The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-21

authorities. He declared he found
the situation satisfactory"
The list OF dead in Mondays bat
tie was last night brought to five
with the finding of the body of an
unidentified man in field about a
half mile from the mine. Officials
were inclined to believe that others
not yet accounted for may have
lost their lives in the riots and fur
Their search of fields and territory
surrounding the mine was to. be
conducted.
Appeal For Federal Help
Denver July 20.-Following the
arrest of Frank Hefferly, on char
ges of intimidating miners near
Walsenburg Colo, union officials Of
that place yesterday sent a tele,
gram to President Harding asking
protection by the federal govern.
ment from the Colorado rangers"
according to Adjutant General Pat
rick j. Hamrock
The appeal, according to the YER
sion OF the telegram given out
here, was made in accordance with
President Harding's speech at
Marion, Ohio, regarding freedom
and liberty OF organized labor"
Asks For State Control
Lansing, Mich, July 20.-Gover-
nor Alex J. Groesbeck in a telegram
prepared for transmission to Pres
ident Harding today asked the
sanction of the federal govern
ment for a plan to take over and
operate Michigan coal mines under
state control. The message asked
whether the federal government
would join with the state in taking
over and directing resumption OF
operations in the mines.
The governors decision to seek
federal approval of his proposal was
reached after a day and a night
spent in unsuccessful efforts to bring
about agreement between the min
ers and operators in the Saginaw
coal district. 1t followed defeat Of
two proposals he offered the miners
and operators.
No III Feeling In District
The first was that Michigan min
ers be allowed to adjust their diff
culties and return to work indepen-
dent of their national affiliations
which was refused by John L. Lewis
international head Of the mine
workers.
The second was the refusal of the
miners themselves to throw the
weight of their endorsement into
his plea for separate peace in Mich
igan.
The governors personal invest-
CATION and conference at Saginaw
yesterday showed, he declared. that
neither the workers nor employees
have any major grievances and that
the men are out only because work
ers in other states are out. 1t show
ed also, he said, that there is NO i'll
feeling in the district.
He believes, he said, that the
state could man and operate the
mines-the chief producing ones at
| least-and that the miners If offer
ed the opportunity and able to do SO
without risking outlawry from their
organization would be glad to re-
turn to work.
1t was intimated today that if nee
essary authority to proceed with
his plan is accorded, the entire re-
sources of the state police and the
national guard is necessary would
be thrown into the work of produc-
ing coal, in event the striking min
ers declined to return to work.
Lewis Replies To Groesbeck.
Washingtons D. c., July 20.-Ad-
vised that Governor Groesbeck OF
Michigan contemplated state oper-
alton of the coal mines, John l.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America today made
this comment:
"If the governor of Michigan de,
sires to employ any coal miners In
connection with his efforts to oper-
ate mines in Michigan he will find
that the state like any other EN-
ployer first has to make satisfactory
arrangements with the United Mine
Workers"
White house and other fedora.
officials declined to discuss the
governors course in advance of re.
ceipts. Of kilograms he had pre-
\ ~ -.f'-,--' 10.