Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-01
ORE WORK RESUMED
ON DULUTH DOCKS
Situation in the Mines Is Not So
Promising.
MAY NEED TROOPS THERE
Strike Leader Petriella Advocates
Violence.
WESTERN FEDERATION AGAIN
FEDERATION AGAIN
he Assures the Men That the Power
full Organization Will Stand Be-
hind Them in All Things.

Work was resumed on the ore
docks in Duluth and Superior today
The men are apparently satisfied
and willing to await further negotia-
tons with the steel corporation after
the expiration of the present agree
ment The situation at the mines,
however, is much worse. Strike
Leader Petriella is advocating vio-
lence, and there is serious question
of troops being sent into the district
to preserve order. The strike leader
tells the miners that they have the
Western Federation of Miners be-
hind them, and he urges bloodshed.
DULUTH, Mimi. August Work was
| resumed on the ore docks at Duluth and
| Superior this morning. and the strikers
at Two Harbors are expected to follow
| this example Immediately. But on the
| iron range conditions are still so critical
that 1t is believed this morning that
troops will have to be sent there i'm
mediately to guard the mine properties
and prevent bloodshed.
Gov. Johnson last night sent a commits
sion of two into the mining districts
north of Duluth to investigate and report
Immediately on conditions there and the
port will probably be made tomorrow.
Armed resistance on the part of the
striking miners was strongly advocated
last night by Strike Leader Petriclla in
an address before a mass meeting OF
strikers at Chisholm.
Petriella's speech was repeated in four
different languages, and 1t had a most
noticeable effect on the men. He said the
moment was at hand when the miners
should take the law into their own hands.
He ordered them to arm themselves and
be prepared to strike to kill. F.triella
said he had wired the governor. who re-
piled that he would make a personal in
vestigation.
Il want you to give them twenty-four
hours" he said to the miners, land at
the end of that time justice Is denied us,
be ready to strike at the head of any ma
who tries to crush you"
He advised the men to keep within their
halls and guard them with rifles. The
Western Federation Of Miners he said, was
behind them.
Work Being Rushed.
Sheriff Bates of st. Louis county went to
Hibbing last night and, after hurriedly
| looking over the situation, ordered 100
deputies from Proctor, and this morning
they were taken to the Munroe tenner
mine Headquarters will be established
here and the deputies kept In readiness to
be sent where needed.
Many of the mines, both in the Hibbng
and Eveleth districts, are operating heavily
| today in stripping and also in taking out
ore. and the ore is being shipped to Duluth
and Two Harbors. No violence of any kind
was reported during the morning.
At the ore docks at Oneta 246 men were
at work this morning, loading nine big
lake freighters with ore. The Allouez docks
at Superior were also operating with crews
sufficient to begin the loading OF boats The
Duluth. Mssabe and Northern began put
ting on its train crews this morning The
road has between 100000 and 100000 tons
of ore in cars at the head of the lakes.
This is sufficient to last the company two
or three days and the supplies are being
constantly added to by shipments from the
range.