Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-08 | Page 4 | Coal Miners Claim Discrimination

COAL MINERS CLAIM DISCRIMINATION SALT LAKE. July 8 To Investigate Investi-gate complaints made by Samuel A King, attorney for the United States Mlno Workers to Governor Mabey yesterday, yes-terday, that the strikers were being discriminated njrnlnst In the admin! tnMon of mnr lu ,v Lieutenant Colonel Col-onel W G. Williams, adjutant general gen-eral c.f the Utah national guard wiP leave Sundsv for r.irbon countv to confer w.th Major Elmer non, who Is In command of the national guard t roops Frank Hicks mcrrhant of Scofleld and Mr. King. In conference with Governor Gov-ernor Mahay and Colonel Williams ssld that it was only fair that the striker should b given the privilege of holding meetings on the public highways, that th'y should be allowed fw -iiom of speech They also ask that they be given protection of the guard In toe picketing of coal camps. In .low of the fact that strikebreakers are being be-ing permitted to work In the mines The governor rtatcd that the pollrv of allowing non-union men to work In the mines wm one !n the hands of the loc;'1 au"'' r" n command of the' troops Uoloml Williams will conduct! a further Investigation.