Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-08

Mr. Mover excused himself from
seeing Interviewer and went at once
20 hotel He pleaded fatigue and
his appearance did not belle his state
mout Mr. Tanner also declined go
discuss anything connected with his
experiences. A curious crowd gath
cred az the tIoughton station but
caught no glimpse Of the men. Meyer
and Tanner took refuge la u locked
state room and remained there until
the train reached Hancock.
several hundred men, evidently
union members. awaited Mr.. Moycr
there and raised cheer az hc
stepped into an automobile ana was
whlsked away Go the Hotel scott
whore he was domiciicd when the
mob o. December 26 invaded the
place and escorted him and Tanner
10 a train IN lioughton.
II was learned that the federation
men tclcgru phed Co Governor Ferris
day OF two ago Offering 10 testify
before the grand jury. The state cN-
ecutlye busted with the strike Hitun-
tiQn EeneailA. asked the attornes
general Go cnfnc 10 Huushton g. ar
range for she return of the fedora
tien leaders An appiication Cor pro-
lection was granted ana two Of the
biggest deputies in iiuughtun county
were last night sent tp Chnsael. Mich,
TO meet tho train and escort Meyer
and Tanner hack 90 this community
So far as could bee observed this pre-
caution WAS unnecessary. as only uF-
plnusc sreeted the union men when
they arrived az Hancock. The depu'
ties viii act nB body guards as Ions
as the men are here.
10 WAS understood that AS soon a.
the grand tufy has excused the men
they will leave for Washington 90 al
al HHHaHH HHfN q H|ta
council Of the American Federation
Of Labor
Speculation as 10 the reason of
Charles "a. Meyers sudden return 10
che copper strike district was praC-
ticnlly unanimous IN connecting his
departure from Chicago with a Hccre'
sonierenee which Governor Ferris
held with some unidentified men
carly last evening
Just who addressed the conference
or what MAS discussed WIS not re-
Vealcd, but the governor said u was
ON legal affairs" and Il has hconl
known that the chief executive uf the
state was anxious 20 see grand jury
invcAtiEation OF the Meyer Tanner de-
therefore that the president of tho
federation was 10 hc called before the
grand jury here Immediately after
luncheon today and some observers
guessed that he would leave Tor Chi
cago again on "A later train. Union
leaders generally said that The word
Of his coming WAS noWa o. them.
The settlement aspect WAS empha
sized az the start of the governor o.
conference With mine operators to
day. Governor Ferris recalled toI
them that efforts to snd the strike
had been made by offers of arbiira-
ton and mediation and he snegcsted
that aomc representative Of the op-
orators state the reason uf the COM
panies In declining such advances
lie barred from discussion anything
relating 90 the awful expense 60 the
state"
Allan Reese. chief counsel Tor the
companies. responded lie sald that
the lrsl communication from the
unions had failed To state griey-
ancc, and each management under
took Co ascertain f the Western Fed
GRAFTON 0l Miners really represented
the employees 90 the company.
one company found itt ol their
men desiring 20 be represented by
the union and some s,doe on the neg
ative slide. All told he said. less than
~ per cent % the employees of the
district were found 20 be- mcluhcrs ~
the federation and on that showing
the companies declined 10 consider
the federation az an authorized agent
Tor the men.
The governor icarncd that every
com4any Affected hy the strike was
represented and then explained how
James Cunningham, state labor COM
missioner. had collected sworn data
as 10 the number OF men az work
their nationality and the conditions
under which they we're hired
He then read the summary OF Mr
Cunningham giving she number Of
men employed ~ the different mines
the day before the strike ana the
number az the present time
These totals showed i3.5lf men
employed before the strike ana s,72i
now.