The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-19
LETTERS INTERVIEW
WITH GOV. YATES
SAYS HE is NOT IMPORTING
MEN INTO zEloLER CONTRA.
ny TO LAW GOVERNOR
YATES NoN.coMMiTTAL.

Joe Letter. accompanied by his at
iorney II. H. Plat of Chicago and by
Sheriff Elm OF Franklin county, ar
rived IN the city yesterday morning
and were closeted with Governor
Yates fer nearly TWO hours in the
governors private office at thc stare
house, leaving The Office about
O'Clock in tie afternoon. says the III
nois State Register. Governor Yates
refused to talk, turning the reporters
over TO Mr.. Letter and Attorney Platt
Mr.. Letter made substantially the fol
lowing statement
we came 10 the city 70 discuss the
state OF affairs at zeigler with Cover
nor Yates ana 10 ascertain if posi-
BILE What orders he woald give regard,
ing he furnishing of state troaps &c
guard Tile men whom we might wish
10 bring from Christopher to Zeislar
to work in The mine MAJOR Edward f
Elliott who commands the state
troops At Zelgier. has written he gov
ernor thar in his opinion miners can
not be brought from Christopher Il
Zeigler without great loss of lie ana
property unless state roops are fur
nisaad to guard them on the train
What the governor viii do in regard
to the matter rests with him 10 say.
Replies 10 Miners Officials.
III ID false that am importing any
men into Zeigler in violation Of the
law by bringing them in under false
pretenses. When any man is employ
ed 70 come into the state to work II
the mine lie exact condition of affairs
at ZeigIer is stated in the contract
and If ne is Of foreign birth or extrae.
zion and cannot understand English
the contract is made out in his tongue
ana ii he cann3t read the services of !
an interpreter are employed Ii the |
statements of the miners officials are |
true that here is no danger how
is it that Major Elliott reports that he
believes the bringing in of miners
would re ult in great loss OF life ant |
nroparty unless they We're guarded |
by STATE troops ?"
Governor Yates late last night re |
fused to tate what action he woula |
take in Mr. Letters request
Ryan Replies to Letter.
W. D. Ryan. state secrel ary-treasur- |
er of the United. Mineworkers. was |
not aware that Letter and his attor-
ney were in Springfield until late in |
tae evening. Letter stated thar the
same guns used Ly the miners in Car
terville we're in use at Zeigler.
Why aid Mr.. Ryan, in reply t.
this charge | do not know that gums
are used there and even if they are
I suppose the strikers have as good
cight to protect themselves as have
the men m the stdckade This Is nc
excuse II Is the duty of Tho guard
there 10 arreTt all offenders and pros
ecute them. There were several ar
~ests made at Carteryille for murder
but no one man was convicted.
If the Troops Withdraw.
Il win say that II the troops are
from Zeigler II win not be
A week before half Of the men work
ing taeya have left The troops. IL
my judgment, are there for The pur-
pose Of inducing the w0rkmen TO be.
love they will be mobbad If they
cave, The miners I'VE assaulted no
one there and not one has been ar.
rested except for alleged violation Of
he Injunction
Letter said thai he Is not opp6l ing
he union, bur wishes to conduct his
to suit himself Perhaps this
Is true, but II il is the people Of the
'ountry have been fooled When the
oinr agreement plan was adopted it
sas landed on all sides and according !
o Letters argument it Is all wrong
cannot believe that the American
PEOPLE have been mistaken all of this )
ime and that Joe Letter is right"
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