Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-09
SHERIFF HowELLs TALKS.
o,.o.nt. Ills Position aud Dealing
80. ,be company and nen Has
ueen Exceedingly Fair

be forthcoming by tomorrow.
In the meantime work Is going on at
tho smelter dag and night the same as
before the difficulty arose. In fact the
mon seem to be on their best behavior
and IN there are misgiyings as TO the
anewer the company VIII make to ther
request they are succeeding admirably
IN keeping them from view IL is
thought that the strikers committee
Win wait upon Manager Jones IN this
city tomorrow though they may not DO
so until the day after, which is the
date fixed for the answer 10 be given
them. superintendent Tucker was In
Salt Lake today consulting with Man
arer Jones on that matter leaving the
smelter and the men In charge OF AS
sistant Superintendent Austin.
SHERIFF. HOwELLs' ATTITUDE.
sherlf John Howells OF Salt Lake
county appears TO have become the VIC
tim OF a widespread mlsconception be-
sides receiving considerable criticism
from some OF the strikers and other la
boring men. The fact Is, Sheriff How
ellis approached the situation with much
more than ordinary caution, realizing
fun well the delicacy Of a proposition
such as confronted the men, the COM
pany. and himself and deputies. His
effort at the first outbreak OF the
trouble and his desire now, he solemnly
declares, are Tor the best good OF all
concerned and a careful investigation
Of the facts bears out that declaration
TO the letter. sheriff Howells. with due
elaboration, recountod his position to
the News" today, stating;
BEGINNING OF THE STRIKE.
con the afternoon Of the strike i was
out OF the city on official business and
did not learn OF IL until my return that
night on inquiry / asoertained that
Mr. Montgomery, my chief deputy, had
dispatched three OF my men TO the
scene OF the trouble They were depu-
ties Cummock, Dyer and Dowse. one
other, Mr.. Goldman was already there.
ron the morning following con-
tinued Sheriff Howells, Il also drove
down to Murray, arriving there at an
early hour for the purpose Of being
present at the time the o'clock SHIFT
went on duty. / soon discovered that
there had been quiet night and that
really no trouble Of any Kind had oc-
CURED whatever. 1 have talked with
my men In great detail and have
learned beyond question Of doubt that
there was no gun play at all; and Just
why such "A story started IS difficult TO
tell. The statement that my deputies
were armed with rifles Is also equally
untrue They simply had their usual
equipment OF revolver and pair Of
handouts each These they are re-
quired 20 carry at all times, 1t was
understood that even these were not TO
be exhibited 10 the men unless occasion
made it absolutely necessary.
FOUR MEN INTOXICATED.
can there was Of the trouble was
this: at the time the night shift went
on four men among the strikers were
somewhat intoxicated, but there was
no trouble with them Deputy Cum
mock took one OF them by the arm and
quietly led him away and told him TO
10 home and sober up, which he prom
ised to do Deputy Dyer took the
second man and Deputy Dowse the
third man and gave these similar adj
monitlons. Each Of them went without
objection. The fourth man departed
OF his own vOltion, and the shift went
TO work. and IN the course of short
time affairs settled down to as nearly q
normal condition as could be expected
under the circumstances
'As already stated. / was on the
ground at am early hour the following
morning, and with Deputy Dyer went
20 the residence OF Superintendent
started for the smelter, On the way
over I suggested that the men be leni-
entity dealt with, and that every con-
elderation be given them by the COM
pany while the controversy was on
Without desiring 90 influence Mr.. Tuck
or in any way but merely expressing a
fact. ] noted the great increase that
there had been IN the cost OF all articles
of living during the last year or two
and then left the matter entirely to his
own judgment This statement Super
intendent Tucker viii readily corrobOr-
ate.
HELD OUT NO FALSE HOPES.
"Mr. Tucker stated that be had no
discretion In the matter, that the CUES.
ton of a raise Of wages as 90 whether
there would be one or not that would
lie entirely with the governing board
in the east Mr. Tucker stated further
that Il would require from 1--WE 10 eight
days to communicate with them and
receive "a definite reply He said thai
he had held his present position as sup.
erintendent for from five 10 seven years
and that never before had be had
trouble with the men He realized
their condition fully. but said he dit
not desire To hold out any false hopes
10 them.
HoWELLs IS AN ARBITER
"By this time the men were gathering
about ready for work. some with has'
kets and others with dinner pals 10
their hands They assembled IN groups
and discussed the situation among
themselves and I'm a very few moment.
went up and accostcd them and or
being introduced. and making inquiry
as 20 the real status of affairs ! sug
gested 10 Them the appointment OF o
committee 90 wait upon Superintendent
Tucker In his office and see what cOull
be done regarding the difficulty asknr
them 90 agree In the meantime 20 re-
turn % work Until some Kind ~ a de-
cson could be- arrived at This thcl
agreed 20 40. Young Olsen. their leade
among them. There We're only five VIII.
raised objections 90 this understand
ing They not only objected but de-
manded that the strike continue Their,
and then, and that an of the men VIII.
worked the night before be discharge.
simultaneously
SEE THEM ~ H. FIRST
Superintendent Tucker. On consider
ire their demands very quickly De-
olaTed that they were unreasonable
and that he would see them iu h.
FIRST
These men continued % air theI
grievances and attempted 10 stir ul
trouble ] then had some further TAN
with the men, on Of pacific character
and IN the direction Of cautlonlng then
70 be careful that they transgressed n
rule or broke no law until a settlomen
% the question came telling them a
the same time that SO far as possihl,