White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
MOYER
INTERVIEWED
WILLING TO LET NINE OWNERS
AND MINERS DECIDE THE
QUESTION AS TO WHO WILL
SETTLE STRIKE.


Wednesday morning President
Meyer and Mr.. Wilde went to Salt
Lake City, where, according to the
Salt Lake Tribune, he has made
statements of Importance as bearing
on the local situation.
He made the declaration to a Tri-
bune representative that he would be
willing to have the present strike
situation settled amicably at con-
ference of mine operators and mine
workers, or their representatives, ir-
respective of unions.
Meyer also asserted that the
strikers were in control of a COM
plete tie-up in the Nevada district. He
was quoted before leaving Ely as
saying that he intended to go within
a few days to Santa Rita, N. NJ, and
then to Ray, Arizona, where SYM
pathetic strikes would be ordered.
Meyer at Salt Lake, was Joined by
]. C. Lowney and Yanco Terzich, ex-
eeutive board members of the fedora
ton, who came from Bingham to
meet their chief.
Il am willing to step aside and let
the mine owners and the miners
select whomsoeyer they please TO
settle these strikes declared Meyer,
upon his arrival at Salt Lake.
He was bitter toward the Utah
Copper and Nevada Consolidated
companies, which he accused of in
timidating smaller mine owners. He
approved the suggestion that Com
mercial clubs of Salt Lake and Bing-
ham make an effort to effect a settle
ment, saying it was to the interest of
business men that the strike be dis
continued. He said:
'iMr. Jackling is quoted as saying
he rs willing to meet the miners en-
ployed by his company whenever
they desire. Now is his opportunity
and the opportunity of all the mine
owners to realize that desire. It
does not matter to me whether the
miners select as their representatives
any official of the federation, wheth-
er they select me or any other map,
whether he is employed or not en-
ployed in any capacity at the mines.
We are willing, too, that Mr.. Jack
ling and his associates be represent
ed by whomsoever they choose. Let
the miners, the striking employees
and the employers settle it that way
If they wish. l have no objection to
anything the miners decide to do.
"As public officers. Governor Spry
and Chief Justice Frick should do
something. Why don't they call
upon the employers and the strikers
to get together and settle their
troubles? Why doesn't either the
governor or the chief justice, or
both, do this? Why don't they, and
then, if either side declines to grant
such a request, place the RESPONSE
bility where it belongs? If the own
ers refuse to make an. effort to put
an end to the trouble, let them blame
the owners; If the miners refuse,
blame the miners.
Sheriff c. S. Grain of White Pine
county, Nevada, has acted with much
more discretion than Sheriff Sharp.
When the strikers went out at Ely,
Sheriff Grain selected his deputies
from among the number Conse-
quently, the character of the average
deputy at Ely is much better than at
Bingham, where there are disreput-
able men among the sheriffs repre-
sentatives. Property is much better
protected from violence and
damage when the striking workmen
are appointed to protect it,