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Show URGE SITS OF MEN REPORT ST THIS Conditions in Butte Said to Be Much Improved Since Martial Law Was Declared GUARDS ARE READY FOR EXTENDED STAY Great Camp Is Getting Back to Normal and No Disturbances Are Reported BLTTE Mont Sept 5 A move ment to mpea h Mayor Lewis J Dan can of B tte and Sheriff Timothy Dns coll of S lver Bow county was naugu rated here ton ght when Major Dan J Donohue commander of the militia ma ntainuig martial law gave citizens permission to ha e the district court opened long enough to file a petition The pet t on addressed to Jrfdge J J Lynch and s gned by twelve citizens asks that a grand "jury be called to m est gate all off ces n the city and count and part ularly Mayor Duncan and Sheriff Dr coll It recites tha when mart 41 law shall ha e term natea and troops with drawn there will be a rev al of appre-hens appre-hens on and d strust so long as the major and sher ff are allowed to oc tupy their po tiona The pet t oners ask the removal of the mayor and sheritf i the e denee obtained by the grand jury warrants City QuietJig Down Butte s fourth da under martial lan because of troubles in labor union fact ons jvas quiet and ex traordinarily large sh f ts of men reported tor work at the mines The national uarasmen of Montana set tied down for a long stav by decorating the Silver Bow county courthouse which is used as the barra ks with flag' and in be i fitted out w th new shoe3 and underclothing bhower baths were installed. Many of the milit amen believe they will be here for two months at least, until after the Novem i ber elect on. ao arrest9 were maile and William Budelier previously arrest I ed anrd charged with aiding m deport ng men who retused to join the Butte Mine Workers union, was released Major D J Donohue refused the re quest of salooumen that saloons be pe nutted to open a part of the day The military commission as o gan ized to try military prisoners char ed with felonies The eomm ss on will be gin hearing evidence Mondav fhe mines w 11 be closed co norrow and Mondav because of the Labor ay celebration wh eh w 11 be held n a r ark several miles from the city There w 11 be no parade of tlfe un on5 Clerks Are Imported The advent of the milit a n Bu te has taken the male populat op 1 n son e of the smaller townB in the state At Choteau no oung men were left an 1 clerks had to be imported to keep tuc stores open t Val er only three m u are left Even the major of al e s aiding n keep ng peace n Butte Condit ons wh ch led up to the pr s cnt s tuat on are of long stan I o It has been charged that the etsern h eration of M ners when n control dom neer ng and tht offa crs of tie Butte local ru ei w th an ron band Kt cord ng to e den e ar ouslj g en men were pub! cly kidnaped and de ported often a tc. ha a" been beaten and slugge 1 The un on m ners were male to pay ea y assessment and many reporte 1 that the were g en no 0 cc n runn n" the lo al Th s cond t on el p to a e olt with the un on anl afte tvo r o s n wh h dvnarr e was 1 w tl fatal resu ts a rew u o knov n a? he B tte Miners n on naff at 1 v th aDy other labor bod was organized Jor three years before the revolt In luetnal Workers of the World spoke Dightlv on the streets preaching dj reet act on the tak ng of the mines for the r own benefit and attacks on ap tal Dur ng the r ots no arrests were n a le and no attempt was maie by the local pol ee or shcr ff to quell the sturbance Sabotage Advocated Certa n off cers of the Butte m ne workers un on advocated sabotage at the un oo meet ngs and after the new un on bal obta red a membership of aboit 9) I er cnt f the m ners n BnttP a it r sd etion omm ttee was o n! to enfor e a un ou r le that no nan not a me ber of the new uu on 0 1 1 work m the m nes Thp Wpstern I er'crat on of M ners however st 11 loll contra t t supplv the m nes w th workers At no t m lur n" the troubles have he employ ng compan es le n n ol I the men not obje ting to the wage scale r work ng ond t ons Opponents of the lurslicton om m ttec say that t forpied tself nto a cportat on comm ttee an I leported en who ref sed to o u tin: new n on 1 he new moo gave out new regula t ons fo mm ng wh ch conta ne 1 rad eal changes from the rules of the com panies. The union war caused a slump in the copper market and many men were laid off These men led bv Industrial Workers of the World leaders began to speak openly on the streets of seizing warehouses containing food and neces sanes of life Many advocated the use of dynamite Open Threats Made At a recent meet ng of the new union esponding to a request as to how many men were armed almost every man stood up As soon as the men took their seats one man stood up and holding a match in his hand, said that a. match was far more effective than a gun in obtain ng the men their rights The threats of some of the miners spread about the city and at the SJ ver Bow club the leading soc al and bus ness organization of the 4 ty a pro tect e guard was fonnc Rifles were taken to the building and at night lead ng bi.s ness men took their turns at stand ng guard to respond to calls of c t zens r the r homes or business places were attacked One n ght last week sixty representa t ve c t zens went to Helena and appealed ap-pealed to To ernor S Stewart to send the m 1 t a to Butte because of ond t ons The also asked the gover nor to keep news of their request quiet unt 1 thev had t me to return to Butte to be rea Iv to protect the r propert in e ent an outbrea houfd follow when the n ws of the r s t reached B tte The m i t a was sent and since then the n ners have workel at almost full canac tj the saloons have been closed an no d turbances ha e resulted V ne men onnerted w tb the new union are anl arrest anl the pres dent v ce rres dent and two other men are fugi e |