Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-02 | Page 1 | Arrest of Leader in Strike Hinted

ARREST OF LEADER I I. I I IN STRIKE HINTED I IOnly Only Woodsmen Have I Quit J Jobs De Declares Delares tares I Super Superintendent I thy Hr I Ir to 10 The VIRGINIA Minn MInu Jan 1 l II If q GilmOre Gil- Gil 1 mOre superintendent lent nt of tim tho tho logging of ot i th w n. n Rainy l T. T v f o f tj i Lake D 1 e company com an n i s c o n Alinn where labor troubles developed yesterday yes yes- es among woodsmen said Id toda today that bo lie does loes not believe that more than or ISO of the men en employed em eni- II by h the company In Inthe the seventeen seven seven- teen tech camps in that section have gone on a strike The report that the striking woodsmen woodSmen woods woodS- oo men are arc arme armed with revolvers is de declared declared de- de the have their thell dared untrue though they axes axes- There arc are twenty eight special t deputy deput sheriffs In that R section n now w wan an and tho the company compan believes hElk It can handle the situation Jack Beaton Industrial lal Worker 1 of the the World organizer who took part partIn partIn In lii the tho Colorado strike arid and who has figured prominently in tIme the labor troubles troubles trou trou- bles les here here ha has been ordered 1 to get out of ot Virginia Vit-ginia inside inside- of tw twenty four hours it was rel reported He ue is said to have haye declared ho bo would not go Inside o of a n. week If It ho is arrested as threatened threat mcd It is expected d this will bring matters to a climax here