Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-21
MINERS,
0UT0NSTR|KE.
QUIET TODAY.
Not a Shot Fired Between
Strikers and Deputies, Al
though Greek Workmen
Engage in Angry Talk.

Bingham. Utah, Sept. 2O--Not a shot
was heard In Bingham last night. The
b,OOO miners on strike for higher
wages impressed seemingly by the
address delivered to them yesterday
BY Gov. Spry and others, remained
quiet But early this morning they be-
gan to assemble at the railroad sta-
tion and in little while 800 OF them.
chiefly Greeks, were DISCUSSING the
report that the Utah Copper CO., pur-
posed to put them to work at the
steam shovel pits today.
The Greeks asserted, today their
adV1ces from Salt Lake were that u
9. Skliris, an employment agent. had
Deen engaged by the Utah Copper Co.,
to forward strikebreakers. The re-
port was the more Irritating as Skliris
mas been made one OF the issues OF
the strike by the Greek element. which
asserts that he dictates the employ.
ment OF his countrymen by the mining
companies, levies toll on their
wages and procures> the discharge OF
those who do not patronize his place
Of business. Gov Spry has been told
by many Greek strikers that they
would be willing to waive the wage
demands II Skliris was removed from
camp.
The alleged influence OF the labor
agent is denied by Assistant Manager
Gemmel of the Utah Copper Co.
A "dinky" engine guarded by twen-
ty-one deputy sheriffs moved from the
foot OF the mountain to the top level Of
the Utah Copper Co.'s property this
morning. The strikers did nothing.
Men are leaving camp at the rate OF
loo to $50 on every train.
Sixty-twos hundred men now COM
pose the army OF mine workers made
Idle by the strike In the mines h0r0
Wednesday morning and present In
dtcations are that this number will be
greatly, increased unless settlement
of difficulties is brought about within
the next few days. The situation to-
day was practically the same as when
the strike was called, and there ap.
pears to be little prospect OF an agree
ment between miners and operators
soon.
May Call Out More Miners.
Salt Lake City, Utah. Sept 20,
Charles H. Meyer, president OF the
Western Federation of Miners an
nounced today that the federation may
call out the union men employed at
the Nevada Consolidated properties at
Ely, New, the Ray Consolidated at KEEL
ton, .Ariz., and the Chino at Santa
Rita, N. NJ, which are controlled BY
the Utah Copper interests.
I'VE are contemplating such q
move President Meyer said. and
have man on the way to Ely to- take
up the matter there. D. C. Jackling.
manager OF the Utah Copper Co.'S
properties, refused to recognize the
union In Utah and we see no reason
why union men in other states should
work for him. The men have some
pride and are unwilling to work where
they are not wanted In fact the
miners at the Nevada Consolidated at
Ely, New, ays ready to go out at =
moments notice"
The Nevada Consolidated mine EN-.
ploys about $500 men. AT the Chino,
Santa Rita, N. NJ, 500 men are enn-
ployed and the Ray Consolidated has
several hundred. The Nevada. Consol-
idated and Chino. like the Utah Cop
per mine OF Bingham, are worked with
steam shovels at the surface and most
Of the labor Is unskilled.