Show I I GENs GANNONS REPORT I s r f II Continued from Pago 1 1 f of Hint place bill also a t soodly number I I O lIe foreigners wlio were able to under r stniid and ijioik I tho t English language In no Mniilo case did 1 find u desire other i I k thrill I to rojsumu work In the mines IT assured 11 I as-sured of protection from violence on the I 1 part of those who vro I unwilling to do + so h Ii IK trim I UK linsllslispcalclntf l portion t I I did not iilkKC any foar of violence or I I oliarso that they hnd been In any special 1 II Inmuncc thrciUenotl I nr menufed but some of them declared that umW I the oolidl l I I Ions nt thai time ixbtlnrr the filling of r unonslniss and alnrm was 50 unlvcrfljil j that they would not dare to leave I ilulr I families unprotected + vhll they thtm 1 I selves wore at work The foreigners with I I whom 1 conversed wh wero mostly Italians 1 I Ital-ians said Hint while they Yiishoil to I go I I to work they wcic 1 afraid to do no and j whoa asked ns to whether thuy I could furnish fur-nish the nan c of those t who had threatened I threat-ened I them they manifested I oiulrc nn fl I I wllHniTiiCNS to give the Inlormallon I + SHOTS HAD nEE N FIRED t I was Informed of one or two Intlanccs t I whore shot hud been llred In the dltucllon + I of the coke owns and that men had actually e I I I actu-ally been threatened with violence to I themselves and the burning of their properly t I I I prop-erly If they attempted to work but tho I Information generally 1 came In tits uncertain f uncer-tain and Inclusive way 1 have referred to 1 I I attended for u short time a largo and somewhat I noisy openair mooting of ort or-t eigners 1 which was addressed by speakers j whose language of course 1 could not I understand but It seemed to have the i effect of creating a good deal of rather l I r wild enthusiasm among the audlonce At 1 this mooting 1 had a conversation with a t I l t Mr Price who Is one of the organizers of g I I I I the particular labor union to whhli the strikers arc said to 1 belong Ilo said he a i 1 I 1 was not aware of any Instance of violence i ti I t 1 having been committed or of threats having i I I J hav-ing been aiade against any who wished I to so to work and further declared that I 1 fl J he would pcrsoially deprecate any such I if attitude us he knew from experience that 1 i I the union could only enjoy the sympathy 1 of tho public and the support of Its own j h 1 best members when it kept within thft i 1 laY lIe Insisted that such parades as I i had been held there were not Intended to I i 1 t be disorderly and that while his follow Iii ors expected to use every persuasion possible t I 1 pos-sible to gain new membership or to prevent vent the frustration of their purposes 1 1 y I they would go no farther than the law allowed I lowed J GRIEVANCES ENUMERATED 1 i I i When questioned as to the grievances + I I which had brought ubotit tho condition I II 1 I then existing he enumerated somo which he admitted did not exist In this Slate l Its r 1i i I and practically conceded that t titleshe t only d gr II I grievance was the unwillingness of the 1 r1 1 I j coal company to recoinlz the union in I spoke about having been himself stopped ri i 1 and turned back when upon n peacablc l l errand to a neighboring coal camp an Invasion In-vasion of his rights he thought n < worthy 1 or investigation as thoso charged In tho i 11 r Intimidation of the nonunion workmen lt already referred to and ho declared that t it I It might be necessary for him to obtain k the presence of a Mother Jones to sect 14 r whether si trayhalrod woman should i be treated as he had been This Mother r Tones I understand is also an organizer 1 t i It m or worker In the 1 union I Mr Price was asked whether ho did not t c know of n crowd of men two nights before i 1 < I be-fore having gone around front house to J 1 = I house thumping and hammering on doors Ii and threatening the occupants with violence 1i vio-lence If J not death If they did not stop Si I work He denied that hfc knew of any such instance M I DOW t d r f At this mooting I saw a small American p c Hug clumsily hung on a willow staff with 1 I several large black letters painted upon i I t the face and with the union down I was I i h I afterwarc Informed that this Hag had l j 1 been repeatedly l carried around the town lr In processions of the strikers who indulged i If 1 in-dulged in much shouting and In occasional + + occa-sional I discharges of llrirarms Some of i f 11 those with whom 1 afterward spoke ox 1 iI pressed the Idea that this turning of the flag upsidedown was more through Ignorance II Ig-norance than Intention others however sit Insisted that t It was intended for an ex II i I prosslon of contempt Dining the day of I tag my visit there was no parade although 1 I was assured they had been of dally occurrence t f oc-currence up to that time 11 I AT SUXNY3IDE I I I3l r i T then proceeded to Sunnyside reaching i + there about dark and had conversations I r not only with a number