The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-08-08
STRIKE ON
IRON RANGE

AHlV0 II
atives of the governor, returned to Du
luth last evening.
| Believe End Is Near.
| Duluth, Aug. ). - While disquietin:'
reports are constantly being sent in
from towns on the Mesaba range
there is a general feeling in Duluth
that the end of the struggle is near al
hand, and that inside of week OF
eight days everything will be moving
along with accustomed regularity
Heavily loaded ore trains came down
all day yesterday 10 the docks at Two
Harbors, Oneota and Allouez. The
fact that the ore dock strike has beer
ended paves the way for the end of tho
| miners strike. for as long as the cor
poration is able to ship ore it is not
believed there will be any further in
terruption to traffic.
Has Sa!utary Effect.
The PRONUNCIATION OF Gov. Johnson's
proclamation. according to advices re
ceived from the range towns, has haG
a salutary effect, and the strikers
most of them at least, are firmly con
vinced that If the rules as laid dowr
by the states chief executive are viii!
fully violated by them, the governor
will keep his word and send the troops
there Immediately. Arrangements
have been made whereby two local
companies of state guards may be
summoned on a moments notice.
Bids Strikers to Keep the Peace.
st. Paul, Aug. A working agree.
ment for preserving peace and order
on the iron range was outlined in a
proclamation issued by Gov Johnson
yesterday. The governor makes it
clear that any intimidation or at
tempts to prevent those who desire
from working in the mines, or any
trespassing on private property. will
be met with the calling out of the
troops. On the other hand, the gov
ernor wants it understood that the
miners have perfect right as citi
zens to meet in public halls to discuss
the situation, and while parading will
not be tolerated, ordinary groups of
strikers are to be allowed on the pub
lestation.
The governors action in issuing the
strike proclamation was largely based
on the report of the investigating COM
mittee appointed by him to investigate
the situation. The committee, con.
sisting of T. D. O'Brien, Harvey Grim
mer and G. H. Day, spent day on the
ranges and obtained the views of the
strikers and disinterested citizens on
the situation. The general feeling
seemed to be that the strike would be
peaceful one, despite the fact that
Petriella, the strike leader, had in.
structed the strikers to use violence
if necessary to prevent interruption OF
their meetings.
This Week Will See End Of Strike.
Duluth, Aug. 6. - A News-Tribune
special from Hibbing says:
1.-THE third week of the strike on
the Mesaba range, which was engi.
neered by the Western Federation. of
Miners, probably will see the last
of the conflict. 1t is believed by those
who have been constantly in touch
with the situation that the next seven
days will witness the elimination of
the struggle. The crisis is past, and
no further trouble of serious nature
is expected unless something unfore
seen occurs"
The Western Federation of Miners
has not given up the fight, and the
statements in the foregoing must not
be construed as indicating that it will
abandon the purposes which gave
birth to the strike.
Miners Not Disheartened.
On the contrary, the leaders are en-.
tering into the third week of the labor
difficulty with renewed vigor.
The federation on the range is now
led by the national secretary. C. E.
Mahoney. He has prepared several
thousand circulars which will be given
to every miner, urging them to con.
unue the conflict with the Steel cor.
poration. He advances the claim that
the federation is gathering new re.
crults every day. The federation is
preparing for big labor conflict two
years hence, following the presidential
election.
About 1000 miners. It is expected,
Will return to work Monday morning
Quiet Now Prevails.
Within few days all of the open
pits of the Steel corporation will he
shipping 80 per cent of the ore mined
by that corporation on the Mesaba
range. The independents are working
all of their open pits.
In the Eveleth-Sparta-V Virginia dis.
trict the miners will resume work in
the underground mines. The situation
on the Mesaba range east of Chisholm
Is more satisfactory than in the Hib
bling and Chisholm districts, and near.
~ all of the local deputies have been
discharged from further service. In