Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-31
GOVERNMENT WILL
TAKE HAN
IN STRIKE
DEEPLY INTERESTED IN THE.
LAKE SUPERIOR REGION
Lively Admiration for Skill of
Japanese Government in Di-
verting lingo Agitation From
United States to Korea.


trpecsi correspondence Morning journal. i
Washington, ID. c., July 27.-The
strike of the miners in the Lake Supe-
rior region is more likely to attract
the attention of the federal govern
ment han any other labor disturb
ance since the coal strike. 1t is an-
portant in the industrial world in that
it is likely to affect the whole of ne
iron and steel industry. and through
that the prosperity of the whole coun-
try. But more than that, it is i'm
portant as il shows a move of the
Western Federation OF Miners toward
the east The men who have organic
ed the strike in the Mesaba country
are agents of the Western Federation
and they have proved themselves very
undesirable citizens from the start by
driving from work men who were per-
fectiy satisfied and did not want to
strike. The most of the miners i'm this
region arc SlaYs and Hungarians, with
a good many Italians and some Span
iards. They are more easily terror
lied han native born Americans and
" ~ lANf al tdhN IdA
the ore fields and have either gone 10
New York or Chicago. or. in many
cases, back to their own country. TIE
strike organizers are employing the
usual tactics Of the Western FederG-
ton in smuggling and other forms Of
violence and IT will not be surprising
If the troops have to be called out. An
appeal has already been sent to Wash
ington for the department IF cor
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fices in settling the strike, but with
a situation like that in MIN sofa. cio-
ated for the purpose of setting tabor
and capital at each others throats
there is not much prospect of settle
iment without first some blood letting,
either actual or me%taphorical.
There is considerable interest in the
state department at the success of the
japanese government in diverting the
attention of the japanese public from
the United States to Korea. There
has never been a situation" ap-
preaching a casus belli between the
Japanese and the American govern
ment. They understand each other
perfectly. but the Japanese govern
ment was not strong enough to brave
popular anger aud the efforts Of the
lingo party in Japan was a continu-
Gus irritant to an already sore spot.
Therefore II was that the row in Ko-
rea happened at such an %opportune
momen And IL some American Of
f~icials are TO be believed, II was stir
red up more by the Japanese govern
ment than bv the Koreans. 1t Is even
said that the alleged Korean delega-
ton sent to protest at The Hague was
really composed of Japanese in dis
guise and was intended merely to give
the color Of an excuse for Japan 10
take over Korea. OF course the Jap
anese wanted the country. They have
always wanted II and ultimately in
tended to have It. But the present
moment was very opportune for maxi
ing the grab. and II was worked so
beautifully that dispatches from To-
kio say that one hears nothing now al
the american situation n the at
tention of the whole country is zen
tered on Korea. OF course, 1t Is a lit
tie hard on the Koreans, but still the
state department officials are watch
ing the situation with composure.
The secretary Of the treasury has
decided there will have to be a new
building for the bureau Of printing
and engraving in Washington. or
course. In q way. this is merely "a To-
cal matter. but of interest to the coun-
try At large because every one uses
money. as much of II as they can get,
and all of the money. including post
a1~e and revenue stamps, are made
right in That bureau. There are 5000
employees Of the bureau, selected from
all parts Of the country. and the force
numbers some of the most expert
plate engravers OF the world. The
secretary Of the treasury went entirely
through the bureau last week and
he came out some Of the things