Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-11-12 | Page 3 | Coal Mines Are Taken by State

C Al' Al MIN I AR AE T I oY Of STATE TAl i pov Gov Lynn Lynn- J. J Frazier of r North forth orth Dakota Orders 1 Drastic Action That I t I e. e May a Be e Ended BWl E N NN NI T D Nov 12 1211 12 Lynn J. J Frazier ler pail today c. c I rc martial Iann law Ian lawi n III i tJ e. e mining dl districts of N North yak to ta and announced ced he lie would lake takeover V- V Vr r tl the tle lignite coal mines of th the s ate ate te which Have been closed for seve l Qa's by a astrike strike of miners In In proclamation the governor or- or Adjutant tant General Frazer to asuma as- as Um luma uma charge of the mining industry f the th State to see to it that the mines vere were opened at once and that the peole peole peo- peo le Ie of ot the tire state are supplied with coalLa coal is La soon as possible ARRESTS ORDERED All All AU pei persons son interfering interfering- with in the mines mites are an are to be arrested arrested arrested ar ar- rested and kept under gU guard Id until the operators and miners reach an agreement agreement agree airee- ment in their dl dispute Adjutant General Frazer was In Instructed Instructed instructed In- In to call all aU male per persons ons of t the e estate state between the ages of 18 and 45 who ho are deemed necessary to to control the situation and out oui the provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the proclamation MINERS STUBBORN Word Vord reached the the Capital lato last night that the miners would not return re return return re- re turn to work although the strike had been officially called off oft by their national national national na na- officers but that they wey would return re return return re- re turn to work worl un under er the orders of Governor Governor Gov- Gov Frazier The soldiers will wl not work worl in the mines but will give minors miners returning to work protection from Interference