Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-14 | Page 8 | County Armed Against Strike 'Shock Troops'

COUNTY ARMED AGAINST STRIKE SHOCK TROOPS TROOPS' Newly Formed Mine Force Threatens to Invade J Illinois Collieries o. o Br BI Associated Tress BENTON ENTON Ill III Sept 14 FranklIn 14 Franklin county was under tinder arms anns ng again in toda today Sheriff Bro Broiling Robinsons Robinson's army of ot special cial dc deputies uti was standing guard on all Ill highways entering the county prepared to resist efforts of shock troops of the Progressive Miners of America a newly formed union to enter the county in an In cf of fort lort to dissuade members member of the United Mine Workers of America from working at the reduced wage scale The shock troops were reported last Jut night t to be under way from Gill Gillespie Gil Gil- l lespie lespie- spie intent on a drive against three counties FranklIn counties Franklin Perry and St St. Cl Clair lr Perry county officials have announced an pounced no attempt would be bo made to prevent peaceful picketing g of 01 mines there But Sheriff Robinson sheriffs once before before before be be- S whose OO deputy fore prevented invasion of Franklin county by striking miners announced an not coming into I Franklin county Officials of ot the Progressive Miners of America who shrouded the movements movements move move- ments ment of the shock troops in secrecy se sc crecy said the advancing ng miners whose number was not revealed had been cn instructed to first attempt peaceful entry into the three coun coun- tf ties When the striking miners who tate late withdrew from the United Mine MineWorkers MineWorkers MineWorkers Workers of Americas America and organized the new union were repulsed in their previous effort to enter Franklin county they threatened to return Leaders at the time said a second Invasion would be conducted along different lines Last night in an announcing n. n flouncing that the long expected second second sec see ond cod invasion in was under way they i indicated ic ted the men were traveling in small groups The ill fated first expedition was estimated to have had memo mem bers hers Officials of or the new union which has headquarters at G Gillespie ie refused all aU information pertaining to tottie the whereabouts of the expeditionary expedition expedition- sr ary ry force other tha than to say it was under w way y