The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-06
GOVERNOR WILL
TRY To SETTLE
MINE TROUBLE
Michigan Executive Arrives in
Strike Zone and Hopes Are
Raised That Settlement
May Be Effected.
INVESTIGATION IS
ORDER OF THE DAY
Federal Commission and Con-
gress Likely to Inquire Into
the Labor Disputes All
Over the Country.

HOUGHTON, Mich, Jan. 5.-Gover-
nor Ferris of Michigan took hold of the
strike situation in the copper country
tonight With his coming a practical
truce went into effect and both sides
expressed Willingness TO await his
findings before initiating new measures
in the industrial warfare.
Open hearings are to mark the gov.
ernor s Investigations, he announced
on bis arrival tonight
The state executive held tonight
what he said he intended to he tho
only private conference Of his visit. 1t
was with George Nichols, the special
prosecutor in charge Of the grand jury
strike lawlessness investigation. 1t
was explained that the nature of Mr.,
Nichols s work made it necessary that
this conversation be private.
Crowd Greets Governor.
A crowd that packed the railroad
station and extended three deep up the
street TO the governor S hotel greeted
him when his train arrived. The local
reception committee escorted their
guest TO the hotel verands,, from which
he addressed the crowd
- came TO seek information - he
said. ''I promise nothing hut it is
time that the warning elements Of this
community got together and learned
once more how to live as neighbors.
Ny prayer is that this peace may come
speedily
Both factions cheered the governor 8
assurance that all he sought was the
truth.
Purpose of Visit.
To interviewers Governor Ferris in.
by his inability to get satisfactory
answers TO questions at the conference
with labor leaders in Lansing last
Thursday.
The governor programme for to-
morrow calls for public conferences
with the sheriffs. chairmen of the
boards of supervisors and prosecut-
ing attorneys of Houghton and Ke.
weenaw counties
The governor announcement that
he hoped to find method of settling
the struggle between the copper mine
owners and the Western Federation of
Miners failed, however, 10 influence
the attitude OF defiance toward each
other which the opposing interests
have held for five months.
The union S representatives an
nounced that they would be on the de-
fensiye so far as settling the strike was
concerned
Hilton's Statement.
''We made enough concessions when
John +. Densmore of the federal de.
psrtment of labor was here last week, -
said o. y. Hilton, chief of counsel of
the federation. ''We went as far as
we could toward finding some way by
which the striking miners might return
10 work. Now ii is distinctly sup to
the companies II the governor can OBJ
which we can consider without humil-
iating ourselves, then there may be
some chance for success of his mis-
sion.
The company pronouncements were
less definite, but they agreed that the
visit of the state executive might be
productive of considerable good The
operators express confidence in Cover
nor Ferris IS ability to "size up' the
.,t L.
no harm could come to their interests
by thorough inquiry into the strike.
Fifth Investigation.
The governors visit will constitute
the fifth investigation Of the difficulty.
Walter Palmer and John b. MofTit Of
the department of labor made inquiries
into the initial aspects of the strike,
and Judge j. p Murphy of Detroit
visited the district last August at the
request of the governor. The fourth
official visitor was Mr. Densmore. who
failed to find solution of the situation
last week.
Despite this multiplicity of inoniries.
every avenue of information will be
opened afresh for the governor, II
was thought likely, however, that he
would pay particular attention 70 the
Moyer-Tanncr deportation, the prog
ress which the grand jury has made
toward clearing up cases Of lawless-
ness, and the cases OF the Citizens, al
lance. The methods OF imported mine
guards and special mine police NAV
also attract the governors attention.
In this last connection il was noticed
tonight that an exodus Of private DO.
licemen had begun. John T. Vickery
took forty-uine Of these men back Ia
New York tonight.
More Men in Mines.
Additional workmen were reported
as having enlisted with the companies
this morning. One coach load OF non.