The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-08
GOV. FERRIS OF MICHIGAN
WILL CONDUCT INVESTIGATION

Calumet, Mich, Jan. 5.-Facing
Snother investigation Of the strike
s tuation, this time at the hands of
the governor of the state. company
managers and Western Federation of
Miners leaders today prepared to open
up every avenue of information which
the state executive may deshe to ex.
plore. At the same time both sides
tt the controversy were dubious as to
the ability of Governor Ferris and
State Labor Commissioner Gum ng-
ham 20 find any lasting solution of
the trouble.
May Be Too Late
The most general opinion was that
signs of further activity in federal
circ.es, especially in regard to the de-
portation of Charles II. Meyer presi.
dent Of the federation were RESPONSE
BILE for the governors determination
to visit the district. 1t was pointed out
that the governor spurned every in
vitation to come here when the strike
started last July and had manifested
little intention since of projecting his
personality into the strike situation
Some union sources In fact said that
the time In which he could have &C.
complished anything toward settl'
ing the strike had passed long ago.
At least one phase Of the controv-
ersy remains for the state executive
to work on. John B. Densmore, OF
the federal department of labor failed
to end the strike after he had first
learned how far the union would go
aid then had tried to persuade the
companies to meet 1t. So far as could
be learned the employers have never
been asked officially to give their last
word and the governor may find some
unsupported field for effort In that
quarter.
Those who advanced this thought,
however, were willing to concede in
the next breath that there was little
likelihood Of the employers receding
from their stand that only men who
would renounce all afiiliation with the
union would be received as workmen.
A continuance of this policy consti.
tute stone wall so far as union sen.
timent Is concerned.
Additional Workmen
Additional workmen were reported
as having enlisted with the compan.
les this morning. One coach load OF
non-union men reached the Quincy
mine from Chicago and the manage.
ment Of that mine announced that al
most as many more Of their former
men had turned In their union cards
and had gone back to work. Several
mines said they had received visits
from volunteer workmen who had
come to the copper country Of their
own vo'ition. The possibility that
these individuals might be union
agents made the managers hesitate
in hiring them.
The case of union printers employed
on Tyomies, the Finnish Socialist
paper whose editors and other en-
ployees were named in warrants re-
Gently issued has been taken up by
the typographical organization. The
typesetters were charged with con-
spiracy to publish statements incit-
ing to riot as were the editors, re.
porters and business managers OF the
paper. It was said that the inteNa-
tional union will be asked to call the
attention of Washington authorities
to this case.
Still another side of the strike that
Is being inquired Is the charge that
foreign workmen brought into the
mines in ignorance OF the strike. have
been forced to remain at work.
1t was learned today that the con-
sui general of Austria Hungary had
delegated an attorney of Ironwood to
look into these reports.