Show LARGEST STRIKE IN HISTORY OF STATE S1 ATE Winter Quarters Trouble Only One That Even Approached It in Magnitude In point of numbers the tho Bingham strike Is Js l h by far tho largest cst In tho history history his his- tor tory of tho the state Utah has been particularly particularly par par- fortunate in that but few tew strikes that assumed any proportion have havo be been n recorded But has the national guard been called out to assist In maintaining maintaining- order That occurred during the strike at the four tour camps of oC the tho Utah Fuel company In Carbon county count when hen 2500 men went out In Castle Gate and Sunnyside in November November Novem Novem- ber 1903 Though there thero was as considerable consider consider- able ablA disorder the thc ml militia lit la was waB not re required required ro- ro to fire upon the tho strikers strIker The Tho Utah Light Power company's company men mon walked out In Jn April 1907 While the tho strike was waG attended by some disorder disorder disorder dis dis- dis- dis order the police and ond county officials were able to cope copo with tho the situation In 1911 HIll tho orth strike was wan called but ended without serious disorders dis din orders During the Winter Quarters strike in November 1903 tho the state board of ot labor conciliation and arbitration at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to use Its good offices to bring about a settlement Tho The Utah Fuel company accepted arbitration on every point at Issue except the re recognition rog- rog og- og of ot tho the unions Sheriff Hyrum Wilcox called upon tho the Governor for Cor assistance November 22 and General John Q Cannon was sent to Carbon county to Investigate and report upon tho the situation In ac accordance accordance ac- ac with General Cannons Cannon's report Governor Wells called out the entire state guard November 2 24 J. J A. A was the lieutenant colonel commanding the national notional guard Captain F. F S. S Munn adjutant Sam C. C Porter quartermaster L. L S. S Hayward major of 01 tho the first battalion W. W T. T Denn major of ot the second battalion John Mitchell head of ot the United Mine Workers of ot the ther World r came to Utah to assist In settling Fettling the tho difficulty Before tho the strikers could be subdued It was necessary to evict them from the property of or the tho coal company The eviction order created great Indignation among amon strikers but was waa Instrumental In ending ending- the affair |