Fergus County Democrat., 1909-09-28
mine and there is no reason why it

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should not resume operations.
AS yet no official announcement of
| the settlement of the controversy has
been made by those at the head of the
| Miners union The committee of 15C
not to go to work in any of the mines
where secessionists are employed, has
not as yet been discharged. Last eve
ming this committee visited all of the
mines and the miners boarding
houses, fearing that the reports of a
settlement which gained such wide
spread currency would send the men
back to work. Members of En-
gineers' union No. 80 who have re-
manned loyal to the Western Fedora
ton claim that they believe these re-
ports of a settlement were spread to
stampede the men back to work be-
fore the final details of the settlement
were adjusted.
This committee met last night and
reported progress. After the COM
mittee meeting the officers stated that
there was nothing to be given out
for publication beyond the fact that
the committee had not been dis
charged
Outside of about 10 per cent of
the Miners who worked the first shift
after the ultimat,ln of the Miners
union calling on the secessionists to
return and stating that unless they
did SO they would not be permitted to
| work, no members of the Miners
union have worked in mines where
secessionist engineers have been en-
ployd. The second day after the
ultimatum was issued none were
| working in the mines, although
through misinfirmation it was er-
Ironeously stated in yesterday morn
ing's Miner that IS men were work
| ing in the Gagnon.
Reluctant Surrender.
OF the forces brought to bear on
the secessionists which led to their
unconditional surrender much has
been said, but nothing can be stated
automatically. A prominent seces-
sionist said last night that their sur
but that it was evident that swallow
| it they must He explained his
statement by adding that it was ap-
parent to them that unless the con-
troversy ended soon the militia would
have been called to Butte, and to avoid
this and other unpleasant ramifact
of the controversy they surrendered,
the results they desired.
Rumors Out to Influence.
One of the rumors which was in
sistent yesterday is that advices from
the headquarters of the Amalganated
and other big companies not to recog-
nize the secessionists brought about
the settlement. This rumor is denied
by the secessionists and John Gillie,
| superintendent of the Amalgamated
mines, who declares that throughout
the controversy the company has
maintained strictly neutral position.
Mr.. Gillie prophesied last evening
that all of the mines would be in
operation Tuesday morning and said
that it was his understanding that
just as soon as all of the secessionists
too out cards with Engineers union
No. 80 the miners would have no
lhesitancy about returning to work.
No Further Hinderance.
| By the individual surrender of the
secessionists in carrying out the de-
cision of their organization, there is
nothing to hinder the members oi
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work at most of the big mines, and
they only await the official announce
ment of their officers and committee
men.
The surrender of the engineers was
marked by feeling of good nature
on the part of the loyal members and
officers of the Federation union. All
were welcomed back into the fold
and committeeman in many instance;
accompanied the to the Miners unior
hall, where the secretary had head
| quarters.
1t is understood that the foremer
of all the mines have been instructed
by the head officials Of the com
|panies to be prepared for the mer
to report again tonight.
i Last night the situation remained
unchanged at the mines. With thu
exception of the Silver Bow, where
100 men are working because of thu
fact that the engineers are all loya
to the Western Federation, none o
the mines were in operation.
! No Disorder.
! About the streets yesterday peac'
and quiet prevailed. There was III
disposition On the part of anyone L
create disturbance. Few if any ar
. rests were made for fighting, an,
there was scarcely any necessity 10
vigilance On the part of the authori
ties to prevent disorders.
! AS the secessionists came to tn
Miners Union hall to return to tn
| federation there was no demonstra
, ton of any kind, and it is doubtfu
if harsh word was spoken by eve
the most radical of the federationist!