The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-12-06
of the Warren District Loyalty league.
 Ex-MarShaI Indicted

of the Warren District Loyalty league.
 Ex-MarshaI Indicted
 Bassett T. Watkins, former city marshal of Bisbee, miner and leader of the Bisbee Loyalty league.
 Miles Merrill, miner, one of the organizers of the Warren District Loyalty league.
 George B. Wilcox, chief watchman of the Calumet and Arizona Mining company.
 Philip Tovrea, cattleman and meat market proprietor of Bisbee.
 J. L. Cameron, deputy sheriff of Cochise county.
 Wheeler Takes Responsibility
 Capt. Harry c. Wheeler, who then was in France with the United States army aviation corps, sent a cable gram to Bisbee in June, accepting sole responsibility for the deportations, which he declared, were made to rid the community of members of the h. dustrial Workers of the World, who, he alleged, were interfering with the governments war program by hamper ing the output of copper. Capt Wheel CT asserted his willingness to face the charges, and, accordingly, re- turned to the United States on leave in July and went to his home at Tombstone, Arizona, where he ac- cepted service.
 The deportations on which the in- dictments were based grew out of the strike of copper miners called in the Warren copper mining district, cen tering at Bisbee, on June 26, 1917. The strike was called by the Indus trial Workers of the World, and was not sanctioned by the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smeltermen. The demands made by the strikers in- cluded increased pay, $6 day for un- derground men and $5.50 day for surface workers, six-hour day and 1 improved working conditions. Strike Continues The strike continued in focre with out either side giving evidence of weakening, until July 12, when the deportations occurred. Unknown to any of the strikers, preparations had been made by Sheriff Wheeler and his associates. At given signal, the sheriff's posse, consisting of more than 1000 armed citizens began seizing the strikers and their sympa- thizers. All persons who could not give a satisfactory account of them selves, renounce allegiance to the In- dustrial Workers of the World and promise to return to work in the mines, were seized and marched to the baseball park, where they were confined in stockade until the round up was completed.
 | Two men were killed during the process of seizing the men to be deported. One of them, James Drew, fired through a door when a posse sought to enter his room and killed Orson P. McRae. The possee return ed the fire and Drew was killed. Take l. w. w. to Columbus When the roundup had been com pleted the prisoners were loaded into cattle cars and taken to Columbus, | N. M., and later the train was hauled 1 back to the desert station of Her manas, a dozen miles west of Colum- bus. There the United States army took charge of the deported men and removed them in a body to the mili- tary camp at Columbus, where they were cared for until in the fall, when the refugee camp were closed and the men dispersed. Many of the men, their leaders asserted, were not mem bers of the I. W. W.
 In addition to the criminal cases against the 25 defendants in the fed eral court at Tucson, civil suits total ing $6,150,000 were filed in the state court at Tombstone against several ! corporations and individuals alleged to have been connected with the de pcrtation, in behalf of 2S6 of the men deported.