-Danrcr
of starvation which today became very
real for the 1900 men who were de-
ported from Bisbee, Ariz., yesterday
as members of the Industrial Workers
or the World, was abated with the ar
rival here tonight OF two carloads of
provisions from the United States
army base at Ell Paso. \ truckload
of supplies from Columbus also ar
rived tonight.
Governor Lindsey telegraphed the
war department and President Wilson
that he considered the refugees a ma
tlOnal problem and tonight he was
awaiting a reply to his request that the
state be relieved Of responsibility for
the charges thrust upon it by Arizona.
c'eary Makes Statement.
W. B. Cleary. Bisbee attorney and
we'll known labor advocate, who was
deported with the others, has taken
unofficial charge Of the party. He
has counselled that the deported men
make the best Of the situation. Cleary
issued the following statement tonight:
There We're 1886 men deported from
Bisbee yesterday. With few excep-
TONS they were all underground
miners. the others being small business
men of the Warren district, which in
cludes Bisbee, Lowell and Warren, The
men were on a strike for better con-
ditions. particularly for two men on
machine. which is the custom in
most mining districts.
Virtual Blacklist.
HsThn NM ~,
or the physical examination which
every man is obliged to submit to be-
1ore obtaining job and which has
oeen used as a basis of blacklist. Un-
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 IS wage
per day as minimum, $6 today not
having any more purchasing power
than $3.50 had when miners received
that sum and copper was selling at
IA and it cents pound.
No Violence in Strike,
The strike was most peaceful. In
the neighborhood of 30 per cent OF the
unde aground workers went out, Police
records show far fewer arrests during
the time of the strike than during
ordinary times.
"Bootlegging was prohibited by the
miners union. The miners were not
armed and few if any had even small
arms in their homes.
Property Owners and Business Men.
Among the men deported are prop
erty owners, Bisbee business men, Lib.
erty bond subscribers between the ages
OF Il to 80, inclusive, who have reg
| istered under the selective draft law
and others who are reservists under
the military law passed in June, 1916.
/ While many are members Of the /.
w. W.. nevertheless they are law
abiding men. who have made no trou-
ble for the officials or inhabitants here.
Asks Impartial Inspection.
/ "All We ask is that a fair and i'm
| partial person inspect our rank and
say whether or not we look or have
acted as law-breakers or dangerous
citizens.
I I'VE believe that it is the duty of our
government to protect US in our rights
and see that we are returned to Bisbee.
I'VE have been treated kindly here
l'by the officials and have been informed
that the governor of New Mexico and
the New Mexico people will not see
US starve."
Douglas Interested in Mines.
General Superintendent r. b. King
of tho FL Paso, e. Southwestern de-
clarcd in Douglas today that Walter
Douglas. vice president OF that road,
had instructed him to transport the
men to Columbus. Douglas is a lead
ing official of the Phelps Dodge cor
poration which is heavily. interested In
Bisbee mines. The idea in taking them
to that point was to force their care
onto military authorities stationed
there. King indicated. N.l
Send Many kilograms.
| Tho situation hero today was a
| queer one. The commander of the
troops here confined his efforts to pre-
| serving order and carrying out the
dictates Of humanity in seeing the de-
ported horde did not suffer from hun
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