Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-20

lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
salt Lake city. Sept. l9.-~rhe ap
pearance of Governor William Spr,
and the state board Of labor concilia
tlon and arbitration today as factors
In the strike situation at bingham
Utah, was the most encouraging fea,
turc OF the days developments.
The developments indicative ol
trouble were the theft OF more than
five thousand pounds OF high power
dynamite from the Utah CONSTRUCTION
Company's stores at Bingham, the in
ability of the constructive leaders to
control certain element of the
strikers, and the proposed service OF
warrants on a number of strikers said
to be responsible for the shooting and
at the copper. camp.
The Greek miners, entrcnched on
the mountain commanding the prop
erty of the Utah Copper Company left
their fortress shortly before the ar
rival OF the governor and his peace
party this afternoon and joined the
audience which listened to an address
by the executive ana others
Governor Spry's trip to- Bingham
was the sequence OF a long confer
cnce between state officials. the
county sheriff the commander of the
state militia and representatives OF the
miners and mining companies.
Frequent reports from Bingham
told Of firing upon mine officials
who attempted to reach or leave their
properties and other conditions of
sivil warfare but there was no mem
ion Of personal injury or damage 10
property and the verdict Of the meet !
ng at the capital was that media
ion should be attempted before MILF !
airy interference would be justified. |
Promptly at the close of the con-
erence. the conferees entered autos |
md started over the mountain roads |
or the scene of the trouble. Reports |
made by Adjutant General Wedg- |
wood, Of the Utah national guard, had I
Indicated that In an emergency 400
nen and battery of artillery could I
re mustered for strike duty within
light hours. News of the governors
tart. flashed ahead to Bingham,
aused the postponment of prepara-
ions made by Chief Deputy Sheriff
.xe steele for a flank attack on the
liners entertainments.
The party which reached Bingham
18th the governor consisted Of Chief
ustice Frick. of the supreme court:
ttorney General Barnes and John
'ern. members of the conciliation
oard: General Wedgewood. y. p.
well known Greek banker
Salt Lake. n priest Of the Greek
atholic church. Warden Arthur
ratt. of the state prison, Charles Fl.
Ioycr. president of the Western Fed
ration of Miners. and w. Persens. T.
nited States army, detailed as in
ructor to the national guard. Ii
Strikers and citizens in numbers I
lronged about the party and there n
as no difficulty in collecting an au /,
ence for Governor Spry. who was
Ie first speaker. He assured the =
liners that their right TO quit work I
as unquestionable and then warned +
lem not to interfere with property 4
violate the law. =
The governor was joined by Mr.. +
oyer and General Wedgewood and G
ter a discussion of the situation was r
sumed. The arguments Of the Of
,ials were for time I'm which to ar h
nge arbitration. IL
After the conference Governor
Try made his statement:
THE sheriff is in full charge of the
uation and | am confident that he n
n manage matters. The county n
have promised 10 give o
Ieriff sharp sufficient deputies to d
Ike care OF conditions. We do not "