Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-01-09
He FINISHES INVESTIGATION
SAYS MINERS AND OPERATORS
CAN SETTLE If THEY ARE
LET ALONE
EVICTION CASES ARE CITED
MANY FAMILIES ARE SAID TO
HAVE BEEN TURNED OUT
INTO THE COLD

Houghton, Mich, JAM 9.--Governor
Woodbridge N Ferns finished his
personal work in the copper strike
district today and left for his home
in Big Rapids at noon.
4 got what came for" he said,
as he stepped aboard the train. This
strike cannot be settled in a, week or
a fortnight. / think thar If it were
left to the miners and employers
themselves it would be settled very
quickly. It is the advice Of the out
slider, and this is a somewhat ven
turesome thing to say-that is likely
to do more than anything else to pro-
long this strike"
The governor said he thought the
present an inopportune time for
executive action, calling attention to
the fact that the judicial machinery
Of the state is in full swing. He said
he was unwilling as governor to do
or say anything that might be con-
strued by any interest as an attempt
to influence the course of justice.
Eviction Cases Reported
Two additional eviction cases were
related to the governor and it be-
came evident that this phase Of the
situation is likely 20 assume major
proportions soon In this connection
the governor was informed Of the de-
cision Of the state supreme court at
Lansing, upholding Judge O'Brien's.
decision as to dilatory plans.
The men who told their stories
were strikers from the Winona mine.
Theodore Bessenette said his furni-
ture was thrown out yesterday and
was still in the snow. His wife and
four children, ranging IN age from
10 toa18 years, he said, were housed
with neighbors. Josip Burcar, whose
family consists Of four children, the
eldest less than five years old, said
one Of his children was sick and that
the doctor at Winona would not
come for nothing"
That brought action from the gov
ernor, and turning to Daniel Sulli-
van, president of the unions district
council, he told him to see that the
strike relief fund provided doctor
at once. Sullivan explained that Bur-
car had made no report of the illness
to his union.
Sullivan said he recognized that
the union would have to meet the
eviction situation soon.
Thus far all cases in which the
use Of plain force has Dcen alleged
have come from the Winona district.
The mine management explained to-
the governor that no evictions, as
such, had taken place, that there had
been some dispossessions where fam.
lilies had seemingly left tue location
and that the company was holding the
furniture in storage.
Meyer Is Undecided
Whether he will remain here to-
personally direct the strike n the
copper mines Or so to Washington
to petition the legislative committee.
Of the American Federation Of Labor
to call a general strike Of miners in
Michigan, probably will be decided
today by Charles H. Moyer, president
Of the western Federation of Miners.
Meyer and Charles H. Tanner. aud
itor Of the federation have not been
released by the special grand jury,
before which they testified yester-
day.
After their arrival here from Chi
cago yesterday Meyer and Tanner
spent two hours in the grand jury
room. The nature Of their testimony
was not made public
Consul to Investigate
Washington, Jan. 9.-The Austrian