The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-08-09

tives, who's names he declined to give
out.
Deck Workers Return to Work.
Duluth, Mimi. Aug. 2.-Shortly be-
for 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
ore dock workers who have been on a
strike for recognition of the union
and raise of pay voted to return to
work. Neither of the issues raised by
the men were granted by the Duluth.
| Missabe & Northern railroad. and the
men will return to work this morning.
Their status will be the same as it
was the day they voted to strike. All
of the employees will be taken back by
the company without prejudice. and
the pay they have been receiving un-
der verbal agreement with the COM
pany, which would not have expired
until Oct. 81 next. will continue.
Free From Disorder.
The strike lasted about two and a
half weeks and was one entirely free
from any disorder whatever. There
| were numerous conferences of the
strikers, and at three of them letters
setting forth the position of the COM
pany were read. The last was deliv-
cred to the men yesterday morning.
The railroad officials adopted a
kindly tone in this final letter, stating
they were willing to treat with their
men individually or by committee on
hoc
izing evidently that unless they &C.
cepted the terms offered by the COM
pany they would not be able to get
back their old jobs, voted to return to
work.
News Causes Rejoicing.
The news of the ending of the dock
strike was flashed to Eveleth, Hibbing
and Nashwauk, the three storm Gen.
tiers of the mining region, where trou-
BILE might originate, and the news was
received there with rejoicing. Every.
thing at these points was reported
quiet.
A report received here late yester-
day from Eveleth stated that the
Adams-Spruce mine, a large Steel cor
poration property, would start opera
lions to-day. The settlement of the
dock strike paved the way for a re-.
sumption of mining on the range, and
while the Steel officials will proceed
to do business, they are apprehensive
of trouble as soon as work is begun
Will Demand Protection.
Acting under the advice of the state
officials, the Steel corporation men
have instructed their superintendents
not to resist physical interference on
the part of the strikers, but to leave
the protection of company property
and workmen to the state officials, and
in case of inability to resume on &C.
count of such interference they are
instructed to demand of the sheriff
and the governor the protection the
law affords them.
Sheriff Bates will be on the range in
person to watch developments, and it
is said that if there is interference
that he cannot cope with he will call
on the governor for troops.
Warned by the Governor.
| Petriella, the strike leader, sent a
| telegram to the governor yesterday
stating that strikers willing to leave
the country had been refused payment
of their June wages; that armed dep
uties prevent the men from meeting
in their own halls, and that unless i'm
mediate measures are taken by the
governor the men will be compelled to
go into a bodily conflict to safeguard
their rights.
The governor replied to Petriella
that the Steel officials deny the
charges and that any resistance of the
kind threatened would call for armed
interference by the state.