Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-09
GOVERNOR FERRIS, AFTER IN.
vEsrioArioN. GAYS AolTAToRs
STAND N WAY.
SETTLEMENT EASY " LEFT
TO MINERS AND OPERATORS
ooverner ceneludss Investigations and
Aa,euness That He tias Secured In.
formation Dssirsd - Miners Claim
Families Are Being Elected From
Homss-Pian % House Hemslsss.

Woodbridge N. Ferris finished his per-
sonal work In tho copper strike district
today and left Tor his home in Biz
Rapids at noon.
Il got what J. came for" he said Al
he stepped aboard the train. "Thil
strike can not be settled in a week or q
fortnight. I think that If it was left
to the miners and the operators them
selves. It would be settled very quick
ly. Il II tho outsiders. and this Is q
somewhat venturesome thing to say;
that are lileely to do more than any
thing else to prolong this strike"
The governor said he thought :he
present an ino7NOrtuue time <oc exc
cutive action, calling attention to the
fact that the judicial machinery Of the
state u in full swing. He said he would
not do or say anything that might be
construed by any interests as an at
tempt to influence the course OF Jus
tice.
Delegations Of workmen representing
union and nom union elements came to
but Governor Ferris managed to see ali
Of them and clear up his own calendar
Of appointments as well.
EHetions Continue.
Two additional eviction cases were
related to the governor and 1t became
evident that this phase Of the situation
Is likely to assume major proportions
soon. In this connection the governor
was informed Of the decision Of the
state supreme court at Lansing up
holding Judge OBrien's decision as to
dila4Ory pleas.
The men who told their stories were
strrssrs nom the Wjnona mine Theo-
1ofe Bes0enetta said hiD furniture was
thfeis1 out yesterday and was still
IA the SNOW. His wife and four chit
dren. ranging IN age from 10 to Is
years. he said. were housed with
neighbofS. Josip Burcar. whose FAM
lily consists Of four children, the eld-
est less than years old. said one Of
his children was sick and that the
doctors at Winona wouldn't come for
nothing"
Families to Be Housed.
That brought action from the COVER
nor. and turning to Daniel Sullivan,
president Of the unions district couu-
ell, he told him to see that the strikers
relief provide q doctor at once. Su1li.
van explained that Burcar had made
no report Of the illness Of his union.
Sullivan said he recognized that the
union would have to meet the eviction
situation soon. He thought that ar
rangements could be made for shelter
ing and feeding families in halls, but
said thus far the union had been una
BILE to plan definitely to care for the
furniture.
Thus far all cases In which the use
Of plain force has been alleged has come
from the Wtnona district. The mine
management explained to the COVER
nor that no evictions as such had taken
place, that there had been some d;spos-
sessions where families had seemingly
left the location. and the company was
holding this furniture in storage.
Meyer May Remain.
Whether he will remain here to per-
sonally control the strike or go to
Washington to petition the executive
committee Of the American Federation
Of Labor to call q general strike In
sympathy with the copper mine strik-
ers, will be determined today by Charles
n. Meyer, president Of the Western
Federation Of Miners.
Meyer and Tanner have not yet been
released by the grand jury.
The governor turned his attention to
the grand Jury investigation yesterday
and consulted with various state and
county officials regarding the legal
situations arising from the strike.