The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-11

troops guarded the state line with the
intention of preventing the strikers
from returning to Gallup at the close
of the meeting, but the huge masses
of miners prevented them from at
tempting this, and they returned to
Gallup. Martial law forbids the gath
ering of more than three people in
a group.
Additional forces, sent in here to
aid the work of the strike, were held
by the troopers in the union Office
and not permitted TO leave. A permit
for meeting was secured from Brig
adler General Woods, who instructed
the miners committee that they could
meet but could not make "inhamma-
tory" speeches. At the meeting,
Martha Roberts announced that the
union was going to demand a defini-
ton of the word infiammatory, before
they spoke. An editorial in the Albu-.
querque Journal, flaying the mayor
for his strikebreaking activity in
sending in the troops, was read in
stead. The meeting was then ad-
journed and a picnic of the miners
took place at the Red Rock Cave late
that afternoon. One of the miners
brought can of paint and in huge
letters painted across the cave the
words National Miners Union, Aug.
%, 1888" This is the date the strike
was called.
The meeting was addressed by Pat
Toohey, member of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee OF the National
Miners Union; H. Allander, represen-
tative of the youth section of the
union; A. Mccormick, member of the
Building Trades Council of Denver,
and other speakers. The spirit Of the
meeting ran high. The miners de-
termined to resume their picket lines,
which had been dispersed at the
point of bayonets by the National
Guard. The miners are still 100 per
cent out. None Of the mines have
been able to work.
The next day another permit was
secured for meeting in Gallup. At
this time a definition was obtained of
what the general meant by the word
"infiammatory." The definition In
cluded clause which stated that
ANY attack on the constituted au-
thority' would be considered a
breach. This meant that the speakers
were to be prohibited from exposing
the strike-breaking activity of Cover
nor Seligman. The speakers refused
to do this, and defied the guard.
During the course of the speeches.
the troops began mobbing up and
getting clubs. A guard Of 20 workers
prevented them from getting at the
speakers.
The miners have displayed q mar
velous spirit through it all. However.
the relief situation is becoming quite
serious. Unless help is Forthcoming
at once, the miners will be forced
back to work by hunger. The miners
are waging battle against the op-
orators who are notorious open
shoppers" Strikes before have all
been lost. 1t is evident that this
strike is pressing the operators hard.
Every effort is being made to break
the strike. Tt is almost a certainty
that the miners will win If given suf-
flcient backing. Send all funds to
Box 218, Gallup, New Mexico.
AAio OilleSd MILE WOrkerS is carry
ing on a scabbing campaign, calling
on the miners to go back to work,
with the threat of expulsion from
the union.
General Woods of the National
Guard has given permit for the
Gallup Chamber of Commerce to
hold a meeting to take up the ques-
ton of cutting of of relief to the
striking miners of Gallup.