The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-13

business men and officials were CEN
sured for doing their duty. If the
accusation of poor judgment had
been thrown at us it probably might
have been all right but the other
stuff is all bosh. People make mis-
takes-eyen in Michigan. The strike
was mistake, but we honestly be-
lieve the advice given Mr.. Trezona by
his friends to leave town for a time,
was no mistake. Weare not alone in
this belief. Michigan people, not
acquainted with the conditions. feel
otherwise, but distance lends enchaDt-
ment and it is very easy to say what
YOU would do when out of harm 8
way.
Even Isllpeming has had its troub-
les and so have other towns, and we
have always noted that the fellow
who handled affairs without a fight
was winner in the end. Mr.. New
EFT has simply been misinformed by
some one with all Interior motive and
we are sorry the sore spot is again
being disturbed. Capt. Trezona has
returned and everything is quiet.
The mines are not working as yet but
it is expected they will be as soon as
shipments begin. A repetition OF
the trouble is not expected but if for
any reason trouble should again occur
it is to be sincerely hoped the city
will have mayor as capable of
handling the same as Mr.. Vail did
the last. He is personally acquainted
with every man in town and his
words of advice were listened to as
was plainly evidenced on the first
evening Of the strike at the mine
office when serious trouble was avert
ed by his prompt action.
The Iron Ore said the following:
"The mines at Ely are still idle al
though the men are asking to return
to work. 1t will be remembered that
several days ago they left the mines
insisting that Capt. Chas. TrezOna be
discharged. Those who insisted upon
This and who took the leading part
in the demand were men many
of whom did not know the captain,
who recently came to Ely toSucceed
Can't. Pengilly. While there were
about 600 men out due to closure of
the mines, very few participated in
the marching. These disturbers in
sisted that Capt. Trezona leave the
town and also that he sign petition
promising n, to return. This was
a rather high-handed proceeding rails
ed against a man who seems to have
only been doing his duty as he saw it,.
The company was striving hard to
keep the mines running; the stock
nile room was filed. and it was cost
ing additional money to mine and
stock under prevailing conditions.
The captain was making changes
with the object Of keeping the men
busy. Their demands were too arbi-
trarv to be considered. and the COM
pany could not consider them. simply
telling their committee that they
could not treat any employe In such
an unfair manner; that Capt. IRE
zona's position seemed fair to them,
that, he was their representative and
when the mines resumed it would be
with Mr.. Trezona In charge. The
men reported the result of the inter-
view when a meeting was held and
the vote was overwhelmingly In faVor
of returning to work. There was
also much cenSure Of those who had
started the trouble, and Mayor Pat
trick Vail is not coming out of the
affair without criticism. While he
has been talking peace there are
those who said he could have done
much more to straighten out the
difficulty. 1t also appears that his
executive force is very feeble. A copy
of q report sent out from his town
says:
81 am told that the number of men
out is in the neighborhood of six hun