of officials and exofficials of the place but also with lii employees of tho coal cmpany who rc s i1 ported throats which had been personally I c made against tlium Avery threatening I i 4 j and Insulting letter was handed to ma by a the men to whom it was addressed and I P A I was Informed of letters of similar character t1 j 1 char-acter which others had received 1 t Several witnesses testified to the effect t i that friends had brought them word that unless they ceased world they would wish r fi j I they had In one Instance man testified I j testi-fied that ha had been hot at In the night t I i at least the bullet struck a few feet from a r 1 him Another staled that In a store he 1 t t had heard a number of strikers declare r that if any attempts were made to evict f them from the IIOUKCH they were occupy J I ti I i ing they would resort to the match One 1 r I of the deputy sheriffs clahicd to have m rf 1 I heard a great deal of shooting = In the direction r I r l di-rection of the coke ovens and upon Investigation 1 t J I In-vestigation found loopholes In the rear of i g I some of the tcnthonscs occupied by strlk ere and from which they believed tho qgj tl j shooting to have been done I Il t ARRESTS HAD 33EEX MADE 1 h alt r 1 In a few casesarrests had been made 1 of violators of tho peace but here as at r 7t Castle Gate It siemed difficult to obtain c dflinltc information as to who tho of I it I fenders In any of those rases were and m It I so far as tho foreigners were concerned fir i I they absolutely refused to tell from whom I I the threats came Meetings were held so 1b I I was Informed almost dally of those who I f had quit their employment and were try i Ing to Induce others to do likewise but t1 a I at which meetings none but sympathizers 1 were allowed to bo present I It was thought by some of thc officers m of the county as well as of tho coal t I company that tho situation might lii rI prove by the beginning of the week but t i the number of men at work had been i Ik I steadily decreasing and before I had fin f I I ished my investigations there was evi dence enough f to show that the following t It 1 j morning i the reduction would be still Itf greater Not only were men refraining a 1 I from Work because as they said they 1 f h I were afraid to go but others from the outside who had been employed had ex a pressed themselves as not daring to come fliu when they had been informed of the sit i uation r i i n 1 I PROTECTED BY DEPUTIES We were shown two I or three houses i where number of men ranging from live + to twelve In JL body e i were at their own I rejucst being protected by deputies from o I violence which thpy feared and even with it j o I this protection tliu t largest body I visited I I ilcclarcd their unwillingness to go to work 1 the next nornlm unless they could bo K t 1 4 I axsurcd of absolute protection Various t g J psutmites were made by those with whom r r I I Ipd an to the number who are actu r n + ally I being deterred r from working by femur r I Jh i mojjt conservative I think was that I I j I probably liX men were Idle 1 who duslrud < < i to work and except for fear of persona in t jury would be at work ii OUTLOOK AT WINTER QUA11T13RS u From I tills point 1 proceeded to Winter t i Quarters where a large number of slur j 1 i I seas at least llfty I should think were i jssombled to give me such Information as r I i I might require so far a8 was In their t + power I hose wen I In same canes busl 1 I hems men In others employees of the coal I 01 pall and ropmwnllng various na 1 l4 tionalities At this time there had been U no trouble l at cither Clour Creole or Win + i er Quarters where the mines are but F I It was expected mitt a result of a meeting If lold by 1 ono uf tho organizers earlier this same evening i It seems thai during the day a commit rg I vtia gt tllimse a tee of the miners thomficlves I had been 11 11 appointed to canvass the camps and au I I ii I jcrtnln tho fouling of tho workmen as i 1 10 whether they denim to quit work or rs thIn siir and aH to whithcr they had any + rrlewmcea company against the coal company i I Each of these commltlceH by Us Bpokoe 1 nian made a report to mo of bin inquiry + tf i Nearly all of then aid that I they had Keen m ilmost every workman i In their districts tm II j1tjy Some said they ul 1 amen and talked to I every slnglo prnion There was entlro unanimity In their report which was that they had m > grfovunceii ayalnst the coal I company and desired ti continue their work and they did not wish to be coerced Into joining any union nut II a I condition should arise such at existed fin Caallo Gaio and Sunnj chili they would not dare to go Into tho mines CITIZENS ALLIANCE An organisation known us the Citizens Alliance seemed to have a great deal oC strength In tho ScoJ old Winter Quarters ml Clear Creek districts liavln Uiui > Its rolls the names of nearly COO men and I expressed l surprise that In a district where the possible strikers would seem to be so far outnumbered bv