The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
Unaninus Action at
Meeting of Mine
Managers
WILL STAND TOGETHER
Mines at Which Strike Called
Off Will Not Start---A
Finish Fight

Of operations at the Interstate
Callahan, Morning and Hunte
mines on account of the actor
of the district union in calling th
strike off at those properties. ThiI
was the unanimous decision reachet
at meeting of the managers of al
mines involved in the strike held il
this city today. General r. M. Nc
Wade, conciliation commissioner rep
resenting the department of labor
was present at the conference, ant
after it's adjournment authorized th
following statement:
Fight to a Finish.
"The mine managers and op.
orators are desirous of resuming
work at all Of the mines and mills,
but can not accept the uItimatum
laid down by the district union
which would permit some mines
to reopen while others must re.
main closed.s Those who persist
wilfuIly, deliberately and mali
ciously in proIonging strikes at
any particular mines or mills or
other plants under various un-
truthful and misleading pretexts,
must be held responsible by the
whole people of this and other
communities involved. The mines
are now ready to resume work.
The mine managers are not fight
ing legitimately conducted unions
and are not averse in any way to
the employment Of non-union and
of legitimate union workmen who
carry out the principles of such
IegitimateIy conducted unions.
The mines will be run on the
open shop principle now and
hereafter"
Action of the Union.
This stand taken by the mine man
ayers was the result of the action OF
the District Union Of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers at a meeting held
in this city last night. At this meet.
ing resolution was adopted declar-
ing that the Interstate-Calhhan, Nor
nlng and Gold Hunter mines and mills
were fair to organized labor. In 9TH
er words, the strike that has prevail
ed in this district for the past month
and a half was declared off so far as
it applied to those mines and mills
leaving the strike still in force at the
Hecla. Hercules and Tamarack mines
and mills. When asked about the ac-
ton of the district union in calling of
the strike at these three mines, Secre-
tary Villenneuve, Of the Burke union
stated that 1t was done without any
reference to the "gentlemens agree
ment." In response to questions, he
said that there was no written agree
ment, but that concessions had beer
obtained of which he was not permit
ted to speak at that time. He said
there would be no change in the at
titude of the union with reference tc
the Hecla, Hercules and TamaracK
where the strike would be maintain
ed
Made No Concessions.
Upon being questioned regarding
the calling off of the strike, the man
ayers or representatives of the Inter
state Callahan, Hunter and Morning
stated that they had received no or
fetal information regarding the mat
ter; that they had made no conces'
sions, and that the terms upon Whlcf
they would resume work were th'
same as those contained in the gen
tlemens agreement" The position O
the representatives Of these compan
les is further emphasized by the fac
that they fully concurred in the deci
sion Of the conference of managers II
which it was decided to remain CLOS
ed until conditions warrant a resump
ton by all of the mines