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Show 59 with the lawlessness and protect life and property, and maintain law and order." The telegram ended by saying, "my :,'esources are exhausted and I governor of the state for aid therefore believe it my duty to call upon you as and assistance at Scofield, Castle Gate, and Sunnyside. ,,47 The Sheriff's request prompted Governor Wells to send the Infantry the National Guard of Utah, General John Q. Cannon, Brigade Commander of to Carbon County to investigate the trouble. General Cannon with Captain William Webb of the National Guard of Utah; State Mine Inspector, Gomer Thomas, Sheriff Hyrum Wilcox and Carbon County Attorney, W. H. Frye, spent November 22nd and part of November 23ro visiting the mines and made report to the Governor on November 23 rd, Cannon's report stated that at a Castle Gate and Sunnyside a number of men had told him that they had been prevented from going to work "through intimidation and threats of bodily injury and the destruction of property." At Sunnyside one miner had received a signed "\Vhitecapper." Other reports indicated that "house to house canvasses were being made by strikers to warn the workers that any opposition to the strike will be dealt with by force." Another incident of vio lence occurred when Carbon County Treasurer Loofbourow was attacked at the Another Italian was arrested for company store by a knife wielding Italian. pulling a gun on County Clerk Donaldson while he was standing in Wasatch Store (the company store in Sunnyside), and three other men were arrested for attempting to burn a box car loaded with coke. The Utah Fuel Company officials made a statement that many workers had said that they were willing to work, but were "prevented by threats of violence to themselves and their families." The attacks on the workers were made mainly at night. "Men and wives have been called to their doors at midnight and assaulted brutally, of the workers have been told that "thei r husbands would be maltreated if they did not remain with those on strike." The Fuel Company reported that they One telegram from had received telegrams describing incidents of violence. Sunnyside is reported to have said that "Miner Dubois, when starting to work this morning was assaulted in his tent by strikers, when he had told he was going to work." A telegram from Clear Creek said that a group of strikers marched in a body to the mines and tried to prevent others from going to work by "dragging them back, cheering and talking to the men, and another re counted that a Finn who had been talking against the strike received a letter which said "Don't be a scab, or you will pretty soon get hanged." Another At Castle contention was that the strikers had been parading in the towns. threatening letter " I' -±7 Salt Lake Herald, November 22, November 23, 1903, p. 1. 1903, p. L peseret News, |