ihnso who did not wish to strike there jhonld he any fear on llni part of Limy Inner from thou former I was an wcTid that it was net onlj the fear on the part of the mine workora of violence tu tlwir families and perhaps to their properly while they I wirt it work but that they also anticipated and it hart boon promised that 00 or ICO strikers from Castle Gatt Intended lo n arch over to Winter Quarters stay there and pnrado sad hold meetings until the mines thero should muse be closed down WAS GttEAT DANGER ThC spokesman for the cnnimlltoo that had visit 1 od the Finn miners said thai l In tho district which Ill had visited hardly a man would dare to go to work If I not assured of protection The Englishspiak tug representatives expressed the I aamo vlevs and declared that t while their greatest t great-est anxiety was na to their families who would have to be left alone while they were at work here was great danger to themselves who being far underground were mote or less at the mercy of tho eon e-on the surface who could if possessing I force enough easily wreck the sources I of ogress Interfere with the fans or other I appliances used l for supplying air or in some other way greatly Imperil their lives There was a deep earnestness about the men who made these declarations fort for-t i m and their t coworkmen which very iinch Impressed me find J was satisfied sat-isfied In my own mind that they were very much concerned last the aid which they felt should bo given might be I with helil until they would have to lose their employment for the winter through the closing down of mho I mine Their interest In the matter was evident from the fact that they iimi > faun Ilinln canes fsimifi of ilium several = miles i distant to meet me after lli oclock at night and It was nearly U a in when our meeting adjourned AMPLE TESTIMONY I was furnished ample testimony as to tho fact that I some ot the signers of the Citizens I Alliance agicement had through fear allied themselves with the other faction fac-tion The case was cited of one who until un-til the union had been Inaugurated in this County had been prominent In advising his fellowcountrymen not to be led away by organizers or agitators and who when the agitation began Wits confronted by some of the organizers I with some of his own statements accompanied by the significant sig-nificant advice that I he had bettor keep still or he would be fixed The advice was so suggestive thai I he not only kept still so far as other talk was concerned but became vicepresident of one of the lirst unions organized In the county Ho told all this to a 1 friend of many years standing who repeated 1 it to mo Wo returned to Salt Lake City on tho morning of Monday November 23rd and the preparation of this written report was begun that day but through order Issued Is-sued from the office of tIll AdjutantGen Oral lecjulrlng sly presence and services In Carbon county 1 have been unable to complete It until this time OHSERVATiONS SUMMED UPI UP-I may sum up oars observations as follows fol-lows Very few actual outrages have been committed so fill as 1 could learn theic had been much marching accompanied accom-panied 1 by L more or ICES I disorder I I m with I some uiscnarginj w muiirnia under circumstances cir-cumstances which suggest that It was intended in-tended for intimidation there was the burning o a railroad car at Sunnyslde which was believed lo be caused through incendiarism as two men were seen to run away from the spot as the llunes began be-gan to leap over tae woodwork but In the darkness they could not be recognized or apprehended 1 there has been II vast amount of actual I threatening and thoroughly thor-oughly succcsuiful Intimidation and there exists beyond question a feeling of great fear for personal safety In the minds of hundreds of men who wlul to work but daio not do so The situation all in nil I regard as extremely ex-tremely strained I believe It will grow worse unless promptly relieved and I submit that confidence would be much strengthened and the feeling of safety and stability restored if the rcquost of the Sheriff which I found to ho backed up very generally by almost all tho Kngllsh apeiiklng people that 1 met namely the sending of troops Into some portions of the county could bu compiled with The coal company had at the time of my visit about 150 men employed as deputy dep-uty sheriffs to protect its property and to give such protection as they could lo its employees but the feeling was general that the power of the State as represented In Its uniformed and organized troops would inspire much more respect In tho minds of those who were Inclined to be disorderly or riotous as well as n greater measure of confidence In till minds of those who wish to he lawabiding but do not feel entirely safe under the protection pro-tection which they are now receiving In this view I have to say that I concur I have the honor sir to be your most i obedient servant obedientservantJOFIN Q CANNON I BrigadierGeneral X G U |