Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 4 | Eight Strikers Killed in Fight

EIGHT STRIKERS KILLED IN FIT BOGOTA Colombia Dec 7 AP The The newspaper said today that eight strikers had been killed and several wounded in a clash with soldiers rs attempting to restore order in the Santu Santa Marta banana region A state stale of siege has been decreed in the region legion and General Carlos Curtes Cortes Vargas nas been appointed C civil and military commander The he newspaper un l Munda a Al AI DIa Dla said that the minister of war confirmed reports that had been killed but added that lack of telegraphic communication within the area made it difficult to obtain details The executives of several labor bodies conferred with the minister of industries in an effort to arrange a peaceful settlement Jefferson Caffery United States minister said that he had received ted no particular instructions from Washington n regarding the disturbances disturbances disturbances disturb disturb- ances but w was as convinced that the Colombian government go was making every effort to restore order and that it would protect t the tle interests pt of American citizens