Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-06
Every Avenue Of Information to
Be Opened 10 States Chief
Executive by Leaders Of
Both Sides,
NO FURTHER CONCESSIONS
POSSIBLE. SAYS HILTON
Effort Of Ferris 10 Settle DIFF
ficuIties Between Operators
and Men Is Fifth Official At
tempt at Mediation,

fuy MORNING jouHg.l SPECIAL LtAsen wRHl
Houghton, Mich, Jan. 5.-Governor
Forris of Michigan took hold Of the
strike situation In the copper coun
try tonight with his coming prac
tical truce went into effect and both
sides expressed q Willingness TO await
his findings before initiating new
measures u the Industrial warfare
open hearings are to mark the
governors investigation, he announced
on his arrival tonight.
The state executive held tonight
hat he said he intended to be the
only private conference OF his visit.
II was with George Nichols, the spec
clal prosecutor in charge Of the. grand
jury strike lawlessness investigation.
II was explained that the nature of
MIR. Nichols work made it necessary
that this conversation be private
A crowd that packed the railroad
station ana extended three deep M
the street 10 the governors hotel
greeted him when his train arrived.
The local reception committee es-
corted their guest to the hotel verai-
ara from which he addressed the
crowd.
"A came to seek information he
said ~ promise nothing, hnt Il is
time that the warning elements of this
community got together and learned
once more how 10 live ~ neighhors.
Ny payer is that this peace MAJ
como speedily
Both factions cheercd the gov
ofnors assurance that all he sought
was the truth,
70 interviewers Governor Ferris in
timatcd that his visit was occasioned
by his Inability TO get satisfactory
answers 10 questions at the confer
ence with Labor leaders in lansing
last Thursday
The governors .progrnm tomorrow
calls for public conferences with
the shcriffs. chairmen OF the boards
of supervisors and prosecuting at
torneys of Houghton and Keweenaw
counties,
The governors announcement that
ho hoped 10 find a method of settling
the struggle between the copper mine
owners ana the Western Federation
OF Miners failed however 70 Influence
the attitude OF defiance towards each
other which the opposing interests
have held toward each other for five
months.
The unions representatives an-
nounced that they would be on the
defensive So far AS settling the strike
was concerned
we made enough concessions when
John b, Densmore Of the federal de
partment of labor was here last
week." said O, y Hilton, chief coun
sci for the federation. we went as
far as we could towards finding somo
way by which the striking miners
might return 10 work Now It is dis
tnctly mp to the companies. il the
governor can obtain from them Il
definite proposition which we can
, onsider without humiliating our
selves. then there may be some
chance for tho success of his mission
Tho company pr0nouncements were
less definite but they agreed thai
be- productive Of considerable good.
The operators express confidence IN
Governor Ferris ability ITO size up
the situation aud express the belief
that no harm could come TO their in
terests by a thorough inquiry into the
strike.
The governors visit will constitute
the fifth investigation Of the diff
Guilty Walter Palmer and John Il.
Moffit of the department Of labor
made inquiries into the initial aspects
Of the strike and John J. H. Murphy
of Detroit visited the district last Au
gust az the request of the governor.
rhe fourth official visitor was M
Densmore, who failed to find so-
luton of the situation last week
Despite this multiplicity of inquiries
every possible avenue of information
viii be opened afrosh for the gov
arnof 1t was thought likely how
ever, that he would pay particular a.
.cntiun To the Meyer Tanner deporta
lion, the progress which the grand
Jury made towards clearing tip casos
# lawlessness and the activities Of
hc Cnizcns' alliance The methods
Il imported mine guards and special
nine police may also attract tho gov
'rnors attention.
ln this last connection IL WAS mo-
Iced tonight that an exodus of pri-
,ate policemen had begun. John l.
,ickery took forty-nine of these men
iack to New York tonight