Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-12
ALL BIG MINES
OF The STATE J;
ARE TAKEN OVER
State Will Continue Control
Until Workers and Own
ers Agree. ..,,,
LEWIS REFUSES TO
CANCEL N. D. STRIKE
Operators Take Stand That
Contract Fixes Wages
Until Next Year.

oiSIuaICk, N. DO NOV. lZ.--1A1kuot
law was in effect today in the North
Dakota Ignite coal fields under
proclamation issued by Governor
Lynn j. Frazier at 1:45 o'clock this
morning.
The martial law proclamation or
ders General Fraser to see to it that
the Ignite mines in which miners
have been striking since last Saturday.
were re-opened at once. that tho
people of the state were supplied
with coal as soon as possible, ana
that any person interfering with the
mining and transportation OF coal
should be arrested and held under
guard until operators and miners had
reached an agreement.
Adjutant General Angus Fraser,
called home from the American Lee
gion convention in Minneapolis, was
male persons between the ages of Is
and As that he deemed necessary to
control the situation and carry out
the provisions Of the proclamation
In his order, Governor Frazier pro-
claims the necessity Of SuppIyinG the
people Of North Dakota with, coal a.
53ustifyinEs martial law. He e.deelared
sfil q !, sheir .wifsialheas Is 6perass
me mines in such manner as 10 pro-
tect the Interests of the people, that
his order will remain in force. the
state to control and operate the mines
during that period. - so
Many Mines Affected. -
The following coal mines are
transferred to state control by the
martial law proclamation:
Washburn Coal company. Wilton;
Red Trail Coal company, Medoras
Little Missouri Coal company, Me-
Burlington: Cotton coal mine, Bur
lington; Midway coal mine, Burling-
ton; Conan coal mine, Burlington; :;
Davis coal mine, Burlington: Dakota
Coal company, Tasker: Humnwell
Coal company, Burlington: Lloyd
Coal company, Burlington; Superior
Coal company, Burlington; Wallace
mine, Kenmare; Clark coal mine,
Kenmare; Crosby coal mine, Ken
mare; Diamond coal mine, Kenmare:
Farmers coal mine. Kenmare: !:
Thompson coal mine, Kenmare; Hell
Ion coal mine, Kenmare; Rich coal
! mine, Kenmare; Sanberg Coal COM
! pany, Noonan; Houphe coal mine.
Noonan: Larbaski coal mine. Noonan:
Black Diamond Coal company, Will
| liston; Star Coal company, Wiluston j:
Buyrn Coal company. Wnliston; Eli
horpt Coal company, WiHston; Head
Coal company, Williston; williston
Coal and Ice company, 'Williston.
Strike Not Called ON.
| Advisors of the governor !, In the
coal situation explained this morning
| that the martial law proclamation
was issued after the governor had
been advised that no instructions
calling OFF the Ignite strike would
come from President Lewis Of the
United Mine Workers, but that the
miners would return to work. under
the governors 8 orders.
The proclamation followed m ulti-
matum issued Monday night In which
Governor Frazier gave the operators
and miners until s o'clock last night
to come to an agreement and reopen
the mines. The miners were calIed
brennan Of Billings. Mont, president
Of the United Mine Workers OF dis
| trict No. 81, when the demand for Z
sixty per cent increase in pay. such
increase to be. paid to the unions In
stead OF the workers. was rejected by
the operators. The operators took
the position that the ignite workeis
were under contract made last JAnu-
ary, not to strike. and that. that con-
!, tract fixed the scale Of wages until
| September 80, 1920.
/ Adjutant General Fraser wae
aboard Northern Pacific train thii
4 forenoon due in Bismarck about
1 o'clocAthis afternoon. UntiI he ar
rived 1t was not expected that any
steps would be taken to call men into
service to enforce the governors
i Andrew Miller. counsel for the
4 Washburn Ignite Co3l company, who
4 was prominent IA the; conferences
held recently between the operators
and miners. also was aboard the same
train. Operators represented In Bis.
marck had no knowledge. they satd
of any counter move to meet the Hitu.