Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-22
JAIL FILLED;
STATECUARDS
MAY Be USED
Commissioners Urge
Mobilization of Col
orado National Mil
itary Guard

WALSENBURG. Colo, Oct. ga
Fl-Embattled women, leading
group Of male /. w. w. strike pick
cts, hurled stones and other missiles
az guards Of the Ideal mine of the
Colorado Fuel e. Iron company near
here today.
The women taunted the guards TO
start something" as they directed
their volleys. The men ,pickets re-
mained in their automobiles while
the women took the offensive. Ten
OF the women and thirty men were
arrested and brought here.
NO action was taken BY the mine
guards. The pickets peaceably sub
mltted 70 arrest BY Sheriff Henry
Capps Of Huerfano county.
Capps said the women would ba
released sometime today but that the
men would be held.
Windows were kicked out OF the
county jail by pickets who have been
IN custody since yesterday when they
saw those rounded up today ap-
proaching.
Sing Solidarity"
All Joined in singing Solidarity"
ana A. " w. song, which has been
made the battle hymn of the strike
called by the organization in the
Colorado coal fields.
with the county Jail in the base-
ment Of the court house, filled with
pickets arrested prior today, the
group from the Ideal mine was
placed under guard in the district
court room.
Coal mining operations i'm this
district were virtually at n stand
still. Three mines were running.
but with greatly depleted forces.
Inc remainder OF the 20 mines i'm
huerfano county remained idle.
operators had planned 20 attempt
70 resume work today but the ac-
tion Of the board of county COM
missioners in limiting the number Of
special deputy sheriffs that might
De employed to stop picketing caused
them 70 change their minds.
Advocate Militia
DENVER, Colo. Oct. z2.-lF,-
Mobilization OF the Colorado Ma.
tional Guard for patrol duty IN the
statewide coal strike today BY IN
dustrial Workers OF the World, was
advocated today by the Huerfano
county commissioners.
The commissioners came here "a
present their plea for mobilization
Of the guard TO the governor today,
after an arrest OF more than 100
men and women pickets failed 70
stop ]. W. VI. activities IN southern
Colorado where the strikers have
concentrated their campaign for
higher wages and shorter hours.
Opposition TO the use OF troops
was voiced by George NJ Taylor ~
the state industrial commission. He
was. supported by A. @. Watts OF
Utah, representing coal operators In
the WalsenburR area where |. w. wv.
leaders established headquarters.
Watts conferred with Governor
Adams last night but declined TO
comment pending a general confer
ence 70 which the commissioners
have been invited.
Jails Filled
Meanwhile wives Of strikers led by
IL women who were released after
their arrest yesterday led "a cam
paign to extend what they termed
peaceful picketing OF mines today.
Arrest Of more than sixty picketB
at Walsenburg filled the Jail and
caused county authorities TO express
doubt that sufficient funds were
available TO provide enough special
officers 70 patrol mine properties.
Confinement Of the men for an
indefinite period brought a demon
strAtion from the women who left
the court house singing their battle
song Solidarity" after they led the
men prisoners in lusty songfest. The
women declared they would conduct
a house 20 house campaign 70 place
the wives Of all strikers In the picket
lines.