The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-12-16
Carloads of Paper Commence
to Move; Yards Are
Congested
FEDERAL AGENTS ARE :
SECURING EVIDENCE
Union Officials Thank Ad'
jutant General for
His Fairness

International Falls, Dec. 16-Op-
eeration of two engines on the Min
nesota, Dakota & Western railroad
began Monday. morning in 1nterna-
tional Falls. There was a serious
:undercurrent of opposition among
the citizens, but due to the strict or
tders of the labor leaders, there was
no demonstration.
Today is expected to mark the be-
ginning of the end Of the I. w. W.
domination in the north woods of
Minnesota A conference is schedul-
ed on the strike which has been set
for January l and on the results OF
this will depend the calling of the
strike.
Federal AGENTS in District.
More than a score of federal in
vestigating officers have been in the
north woods for the past two months
. and have accumulated much evidence
which it is thought will be used in
a general cleanup of the territory.
Federal officers denied the reports
that there was any Indication of
trouble among the l. w. W., but re-
fused to comment on the conference
scheduled. They would neither con-
firm it nor deny it, but it may be
stated authoritatively that such
conference has been called, although
no information can, be obtained as to
the location of the meeting. 5s> il: $I3szs ~:
When the first switch engine
pulled out OF; the roundhouse, the
thermometer Registered SO degrees
below zero. The yards were congest-
ed with cars of material bound in and
out of the mills Several carloads Of
paper, consigned to a Minneapolis
newspaper, were run into place for
and from there to the Twin Cities.
Other carloads of paper also were
spotted for shipment.
INDIGNANT at Sheriff.
At meeting held ten miles from
International Falls shortly after noon
a band of radical union men detiantly
announced their intention of start
ing for the town and ':breaking the
strike breakers by any means"
Saner counsel gained control and the
threatened invasion was stopped be-
fore it was hardly begun.
This is the first and only sign of
the surging undercurrent of unrest
that is just below the surface of
what appears to be an orderly town.
Much INDICATION was caused when
it became known that the sheriff
really had called for the state troops.
Sheriff H. T. Mcintosh at first firmly
denied that he had anything to do
with calling the troops. When con-
fronted with indisputable evidence,
he wilted and admitted it and today
is justifying his action by referring
to the more than two score people he
had asked to serve as deputy sheriffs
and in every instance had been re-
fused.
Probably Saved Bloodshed.
AS a matter of fact, the situation
here is very ticklish. 1t is the firm
belief of many of the local business
men that if the company of troops
had not arrived when they did last
night, there would have been serious
rioting and more than probably
bloodshed.
The same men are convinced that
it was proper to call for help, al
though they are not giving the sher-
1ff any of the credit for his action.
the Twin Cities, not one soldier had
been permitted to show himself on
the main street under arms. Also
there has been no 'censoring" of any
news dispatches or any other mes
sages that have been sent out. and
there is no interference with any at
tempt to get any statements out of
the town.
A. Johnson and J. A. Larrissey, ma
tional labor union officials in charge
of the strike of the railroad men here
in conference with General Rhinow
thanked him for the interest he had
taken in the strike.
They further declared that the
union men. in International Falls
we're more than satisfied with the at
titude of fairness General Rhinow
has adopted since his arrival.
INSPECTING RECORDS.
A. J. Linden of Pine River, state
examiner, is in Bemidji looking over