El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-01
GALLUP SENDS
|. VI. WIS AWAY
% Are Deported By State
Council Of Defence To
Avert Coal Strike.

Gallup, n NJ, Aug. Gallup is
not mourning today the loss Of 80
L ". W. leaders and agitatOrs who
were deported last night by the Nc
kinley county council Of defence
Among the first TO be rounded up was
L. S. commissioner W. H. Hams. He
was taken before the council Of de
fence where he was charged with
publication in his newspaper Of ar
ticles encouraging the I. ". w in a
strike called for this morning in the
Gallup district coal mines. He was
released after promising to refrain
from further activities in behalf OF
the / Is. W
Had Advocated Violence:
It was also charged by the council
that commissioner Hams had advised
striking coal miners, at meeting
held in his office. 10 resort TO vlo-
opposed TO the forces Of law ana
order.
The 80 men deported were placed
in a special car on santa Fe train
No. ., east5ound, which left here last
night al rs o'clock The destination
OF the eXiles was not divulged.
Most Of Them Austrians.
The men depOrted include Frank
Hefferly and another union organizer
named FItZglbbOns, Rudolph Hetterly
was arrested on q charge of failure
10 register for the selective draft
Most Of the men deported are said
TO have been Austrlaus, nearly all
members of the Industrial Workers
Of the World.
The council OF defence. at a meet
ing held in the courthouse after il
vas reported that the Industrial
Workers Of the World leaders in
tended to call a general strike Of coal
miners, instructed sheriff R. L Rob
erts TO roundup all suspected Indus
trial Workers Of the World members.
Are Held at Courthouse.
By Q o'clock more than 20 Of the
men had been herded into the open
space between the courthouse and the
county Jail After all the men had
been rounded up they were taken into
the court room where they were held
until arrangements were made with
the railroad
Meanwhile FitzEibb0ns was called
before the county defence council and
asked TO send a telegram 10 John
United Mine Workers Of America,
recommending that the strike Of mem
bers Of that body be called off After
consulting an attorney, FitzgibbOns
declined TO sign such a telegram.
Authority for Action.
A proclamation was issued by
committee Of the county defence cOun-
Gil setting forth a number Of powers
IL ClaLmEQ AAlEE STATE 4EE LS4d=4 80
enactment, and, Indirectly, as a body
associated with the national council
Of defence, by national enactment
This proclamation also recOunted the
alleged need Of prompt action in deal
ing with the local strike situation and
the threat Of the Industrial Workers
Of the World and others were SAID
20 have made to paralyze coal produc-
ti0n in this section
Machine Gun In View.
w. rHH H.naH 10 HH Of
train on which the men were 10 be
the streets between the courthouse
and the passenger station of all
curious persons and others considered
likely 10 make trouble When the
train arrived, the special coach for
-ne eNiles was attached and the I
crowds forced further back An au- Z
tomobile truck with machine gun Z
mounted on II took up q position
near the courthouse. The men ABOUT /
TO be deported were brought out, ]
placed between lines Of deputy sher-
ifs and marched to the station the Z
truck heading the procession
It was reported friends Of the men /
would attempt TO prevent the action, /!
but no such attempt was made 40 I
demonstration accompanied the de- I
parture Of the men. though there I
were several hundred people gathered I
near the station Guards armed with /
rifles and revOlvers accompanied the /
men being depOrted.
The council Of defence was ap-
roi-ted Yesterday by Gov. Lindsey. It |
included fin its membership John r Nc
T-ie. former judge Of the United States
district court in New Mexico. mayor /
C. n Cotton. Gregory Page. state
senator in the first New Mexico leEls- I
lature. and T. T. SmaIlinE. Page IS
chairman and SuaNing secretary OF