The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-07-27
People OPPOSED TO
iron ORE WAIK0U1
RESIDENTS OF HlBBINo, MIMI.
HOLD MASS MEETING AND
DENoUNcE STRIKE.
MANY MINERS ARE
LEAVING DISTRICT
Deputies Guarding Property with
Guns-Steel Trust Determined to
Fight Work of Professional Organ
Izers to End.

St, Paul, Mimi, July ga CORE.
spondent, wiring to his paper from
Hibbing, MINI. on the iron ore sit
uation, says:
Tuesday evening there was mass
meeting of Hibbing citizens in the
opera house. Martin Hughes made
the opening speech, insisting on the
right of the men to work if they
wished, and to be protected in work.
ing. ]: j. Cox, president of the town
supervisors, presided, and a resolu-
ton was carried by a unanimous ris.
ing vote that the city take measures
to protect the men at work.
People Bitterly Hostile.
Plain language was spoken in an
Indictment of the Western Federation
of Miners and their record at Cripple
Greek and in Idaho. The sentiment
of the people is bitterly hostile to the
strike. They do not hesitate to
speak openly against it, and do not
seem to entertain any fear of the
federation. Young and active men
declare they are willing to serve as
deputies.
The strikers Tuesday marched near.
~ 1000 strong for some two miles
through the heat to an open place for
meeting, and listened to addresses
from their leaders. Most of the speak
ing was in foreign languages. The
speeches in English counseled alb.
stention from violence.
Emigrants Leave District.
In two days nearly 1000 miners
who have not Joined the strike have
left for Duluth, the greater number be-
ing Italians. They are valuable men,
a loss to the district Others will join
the emigrants.
Federation miners to the number of
about 1000 marched from Virginia to
Biwabik, closing down the mines on
the 14-mile line of march, with the
exception of some Independent mines,
and. a great miners meeting was
held there. The miners parading
here numbered from 700 to 1000
from the Hibbing and Chisholm mines.
In many instances operators have
given strict orders that no. striker
be allowed to come on the property.
The number of guards at the different
mines in this district is reported not
great at each mine, but there is an
air of readiness, and the deputies on
guard are literally supplied with
arms and ammunition, and are pre-
pared to use them in the event of
serious emergency.
Steel Trust Is Firm.
New York, July 25-The strike Of
the workmen in the ore mines in the
Lake Superior fields is receiving the
serious attention Of the officials of
the United States Steel corporation.
William f. Corey, the president, has
the handling of the strike under his
supervision and his lieutenant, Thomas
f. Cole, president Of the Oliver Min
ing company, is on the lookout at Du-
luth and Two Harbors.
It is stated that the programme
adopted is to fight without compro-
mise what is termed the small per-
centage of men in the ore fields who
are actually members of the West
Ciu ICuCl dLAOu TIC Sl6Cl corpora
ton does not believe that the men
have any grievance and point to the
fact that only last January an in
crease of wages was voluntarily
granted
Blame Professional Organizers.
The whole trouble has been stirred
up from the outside by professional
organizers, according to the steel Of
ficia1s, who also say that less than
ten per cent. of the men became men,
bers of the union. These, however,
they say, have succeeded in intimi-
dating the rest by marching through
the iron country with red flags. burn
ing property and beating men who
tried to remain at work. According to
the steel corporations latest figures
there were 1888 men employed at
the Lake Superior properties.
The shutting down of the mines
has already been felt by the men
along the lines Of the ore railroads
and on the lake docks. There are
nearly $1,000 men employed on the
transportation lines Of the corpora
ton.
Just what effect the strike will have
on the iron and steel situation the
trade has MT vet hp,1red ont The