The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13
DEAD WRONG.
Is the Ishpeming Iron Ore Article
of Last Saturday.
Does Mayor Vail Grave Injustice
in the Face of Facts.

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Ore of last Saturday OF which George
| Newett is editor is not exactly in
keeping with the conditions as
they existed in Ely on the occasion OF
the late npleasantness between the
miners and Capt. Chas. Trezona and
does Mayor Vail and his executive
ability grave injustice.
From all appearances the article
was inspired by some one with
malic towards Mr.. Vail aud does not
meet with the views of our citizens
and business men who feel that tile
affair was handled in the interests
OF all concerned and in manner
which allayed hostilities inasmuch as
no lives were sacrificed and no prop
erty destroyed, a no very easy mat
ter on such occasions.
Mr.. Newett is not conversant with
the conditions at the time or he
would not have made the grave error
of publishing to the world such stuff
as characterized his paper of Satur-
day. When lie says that the mayor
did not have the support of the people
of Ely, he is sorrowfully mistaken.
At the business mems meeting called
for the purpose of talking over the
affair, resolution was adopted COM
mending the mayor on his work. in
STRUGGLING him to act as their repre-
sentative before the company and
place the matter in the proper light
before the officials. The resolution
was unanimously adopted, all present
feeling that too many cooks would
spoil the broth.
A rush of police into the crowd at
the time in question would have
preclpitated riot with the attend
ant loss of life and property besides
creating a hostile feeling which
would take years tcsieal The crowd
were working in an orderly manner
up to the time the attack was made
on the train on Thursday. At that
time it looked very serious. This
happened in less time than it takes
to tell it and no power available could
have checked the rush. Had the
movement been forseen, it probably
could have been checkmated. The
opinion was freely expressed that Mr..
Trezona did wise act in leaving
town for time. A little diplomacy
is far preferable to riot and God
only knows what might have hap
pened In snch an excitable crowd.
The idea of Mayor Vail in not do
ing anything eXcitable was a good
one and should be commended by all
and not censured. 1t is an easy mat
ter to precipitate riot but not so
easy to quell disturbance. Mr.. Vail
placed his own live in jeopardy on the
afternoon Mr.. Trezona left, fact
we'll known in this city and his
prompt action in fighting the mayors
battle with his people all by himself
saved much unnecessary trouble. His
untiring efforts, day and night, TO
get the men together for meetings in
an orderly manner and to talk things
over and send committee to Duluth
was piece of diplomacy that could
not be improved. Had lie rushed out
with party of armed men, things
certainly would have been different.
If he could have done any more to
straighten out the difficulty, we fail
| to see it.
The party that made the report
purporting to have been sent out
from this city evidently reached Ely
several days after the trouble when
quietness had been restored. The
party looked at conditions from a
biased standpoint and his report is
worth nothing. 1t might do to give
| tc the world to foster grudge
against certain individuals but as to
giving conditions as they existed it
was not worth the paper it was
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written on.
In his report lie brings in the name
of Capt. Kelly in sach a manner as to
Intimate him connected with the i'll
feeling against his successor. Every
one in Ely knows different and if Mr..
Kelly has such an abundance OF
friends among his old employees 1T
certainly speaks volumes for Mr.
Kelly. Whoever wrote the article
was inspired by some one somewhere
outside of Ely. 1t appears very much
to show earmarks of a Duluth gent
with not the most savory of reputat'
ions for yeracity.
Take the report in general and it is
a base calumny on our fair city
Strikes occur everywhere and we DC
/ not know of single case where the