The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
)PPER WAR IN MONTANA

such an Industrial disaster would follow
that those affected would attribute it to
Henzes litigation and would cause his
political defeat in the election Of 1904.
Fearing that the ultimate decision Of the
supreme court would be in accordance
with the findings Of Judge Harvey and
that the An1algamated would be driven out
of business as an unlawful combine, an
attempt, IIeinze asserts, was made to
shift the responsibility Of the shut down
to Heinze. and the offer was made that
if John MacGinniss would sell his stock
in the Boston 6, Montana company and al
low the suit to be dismissed. the Arnalga-
mated would resume operations in all its
properties. In order to bring about such
an agreement the officers of the miners
union Of Butte negotiated with Heinze.
Holds His Own Again.
Again Heinze exhibited his superior
generalship and ability to cope with a
trying situation. He called a, public
meeting of all the miners Of Butte and
after listening to the proposal made by
the Amalgamated people, replied by Of
fering to sell the stock for one-haif what
had been offered, provided the Arnalga
mated would agree to drop litigation
against his Nipper mine, which has been
closed down for four years, and permit
him to operate 1t.
He also required that the Amalgamated
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operation for at least one year and to
make no attempt to reduce the wages of
miners for at least three years.
Heinze maintained that the Amalga-
mated cared nothing for the copper it
produced, but made it's money out of
stock manipulation in Wall street, and he
has always told the workingmen that
if the Amalgamated succeeded in running
! him out of the camp they would reduce
wages from $3.50 a day to ST. His counter
| proposition was listened to by 10000 men,
| who heard the speaker for two hours ex-
plain his position and the fight with the
Amalgamated.
Fully one-half of the vast throng had
gathered fully believing that Heinze was
responsible for the shutdown, but before
| this intrepid young mining operator hac
finished they were cheering him
Suffering in Prospect
Unless something is done there will b.
trying times in Montana. Fully $500
people are affected by the shutdown
Every industry in the state is paralyzed
/ Business failures and distress are almos
/ certain to follow a long continuance q
existing conditions.
/ In the meantime, Heinze declares, tn,
Standard Oil brokers are buying up thu
500, Of Amalgamated stock which
they sold two years ago to the public fo
| three times what they are now required
I 10 pay LOT IL. IL is eSLlmaleO CnaC Cflt
insiders. on Amagamated have nettet
between $5O.oOo,o 600 and 500. 600. 900.
] Why They Like Him.
The great success of this young cope
operator lies in a strong personality an,
character Such remarkable success ha
/ been attained by few men at the age o
"a. Here in Montana he is known as
mixer" and that counts for much wit
the individual in this cosmopolitan town
He meets the miners on the street, shake
the crowd.
At night he is frequently found in tn
California brewery, a concert hall and re
sort for the working men. His appear
Il ance is the only signal needed for ever