Show I I I I I I RECITAL OF THE CARBON COUNTY STRIKE STRIKE I Among the estimated needs or of the Ct state To by the state nu au auditor is a deficiency appropriation amounting to to cover the ex cx of af the national guard of Utah In car Carbon bon coun l the latter part of and of 1904 In Inder or order t der thit y O tima maS the better hetter under understand understand stand the this deficit u a brief account account trouble and nd it its I causes I here Early Barb in November 1903 i it became apparent that was arising among the coal miers or of Carbon coun count county t ty where the important coal coalmines coalmines mines of the stat are located I It soon oon developed that general strike among these miners was wa to be ordered mid to be extended as T a as the influence or agitators c cId Id be carried The I I purse purpose of this was wa to secure I or of cerain certain grievances held I II agaInst the coran company operating the mines The len it was car tied Into involved the min miners rs working in an all the large mines in that beauty The chief principle principle at I stake in the contention between the I miners and the I seems to toha I ha have e been the r refusal on the part ot Of the operators to the miners I union r The members ort ls union reported the commencement of the that th f vere being interfered I with lY by ared armed whom they sup I rosed to be g es of the coal corn com compan pan pany 4 J t s sheriffs Inquiry Into this from the sher sherIf If itt of of the statement en b by the attorney and oth other er prominent in official and civil circles that at mits were being made by the striking and thEir their 5 nyui to intimidate the miners who refused to join in the strike and to I prevent the them froni C their I ork This intimidation according to to the sheriffs report consisted In the I use of threats of violence and In ac actual actual assaults jI stated that he had made several arrest and had in other I ways attempted to ta te the peace but his resources were exhausted and he fel felt it hIs duty to cal call on the gov governor governor of the st state t for tor assistance In quelling the tr trouble uble Reports came from other sources confirming the statements of thE the sherif sheriff but no aton atonI action was t taken ken b by the chief executive for tm time in tle hope that the lo loal al I authorities would woul sti still be able to cope I wih With the s situation But the trouble pe peI e came each da day more serious and it wal wag soon soon apparent tIia tha official acton action have tob to be taken I Ordered Out Out Accordingly t officer of the at al guar guard was sent by the governor to toI Investigate the trouble and make rec As 1 it resul result of his in and of evIdence coming from other sources it was decided that the trouble was serious enough to de demand demand mand Immediate on the part of oC tre sate But before final steps were ta taken en conferences were held b by the wih with members of the legisla ture tate officials and other J citizens The sen sense e or of this conference wa vas that in view of the reports pre I seated further delay would be dan dangerous dangerous that the situation should be met at once and that the they wih with other citizens of the state would share the responsibility with the gov governor governor In accordance wih with this advice and with the facts presented the go gov governor r to the national guard to proceed to Carbon county and quel quell The rh troops were kept In the fel field sl six t 4 days In an all hut but as man many as could le e were sen as long before beCore the tome time as possible Fortunately no n bloodshed resulted from the truble There no noU dS s on hand for tle the to us In meeting the ex cx expenses j or of this uS expedition Acc a loan was n negotiated Got wih with the Naton 01 al Fark bank cf cf Now New York for due in ono one year with Interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum The disbursement of this amount Is seated dented by proper vouchers approved by the state board Of f examiners and cli n fe me In the office of the state auditor The si months Interest on this note has been paid out or of the national atonal gard guard fund The note wih with interest for tIie second six months amounting In Inan an all to wJ wIll be due due on Jan 25 1905 1005 I recommend that a special zip ap be made at once to cover this indebtedness t tI I am pf of the opinion that a a fund should be placed at the disposal of the governor to be used In case of oC riot at insurrection To g give ve the vern r power to can call out the state c n and not provide him Wh leh to meet th incurred tsan is an in inconsistent sar rd l consistent leses and la d to some em i 1 |