Arizona republican., 1917-07-27
CLOUD CITY MINERS
 TO MEET MEDIATORS
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LEADVILLE, Colo, July 26.-A com mittee of four members of the Cloud City Miners union left here tonight for Denver in response to a message sent to Albert Carpenter, president of the local union, by Charles Mover, presi- dent of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers. This committee was selected at a special meeting of the local miners union to- night and the committee left on the first train for the capital.
 Officers of the local miners union said tonight they were not told by President Mover the purpose of having the Leadvilie committee go to Denver at this time but they said they believed it was for the purpose of meeting with the investigators appointed by Gov ernor Gunter and consisting of Platt Rogers and Harvey Riddell.
 The committee was selected at a special meeting of the local union which was called immediately after the message from Mover was received here. The men named to make the trip were Albert Carpenter president of the miners union; Tom Owen. Luke Murat and George Emery Francis.
 Eli Toilette, secretary of the union. announced his intention of accompany ing the committee.
 Before leaving over the Midland rail- road tonight President Carpenter is sued the following statement.
 We are not fully informed as to the purpose of the committees trip to Dem yer, but in a general way 1 will say we are going there for the purpose of reaching a satisfactory agreement if possible regarding the working condi- tions in this camp.
 We intend to do our best to arrive at an agreement that will be satisfac- tory to all interests concerned Fur ther than that it is impossible to say what the trip will develop until we are on the ground and have conferred with our officers there"
 At the special meeting to name the committee, the men selected to ma,lt the trip pledged themselves not to make any agreement regarding a set clement of the strike until they could submit any proposals which might be made in Denver to the local union for referendum vote upon their return The committee also pledged itself to consider the interests of the bumpers. electricians, firemen and "chain gang workers in any conference that might be held and to protect their interests whether these men were members of the union or not, as they had gone out on strike with the other mine crafts
 Over the long distance telephone to- night Charles Mover president of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers, said to the Assoclat- ed Press that the committee from the Leadville miners union was going to Denver to hold a conference with the governor or his representatives regard = Ing the proposition made by the oper- ators to the governor yesterday accept ing the good offices of the investigation committee composed of Platt Rogers and Harvey Riddell
 This committee named by the Cloud City union will meet tomorrow and confer either with the governor or with the representatives of the governor he said tonight.
 The governor, through his repre- sentatives, Cass Harrington and Hor- ace Hawkins, conferred with me this afternoon and on the strength of this conference l asked the Leadville union to send the committee to meet with the governor or his representatives re- garding the situation in the Leadville district
 If the mine operators are sincere ir their agreement to arbitrate I thinl, the situation can be met and a settle ment worked out satisfactorily to al concerned" The matter of acceptins the arbitration suggested by the gov. ernors has not yet been accepted by the Leadville miners yet but probably vii be when it is submitted to them.
 T understand the board appointed by the governor will remain in Denye until the miners have acted upon th, proposition to be submitted to th, committee here in Denver. Then I m derstand the two appointees will go a once to Leadville to conduct the in vestigation as ordered by the governor l am in favor of arbitration and. wit an arbitration board properly selected l am in accord with it. It is a uues tion whether or not this board appoint ed by the governor is large enough
 think 1t should be composed of thre men instead of two as two-ma- board may reach a deadlock. A thir man could either be appointed or SC lected by the two present appointees The two men appointed by the gover nor believe are fair and disinterested
 Frank Sabry, watchman at tn Mikado mine, accidentally dropped hi pistol late today and it was discharge, the bullet fracturing his thigh. He wi recover.
 It was announced tonight by tn