Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-05
SITUATION THRU WHICH MUSCA.
TINE HAS PASSED MORE ACUTE
THAN SUPPOSED.
OUTSIDE LABOR LEADERS
MADE INcENDlARY SPEECHES
other Workmen Cave More Sensible
CounseI-Both Sides to Controversy
to Be Left to Fight to a Finish -
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Miones, May 5.-Now that it is
practically all over the fact is leaking
out that the situation at Muscatine in
the button lockout was a great deal
more delicate and dangerous than had
| been commonly supposed. The serious
part was that the parties to the con-
Corersy had permitted their feelings
to run away with their reason. The
governor states that il was not 50
much d matter of reaching an agree
Inent as to the conditions of labor as
! 1t was matter of inducing the parties
TO consider anything in the way of a
settlement. Neither side wanted a
settlement. go away" they said, and
let US fight it out" 1t develops that
one of the labor speakers who ad-
dressed the workers early in the game,
an outsider, used very violent and al
most reasonable language, stating in
effect that there is no law at all for
the wage earners but that all law is for
the employer. and urging the hearers
to go and take the law into their own
hands IS s.sas ~ou!a &c the only w&J
they could obtain justice. But the later
speakers who appeared before various
audiences spoke differently. The state
officials concerned in the matter are
delighted that settlement has been
effected and feel that a good job was
done in getting thru the difficulties
without any loss Of life.
It is almost certain that the Dunlap
bill in regard to the passing of vehicles
on the highways will be the only one
that will suffer by executive veto. Gov
ernor Carroll has not yet signed the
bill nor stated definitely what ne Will
do, but the objections TO the bill which
were stated some time ago are known
10 have great weight with him. The
governor has also received an unusual
" large number of communications
urging him to not let the bill become
law. and even some of the legislators
who voted for it have said it would not
offend them very much II it falls to be-
come a law. The objection to the Dill
is that it fixed definitely that where
one is overtaken by an automobile ne
must turn to the right and not 70 the
left, and also that he must give the
entire road or be responsible Tor any
DANCES done.
Prof George F. Kay, the new state
reologist, arrived in the city today ana
| took charge Of his office In the state
house and in the future Will dlrece
the survey Professor Kay Is entirety
familiar with the work He mas oeen
| connected with the state geological
survey some years and has done neid
work for both the federal and state
is engaged in preparing paper for the
annual reports on the water power
problem in Iowa, which, it is expected,
will prove valuable to all who are in
terested in that subject. At the meet
ing of the academy of science last week
Professor Kay read a paper on the
Bering river coal fields, based on his
personal observations during all OF last
summer which he spent In Alaska.
Representative. William c. Brown. of
Wright county, in charge OF the con-
cessions for the state fair. has already
arranged for the amusement feature.
which is to be provided by the Hatch
Water Carnival Cinlpany, an eastern
concern never before in the west. MT.
Brown will go to Jamestown, Pa. to
see their show and decide what feat
ures Iowa wants.
| 1t is possible that the serum labora-
| tory of the state may be moved and be
! located by the new state veterinarian
| on a corner of the state fair ground.
There is unoccupied land on the state
property nearly a quarter mile away
from any building, which might be
used for this purpose, while the state
now rents a tract of land near the state
fair grounds for the purpose OF carry
| ing on the work Of making a serum to
prevent the swine plague. The execu-
| tive council favors saving this rent to
the state by moving the buildings.