The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-07-20

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have been left behind. The persons
walking from the town are virtually
empty-handed.
Not mine was operated here to-
day, but reports from Bonnie Terre
were that work was going on there
as usual. The foreign settlement
there has not been disturbed, but a
mob committee from Flat River went
there to try to pursuade Bonnie Terre
miners to join in the demonstration
against all but Americans.
Bonnie Terre foreigners are report
ed to be alarmed, and many of them
were said to have departed from there,
temporarily at least, from fear that
the rioting would be taken up therer
600 Tickets for st. Louis.
Bonnie Terre, Mo-, July 14.-Five
hundred railway tickets to st. Louis
already have been sold to refugees at
Flat River, it was learned here this
afternoon. More than 100 tickets to
st. Louis have been sold here.
Flat River, Mo-, July 16.-It was
announced tonight that Circuit Judge
Peter Huck, will empanel grand jury,
to meet Monday, for the purpose of
investigating the recent lead belt
riots against foreign-born miners and
to consider indictments against mem
bers of the mob which terrorized,
robbed, exjled, and in some cases
wounded those whom they considered
as undesirable"
This announcement followed meet
ing at 8 p. m. of the Ministerial AL
lance, comprised of the Protestant
clergy of Flat River, Elvins, Desloge
and Leadwood, who adopted resolu-
tons condemaing the mob's excuses
as despicable, but also limiting at dis
elimination on the part of mine OPP
orators to the prejudice of native
born miners. The resolutions follow:
"The alliance deplores the action of
the mob in the lead belt on Friday and
Saturday and its movement against
foreigners, regardless of any griev-
ance that may have appeared.
Mob Spirit Denounced.
tHThe action of the mob was despic-
able and contrary to the spirit of
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by it's example the lives and property
of citizens, native or foreign. The
movement is unqualifedly condemned
by all good citizens of the lead belt.
"The people of Flat River and OF
st. Francois county should demand Of
the county authorities a vigorous
prosecution of all persons having tax.
en- part in the mob, and more reso-
lutte stand by the officers against any
recurrence of these outrages in the
, future.
"The alliance further expresses its
, condemnation of any discrimination
on the part of the mining companies
against American laborers that may
have resulted in racial antagonist
and industrial disturbance"
The day was entirely quiet in the
four towns lying close together here
except that in the afternoon about 15C
men assembled at lockwood. Mill
tiamen searched them, but found NJ
weapons, and compelled them to dis
, perse.
No Foreigners Remain.
e Work was resumed tonight in Fla
! River at two shafts of the Fedora
! Lead Company and one shaft of thu
: Doe Run Lead Company. The work
ers who returned were without ex
! ception native-born miners, no for
! eigners being left. The crews were
: at about half their normal strength
and Americans" undertook tn,
; rough work, such as shoveling, which
: formerly fell to the lot of the aliens
! An order distributed by mob lead
ers from Flat River that all foreigner!
must leave Bonnie Terre by o'clocl
this afternoon was completely ignored
Marshal Akers swore in so deputies
in case trouble should materialize, anC
', the alien-born miners, mostly Russian
and Hungarians, announced that they
were armed and would resist to the
death any attempt to drive them out
The sentiment in Bonnie Terre il
not at all hostile to the miners of for.
eign nationality. The great majority
of them in this town have lived there
for generation and have grown fam.
lilies. The parents are mostly natural.
lied, and their children, thoroughly
Americanized, mingle socially with
the natlVe-born element.
Troops Destroy Liquor.
During the day there was som'
: sporadic footing in Flat River, Des
loge and Elvins, but apparently the
mob of Friday and Saturday had melt.
ed almost entirely away. The arrest
of about 80 men, mostly in Flat River
! although some were taken at Desloge
! and their incarceration at Farming
ton, the county seat, seemed to have &
! depressing effect.
Up to tonight all the efforts of La.
Dor Commissioner William H. Levi:
had failed to achieve a conference be.
: tween the mine operators and the
miners. The former were said to be
refusing to arbitrate until all dan
ger of renewal of rioting was re.
moved. They declared that perfect
security of lives and property was q
condition sine qua non for any con
ference.
Although this is prohibition terri
; tory, considerable quantities of alco.
holic beverages have been found anC
: destroyed by troops, including 200t
bottles of beer and several kegs Of
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