Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-24 | Page 5 | Strikers Move on Illinois Coal Fields

Strikers Move on Illinois Coal Fields UJ Br UT Ai e Pun Press STAUNTON N III Ill ml Aug 24 A 24 A motor caravan four miles long carrying striking miners left here today for tor foran forn toran an n invasion of the southern Illinois coal oal fields field where they will attempt to o dissuade their fellow miners from working under the new 5 wage scale ale Mine leaders prophesied the protest protest pro- pro test est march would be the largest labor march arch In the history of the country They hey estimated that at least lout persons arsons would be in the line of ot march before they camped tonight at Dowell owell When word came from tram Franklin county that authorities would not permit the dissenting miners to enten enter en en- ten ter the strike leaders said r. r Its aUa alla all aU a bluff Christian county officials said Id the same thing l last t week when we e marched on Taylorville They r withdrew tn their Ir guards didn't they Franklin county will do the same In line with orders that no arms would be permitted among marchers leaders In m charge of local contingents contingent searched the automobiles They said sale they found no arms anns Intoxicants also were bann d. d The big push was conducted along military lines with two thirty sergeants in charge of preserving preserving pre pre- serving order MANY DRIVE ALL NIGHT Many of the strikers had driven part of the night to be at Staunton at atthe atthe the he start starl They were met south sout of the hc city elty by other cars from the east cast ern era part of the state At Belleville men assembled this morning to go to the southern Illinois fields field but bul transportation could be found for only 1500 They were to join the main body of men from Staunton at Mascoutah Approximately of ot the diggers were from Springfield IlL where they hey had gathered this morning for foran foran foran an organization meeting in a parkA park A contingent of men was here from Pana Pan a each carrying food for lor a week and an American flag The caravan was equipped with a fIrst aid outfit to care for those who might become ill or or Injured Women's auxiliary groups carried the food and will supervise the feeding of ot the marchers Most of the groups carried food tood enough for four days but they said aid they could stay longer if sary ary CARNIVAL SPIRIT REIGNS A carnival spirit preva prevailed among the he marchers Little Cigar the ItalIan lad who kept the picket line linein linein linen in n Christian county in good spirits with his accordian music pumped away at his instrument early today entertaining the crowds crowd Blankets and bedding protruded from rom the automobiles at all corners At the first nights night's camp the men will stay in the city park at Dowell Dowel which they were given permission to use They will sleep in the cars and nd on the ground Strike leaders leader were of ot the opinion the tie objective of the march could be attaIned in three days at the most At the end of ot that time they said they expected to have the mines closed In n Franklin and Williamson counties Were going down there by invitation tion Uon they sal said and they're in sym sym- pathy athy with u us I