The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-28
MOVE TO BRING ABOUT
SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE
Governor Wells and Colonel Holmes Influenced BY
Visit of Organizer KeIIeher
Statement That Increase Wages and Not Exclusively RscOgn
ton of Union Is Demanded.
the purpose Of arranging conditions OF
settlement.
tSignedD JOHN MITCHELL
Demands of the Union.

the purpose Of arranging conditions OK
settlement.
lSisned) JOHN MITCHELL
Demands of the Union.
In the telegram sent by Colonel Holmes
it was stated that the strike had been
made, not because of any personal
grievances of the Utah miners. but In
sympathy for the miners who are now
out I'm Colorado. It was positively
Utah Fuel company that the miners in
Utah have not made any demand for
an increase I'm wages and that at the
time the walk-out went into effect the
miners at the various Utah coal camps
I were receiving the amount Of wages for
which the Colorado miners are strik-
ing.
According to this authority the only
demands made by the miners in Utah
that were not aCCeded to by the Utah
Fuel company was the one for the rec
/ OgnitiOn of the union and a semi
monthly payday. In a letter to Cover
nor Wells, under date Of Nov. 10, q
committee Of the miners states the
strike is for the recognition of the I'M
/ ion and says nothing about an increase
Of pay.
Upon the receipt Of the telegram
/ from President Mitchell and after a
conference with Messrs Kelliher and
[
wired to O.. w Kramer, president of
the Utah Fuel company who is now at
Sunnyside
/ Representatives Of the United Mine
/ Workers OF America state that the
striking coal miners Of Carbon county
/ have grievances other than recognition
/ of union that have not been adjusted
+ BY you A telegram received today
/ from John Mitchell corroborates this
! statement
I'm order 10 arrive at the truth Will
you meet a delegation Of miners TO
confer and seek to arrive at a settle
ment your differences If so. when
and where? We hereby tender our
good offices TO effect an amicable set
tlement.'
/ (Sisned) HEBER NJ. WELLS,
Governor
e. r. HOLMES.
( President of salt Lake Commercial
Club"
No Need For Militia.
I Messrs. Kelleher and Evans told Gov
ernor Wells they thought it entirely
unnecessary to call out the militia.
! Their counsel was strongly and at all
4 times for the maintenance Of peace
and order
THE demand OF the miners for a 20
( cent increase in pay was entirely new
Z 20 me. said Governor Wells ate. the
[ NffAAAEl tAht-N j ne presentations IllaNE
/ by Mr.. kellehPr and Mr.. Evans are so
radically different from those of the
/ Utah Fuel company officials that I
J want to get them together. try 10 find
the truth. and If possible to arrange a
q settlement of the strike. 7 invited col
Onel Holmes to the conference because
/ he had already, as president of the
/ Commercial club. wired to President
Mitchell asking a settlement Of the
/ troubles here. When we had heard the
/ statements of the miners representa-
! tives. we told them we would do what
! we could as mediatOrs."
/ MeSsrs. Kelleher and Evans arranged
| for the conference through Judge O. W
J Powers. They visited Judge Powers
I in the morning. and laid the situation
! before him. He asked the governor
( for the conference, introduced the two
/ labor leaders. and left them 10 discuss
/ the conditions with the executive. Mt
! Kelleher left last night for the coal
/ regions.