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"300 at Noranda Mines on Strike Augment Police," Ottawa Journal. June 12, 1934. Page 1. --- 100 Special Officers and 14 Provincial Men Patrol the Streets to Keep Order. ---- Canadian Press by Direct Wire. NORANDA, Que., June 12. - A strike involving 300 employes of Noranda Mines seeking better working conditions, wage increases and the right to organize went into effect here today. There were no disorders in the first few hours and a force of 100 special constables augmented by 14 provincial police constables from Quebec patrolled the streets to keep order.

Vote to Strike. The miners voted to strike at a special meeting of the United Mine Workers last night. Handbills were circulated throughout the twin mining towns of Noranda and Rouyn today, advising miners of the decision to walk out of the mines and criticizing the Noranda Company officials.

Special constables escorted a few workers to the Noranda property where they went to work. Majority of the strikers were employed underground. The Noranda mill and smelter plants were reported working at nearly full strength.

As the underground shift changed this morning crowds of strikers and sympathizers gathered at the Noranda gate in picket formation. They threw a few stones half-heartedly but nobody was injured.

Police Reinforced. The provincial police reinforcements were sent to Senneterre by train and there boarded three aeroplanes for the flight to Noranda. A crowd of several hundred min- ers gathered at the lake shore as the three aeroplanes appeared in close formation and settled down to a landing. The officers were not interfered with as they disembarked.

"POLICE USE TEAR GAS, ARREST 80 IN ROUYN, QUE., FIGHT," Regina Leader-Post. December 12, 1933. Page 8. --- Town Hall Used as Jail as Cells Filled After Battle With Strikers ---- (By Canadian Press) ROUYN. Que., Dec. 12. - More than 80 striking lumber workers were under arrest here Monday night following a clash with police on the outskirts of this northern Quebec mining town.

Tear gas was used and police batons were wielded, some of the strikers suffering minor injuries. The jail cells here are filled to capacity and a number of the prisoners are being guarded by a detachment of police in the council chamber of the town hall.

Picketed Road Twice warned against the practice by the police, the strikers who left Clerion district lumber camps more than a week ago, continued Monday to picket the Rouyn-Clerfon road and issue passes to all travellers using the highway.

When a sergeant and three constables investigated they found 125 on picket duty and reported bushmen who have been working in the vicinity were being held up.

The staff sergeant, Chief of Police Lapointe of Rouyn, Chief Perrault of Noranda, nine constables of the Quebec provincial police and Justice of the Peace J. O, Tardiff then proceeded to the picket area and addressed the strikers.

Reads Riot Act The staff sergeant warned that unless they dispersed at once the Riot act would be read. Derisive cheers from one section of the crowd greeted the announcement and Mr. Tardiff proceeded to read the Riot act.

The crowd remained and the po- lice charged. Before the onslaught of tear gas a large section of the strikers fled to the woods. Others turned on the police but batons were brought into play and the recalcitrants were subdued. Police immediately proceeded to make arrests.

Scrap at Port Arthur PORT ARTHUR, Dec. 12 - While the Pigeon Timber company Mon- day prepared to resume operations at its camps, negotiations continued between officials of the National Trust company and the executive of the Port Arthur chamber of commerce.

A brief clash between striking picketers and police marked movement of men and equipment from Port Arthur Monday to the Pigeon Timber company's camps. Rocks and lumps of ice were thrown by strikers who milled about a shed where sleighs and horses were being moved out but squads of Ontario, Royal Canadian Mounted and city police restored order. Casualties were limited to bruises.

The Canadian Bush Workers' union at Port Arthur advertised their intention of returning to work, warning "Tough boys to keep out of our way," and declaring their refusal to "submit to any branch of Moscow." Police there also warned the strikers they must not molest travellers and that "mob rule will not be tolerated."

One man was arrested at Neustadt when, he allegedly struck the son of the owner of the Peppler furrniture plant, where employees had been on strike for a week.

