White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-10


clear duty in premises. That there
be no misinterpretation by men on
strike or others of the states action
have wired secretary of Central La
Dor Union and have sent copy of my
wire to MIN to Ely press for publica-
tion. We are fully advised of the
influences which are attempting 10
lnislead yoa in this matter and trust
that YOU will assist us in doing that
duty which the law SO clearly i'm
poses on us both"
To F. ~ Sanford, president of the
Central Labor Union, the governor
sent the following message:
Il am in receipt of telegrame from
board of county commissioners and
from certain citizens protesting
against sending In two or more state
police officers to Ely as agents of the
superintendent of the state police on
grounds that the motives of the state
may be misinterpreted by men now
/ on strike. For your information will
state unequivocally that any state
police now in Ely or about to go
there on any existing orders will do
40 purely and simply as agents of the
superintend ent acting in his lawful
capacity of commissioner of prohibi-
tion. Inuumerable complaints from
Nye and White Pine counties regard
ing violations of prohibition act have
determined the state to assume all of
the obligations imposed on it by the
law on the police department. Not
one of the men employed on prohibi-
ton work is concerning himself with
any other situation than the enforce
ment of the prohibition act and there
are no police in Ely on any work
other than prohibition. Please make
this matter clear to your associates
in any way YOU choose
The telegram received by the gov
ernor from the chairman of the board
of county commissioners contained
copy of the resolution passed by the
board. The resolution reads:
Whereas. the attention of the
Board of County Commissioners Of
White Pine County, State of Nevada,
has been called, through the public
press of the state. to the appointment
of deputy attorneygeneral in White
Pine county, State OF Nevada, for the
purpose OF enforcing the prohibition
law of the state, and,
Whereas, 1t appears that said ac-
tion was taken at the instance and
under the instructions and orders of
the Governor, the Attorney-General.
Deputy Attorney-General and Super
intendent of State Police. and.
Whereas, The members of this
board, by virtue of their residence
and presence in the county, feel that
they are better qualified to pass
Judgment on the situation in this
county. and,
Whereas, This board, and the men,
hers thereof, have made 1t their duty
to keep fully informed of any viola
tions of the prohibition law here and
the true situation in respect thereof,
and they also fully cooperate with
and support the officers in enforce
nent Of the law. and,
Whereas, In the opinion of the
Board of County Commissioners the
action of said state officers above
named is unwarranted. uncalled for
and unjustified, by reason OF the con-
ditions of the situation existing in
this county, and,
Whereas, The Board of County
Commissioners are of the opinion
that White Pine County has been
singled out as place where the pro-
hlbition law Is not being enforced,
when IN truth and In fact conditions
in some other counties of the state,
to the personal knowledge of this
hoard, are far more serious. and,
Whereas. At this lime a general
strike has been and now Is in effect
in this district by reason whereof
three th )usand men are out of en-
ployment, and have been for more
,han a week. last past, and not even
one breach of the law has taken
rlaee, although, IL liquor was dis
POSED of in this county, as claimed
by said state Officers, various dis
orders would have occurred, and,
Whereas. The court records of this
county show that twenty-four persons
have been charged with violations OF
the prohibition law of this state. and
out of which twenty-three (23) have
been convicted, a record, we venture