Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-26
SrENOGRAPRIC REPORT.
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INohtinueu rfOu flTSU rage. you prefer to advise them to stick together and keep up this thing?
 MT. LaMont-If l was to go back and ad- wise them to go to work it would not put them in any better condition than they are today, simply because they can't make a living at the price that is offered, and it wouldn' t better their condition at all. Sup pose we all made up our minds to declare the strike off and go to work the suffering would be among Us just the same.
 Governor Jones- Would there be as much suffering as there is now?
 MT. LaMont-I believe there would, and more in some ways.
 Governor Jones-Then you are not will ing as individuals and prominent miners, leaving out your position as committee- men, to do anything except to advise these people to keep the peace. I do not want to argue the question with you as to whether you ought to do 1t or not, but to ask what are you willing to do as individuals?
 MT. LaMont-I want you, governor, to understand my ability is 50 limited
 Governor Jones-But am tslking about your ability such as it is. The state has the right to the ability and counsels of every man in her borders.
 MT. LaMont-I am law abiding citizen and will obey every law of the state of Ala bama, and will advise my people to do the same.
 Governor Jones-Are you willing to advise
 
 pleases and as he thinks best2
 President Fournier and MT. LaMont (simultaneously)-Ye sir.
 MT. LaMont-Every man who advises with them has as much power as have.
 Governor Jones-Now, 1 want to prepare brief statement, from what can gather from our conversation, as to your position and views, say as follows:
 ''President Fournier, John LaMont, John Bell and John Stich who are mem bers r,f fto ttryA Alabama, had a conference today with the governor, at the request of the latter.
 ''They said thai they were simply dele gates with limited authority from their constituents, who instructed them what to do, and that they had no power in and of themselves, unless directed by their con- stituents, to call off and put an end to the existing strike; and that while each and every one of them pledged themselves to use his earnest efforts to maintain the laws and peace of Alabama, that neither, as in- dividuals nor members of the committee, could they consent to advise an end to the strike, except at the figures of 40 cents per ton.
 Governor Jones, continuing-Now is there any objection to that statement?
 MT. LaMont-That 40 cents per ton, Is supposition on your part, governor.
 Governor Jones--I am not speaking of any proposition that has been made to you, or that will be made to you-that know nothing Of. mention the amount, 40 cents per ton, because gathered from our conversation that au agreement might be reached at that figure. Now, what l want to know, Mir. LaMont, from you as man and as miner Is what would you be willing to do in this matter regardless of what body else would advise?
 MT. LaMont-Cer;ainly 1 would &C., cept 40 cents.
 Governor Jones--If there is auy objection to the statement l want to know it now, because do not want any objections made to it hereafter.
 President Fournier--I an satisfied with the statement.
 MT. Bell--l am satisfied with that, but, understand, we do not get paid by the ton at Blue Creek; we get paid by the car.
 Governor Jones' Have you any power to call your constituents together so consider these questions2
 Mir. LaMont-Not without there is some proposition to put before them.
 Governor Jones-Then would you be will ing to call them together to consider a proposition, bur not to consider tue changed conditions in view of what has happened?
 MT. LaMont-Well not to take up the wage question; at the same time 1 believe that these people would have a meeting today to take action on what has happened. HALF RATES TO POINTS IN TEXAS,
 On July 24, 20 and 26 the Queen and Crescpnt route will sell roupd ,rip t;oLot,