The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24

cago, to work the mine. I visited
| the mine and was met by men with
guns. They said Lester was not
| there when / asked for him and
| told mo that the sooner I left the
better satisfied thcy would be. Nat
urally, | left,
Pat on Strike Breakers.
! Later on other officers OF the
miners called at the mine In tho
| hope OF reaching an amicablc nd-
! justmout, hut were told TO leave
/ on June 2i. tho mine actually bc-
gan production of coal with nom
union strike breakers. a group of
miners went TO the mine Tor n con-
! ference aud to urge the strike
| breakers 10 leave, but the miners
we're grcotad with machine gun fire.
Two miners we're Killed. All the
miners tn this community resented
this and the feeling was 40 intense
that they arose en- mHssc, marched
ON the mine and demanded that op.
oratiOns cease Immediately. This
request was refused and they were
ordered away During the night
md the next morning, miners in
couscd over the two dcnd comrades.
rushed the mine. captured II and
the men marched them down the
road with the result that 20 10 20
wore Killed. Previous 10 tho dis
orders tho armed guards NJ this
mine acted TN q high-handed man
.uor. They stopped people on tho
public highway and searched them.
They refused 70 let anyone come
ltar the place. They lutultcd wom-
ou. and as result the farmers ~
tho community bccIm" iuc'ngod No
man here was willing 20 stand for
such action by these strike break |
ers"
Mr. willis insisted that John L. |
Lewis telegram that tho imported /
men should be trehtcd ms common |
strike breakers" ala not incito the .
trouble lie refused 10 discuss the |
Lewis telegram. saying that those /
received here came from Frank F.
Harrington. It was understood that |
hc made this statement because ~ |
Hntlpnthy 10 Lewis. whom he does |
not mention whom discussing mine |
unions.
Lays II on Citizens.
James Richie. another union Off !
ciaI. said that the attack on the mine |
was mostly by citizens ~ the com |
munlty who were not miners and |
who were incenscd over tho actions |
OF the guards.
Colonel Hunters statement TO the |
reporters said
"On June II. we noticed news.
paper stories that trouble was OK |
pectcd here. We called states At |
torney j.. l.. Duty here and he said |
the situation ala not look favorable !
Informed him I would come To- 1
Marion with Major Davis and asked |
him TO arrange for a conference |
with mine owners, miners and local |
officials.
when I got TO Marion Sheriff |
Thaxton said the mine was under |
guards and that there would be |
trouble.
He said he dld not want troops
and that he had made no special nr- |
rangcments 10 handle trouble but |
that he was sure his office could |
take care OF any emergency. lie told |
me OF several instances Of citlzcns |
being held up and searched by the |
guards. lie said he and |
Mr.. Duty and the mayor OF Marion |
had been halted In this wny but that |
when the guards took him TO Super |
intendent G. X McDnwoli Of the |
mine, Mcdowell agreed to disarm |
the guards.
~ drove TO tho mine and was later |
held 10y four guards, two armed. but |
not until was off the highway lead |
lilE ~ Nuns property tblN hlIs |
Mcdowell that feeling was high and |
that he should close tho mine. Hc |
said his company planned to opcr- |
ate. Later | saw Mr.. Lester and
urged him to close, hut he said no
would run the mine. Ho said he had
armed 22 guards which were nee
essary. IN accordance with the
clause In his insurance contract and
that he did not expect trouble
enough to force n shutdown
Colonel Hunter then told OF num-
erous other conferences with local
officials In each OF which they in
sisted that troops were not needed
and that they could handle the cit
uation. 1o said that when he was
at the mine. he saw several rifles
there, although the men did not
seem TO carry arms.
"On the Tuesday before the fight"
he continued. 81 was informed that
500 miners Ind gathered near Her
rim In an indignation meeting. !
again asked the local authorities II
they wanted troops and again they
insisted they could handle the sit
uation. Then we informed citi-
2ens' committee In Marion to try to
effect a truce.
County Officers Confident.
The next day was told that
many miners were gathering near
iIerrln and that they had raiaea
three hardware stores there for
arms and 5000 rounds of ammuni-
tion. l tried To reach the sheriff,
but was told that he had gone 20
the scene of reported trouble near
Carbondale. ] asked his deputy II
he knew OF any special prepara-
lions for such situation as the one
confronting us and he said mo- but
that the sheriffs office would han
die the affair.
~ asked the deputy TO have the