Show WILL ASK INVESTIGATION Miners Propose to Take Their Trou Troubles Troubles Troubles bles to Congress Denver Dec 7 At a meeting of or the executive committee of the Western estern Federation of Miners In this city today it was agreed to levy an assessment upon members of ot the organization for tor forthe forthe the benefit of ot the Goldfield strikers The possibility of securing a congressional Investigation of or President action In sending troops to Goldfield at atthe atthe atthe the request of Governor Sparks of Ne Nevada Nevada Nevada vada was discussed and it was practically practically decided to bring the matter to the attention of congress Ulterior Motive Charged The action of the president in send sending sending sending ing the troops to Goldfield was the re result result sult suit of a prearranged conspiracy be between between between tween Wall Wail street interests and Gov Governor Governor Governor Sparks declared Acting President President President dent Mahoney after the executive ses session session sion elan There was wa absolutely no need for such action It seems peculiar to say the least that troops should be hur hurried hurried ried ned to Goldfield before the sheriff sherin had made any request upon the governor for aid ald The action Is unprecedented and some ulterior motive Is la undoubted undoubtedly d ly by responsible for the outrage The Tho fed federation federation federation will wilt render every assistance In its power to the striking miners William D Haywood secretary of ot the federation declared that the mine thino own owners owners ers em were themselves responsible for the strike and any trouble that follows must be laid at their doors He said that the owners had violated their agreement and ignored a compromise to which they had agreed Haywood declared absurd the story sent out from Los Angeles that he had Instigated the strike Would Not Guarantee Checks When I left Nevada said Haywood the Goldfield miners and operators had reached an agreement The miners agreed as a compromise to accept their wages wag s half in cash cosh and half in cash cashiers cashiers ices certificates c and the owners ac accepted accepted accepted this compromise It was when the operators refused r fused to stick to the terms of the bargain and declined eith pith either either er to t guarantee their checks or pay any part in cash that the miners were w re forced to strike The certificates were accepted accept d at only one ono store and the miners rs consequently were without means to live Uve I r had a conference with United States Senator Nixon of or the Consoli Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated dated company in which he personally agreed to the terms of ot the compromise The mine owners have only themselves to blame for this trouble |