The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-10
PROTEST TROOPS
FOR COAL FIELDS
STATEWIDE STRIKE IS THREA.
TENED IF GUARDS ARE SENT
TO CARBON COUNTY
streetcar Employees Join City and
State Federation In Urging Gov.
ernor to Withdraw Soldiers
From Strike Zone

Salt discrimination that state.
wide strike Of all union workers will
be ordered If the National Guard ia
sent into Carbon county coal district ID
contained in a resolution passed by
the State Federation of Labor. The
resolution charges that the troubles
have been precipitated by mine guards.
In a similar resolution passed by
the street car mems union the attitude
OF the mining companies is heartily
condemned as an effort to discredit
the miners by making it appear that
troops are necessary. A resolution
taking a similar stand was taken BY
the Salt Lake City Federation of La.
Dor, which held that order could cas-.
lily be maintained without the use Of
troops
The resolutions of the State FEEDER
alton and the Street Car Mems un.
ion follow:
Honorable Charles R. Mabey,
Governor Of Utah.
Capitol Building, City.
Dear Sir:
lnasmuch as the troubles in Carbon
county have been fomented and pre.
cipitated entirely by mine guards and
company hirelings in an effort to dis.
credit the union miners who have
been orderly and lawabiding to a fault.
ana that this has been done for the
OBVIOUS reason of having the National
Guard sent down to do police duty for
the mining companies at the expense
OF the taxpayers of the state, the State
Federation Of Labor, therefore pro.
tests the sending Of the state troops
into the mining district, and that we
VIII recommend an attitude of down
TOOLS on the part of the workers of
the state II state troops are sent in
and martial law declared at this time
thanking you for anything you NAV
De IN position to do to see that the
miners and their families get a square
deal, remain, very truly yours,
NJ. P. BALES.
Tresioent state Federation Of Labor.
Labor Temple, City.
one hundred experienced men have
oeen recruited in Salt Lake to 20 to
Carbon county to act as deputy sher.
ms to assist Sheriff Thomas F. Kel.
ter OF Carbon county in preserving or.
der and protecting life and property
at the mines.
This action has been taken BY the
commissioners of Carbon county at tn.
suggestion Of Governor Charles r
Mabey and Lieutenant Colonel w q
williams, adjutant general of Utah
The governor. in conference with tn.
commissioners Of Carbon county. as.
serted that he would not send the
state troops into the coal fields until
the county had exhausted every re.
source in its efforts to maintain neac.
and tranquility.
Il want you commissioners To pet
busy the governor told them. ~
want you to see that those camps are
properly policed and that the lives NJ
innocent persons are protected. 30.
ice every camp in the county.
That means that we must get me-,
from outside of carbon county. for wa
cannot obtain men and deputize them
IN that section" one of the commits.
sioners told the governor. Assistance
IN obta ming competent and Responsible
men was promised the COMMISSIONER
oy Lieutenant Colonel w. G, Wn.
liams, who promised to place H.,
commissioners in touch with persons
VINO could furnish the men needed