"MAY DAY AT ROUYN PROVES QUIET ONE," North Bay Nugget. May 2, 1934. Page 3. --- Few of Amos Marchers Reach Town; Strike Call is Ignored ---- Rouyn, May 2. Although 100 men started out from Amos to march on Rouyn with the intention of holding a May Day parade, few of the hundred actually arrived and the ardor of those few was considerably dampened by falling rain. As a result the anticipated trouble did not materialize and the day passed quietly.

A call was issued to workers to throw down their tools and demonstrate on the streets, but provoked little response and the majority of the miners continued at work as on any other day.

"MAY DAY MOB MARCHES ON ROUYN," North Bay Nugget. April 30, 1934. Page 1. --- Disgruntled Force Defies Police Ban ---- Leave Amos Today to Carry Out Intent ---- TOWN UNEASY ---- Sault Police Issue Order: Toronto Assents ---- Rouyn, Que, April 30 - (By Canadian Press). Determined to carry out a May Day demonstration here tomorrow in the face of refusal by the police to allow them to gather, 100 men were marching here from Amos, 70 miles away.

There was growing uneasiness here as word was received that the disgruntled men on their way here. Many were said to have taken part in the lumberjacks strike here a few months ago, and others were active in organisation of the mine workers.

"STRIKERS TO GO TO VILLE MARIE JAIL BY PLANES," Montreal Gazette. December 13, 1933. Page 1. --- Seventy-six Men Will Be Transported by Air --- FACE SERIOUS CHARGES ---- Rouyn Cells Overcrowded and Further Trouble Feared in Mining Town ---- (By The Canadian Press.) Rouyn, Que., December 12. - Seventy-six striking lumbermen tomorrow will fly 90 miles to Ville Marle, Que., jail, on the shore of Lake Temiskaming, to await preliminary hearing on charges of failing to disperse after reading of the Riot Act and of abetting an unlawful assembly.

Over a stretch of wind-swept northern Quebec between this mining town and Ville Marie, the bushmen will be conveyed by groups of five in two General Airways air- planes. They will be under guard of pilots Clarke and Jellison who have been sworn in as special constables for the occasion.

On arrival at Ville Marie, opposite Haileybury, Ont., on the east shore of lake Temiskaming, the men will be met by police guards and escorted to the recently built jail there. It is believed the first time transportation by air of such a large number of prisoners has been undertaken in Canada. The decision was taken by authorities to afford police adequate facilities here in event of further trouble in the lumber camp. Arrest of more than 80 turbulent lumbermen has taxed to the utmost the facilities of the combined Rouyn jail, police headquarters and town hall.

SEVENTY-SIX IN COURT. Seventy six striking lumber workers were arraigned today be fore J. O. Tardif, Justice of the Peace, on charges of failing to disperse after reading of the Riot Act and of abetting an unlawful assembly. They were remanded to jail for preliminary hearing scheduled to take place at Ville Marie, Que., on December 21.

Miss Jeanne Corbin, Timmins, Ont., school teacher, was remanded to Noranda, Que., jail on a similar charge after she failed to supply bail of $1,000 cash. Preliminary hearing was set for December 20. She is considered by police to be one of the leaders of the labor discontent which seethed through Clerion district lumber comps about two weeks ago and was climaxed here yesterday by a clash between police and picketing lumber workers. Miss Corbin was at first believed to be Bella Gordon, prominent Montreal labor worker.

Six men, members of the executive of the Temiskaming and Abitibi Bush Workers' Federation were remanded to Rouyn jail until December 21 when preliminary hearing will be granted. They appeared on the same charges facing the bulk of strikers.

No further disturbances occurred today. Police officials were taxed to the utmost in preventing dis- order as there is no room for the majority of men arrested in the few jail cells here and the overflow have been placed under police guard in the council chamber of the town hall.

Staff-Sergeant Turnbull, of the Quebec provincial police, gave evidence today as the men were arraigned before Mr. Tardif. They were arrested yesterday after police ordered cessation of picketing along the Rouyn-Clerion road. The men refused and following reading of the Riot Act they clashed with police.