Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-05-19 | Page 2 | Strike Situation at Morray Quiet

STRIKE SITUATION AT MJRRAT IJOIET Intimidated apparently by the em-phatlo em-phatlo show of forco mado by tho authorities au-thorities Friday, the striking smolter-mcn smolter-mcn at Murray nttompted no disorder yesterday. Up to nn early hour UiIb morning nothing of note had occurred . In the smelter town and the authorities are now Inclined to believe the critical period has passed. Cooler counsel appears to havo prevailed pre-vailed among the strikers and from statements state-ments made by their representatives yes- i terday the foreigners will confine themselves them-selves to peaceful attempts at settlement settle-ment of tho strike. Conferences were held yesterday morning between representatives repre-sentatives of the strikers and C. W. Whitley, general manager of tho smelter. Though declining to discuss tho results of the meeting, M". P, Stuthakos, the Greek banker, who Is representing tho Greek faction among tho strikers, said last nlsht that he belloved the strike would be settled soon. Rumors gained credence in Murray yesterday yes-terday that steps wore on foot to effect a compromise by which a minimum wage scale of $2 a day would too agreed upon. This was denied by Mr. Whitley, who declared de-clared that the company would not arbitrate arbi-trate tho matter under any circumstances and that the position taken by the company com-pany in the beginning would bo maintained. main-tained. The strikers are asking for a Hat Increase from a $1.00 minimum to $2.15. Another furnace was put In operation at the smelter yesterday, which, gives the company about one-half its usual j capacity. By the end of the week the company officials expect to be running tlie plant at Its full capacity and taking tak-ing care of all Its custom ores, much of which Is now being shipped to the Pueblo smelter of the company. Every effort is being mndo by the county authorities to discover the Identity of the strikers who attempted to dynamite dyna-mite tho gas tanks lost Thursday. A case of dynamite was found under peculiar pecu-liar circumstances near Garflold on the Salt Lake Route Friday. Tho origin of the explosive and Its possible bearing on the Murray strike Is being investigated. investi-gated. Complaints were issued yesterday by the county attorney against the s'oven strikers arrested Friday morning, charging charg-ing them with resisting officers In the discharge of duty. The seven men, Theodore Chronos. .Toe Stemoch, Jim Xcmkls, George Peters. Paul Valheotls, Andrew Hallos and Peter Harris, were arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Axel Steele, John Corless. Andrew Smith. Jr., Dan-ford Dan-ford W. Hedges and C. L. Schettler. following fol-lowing an attempt on the part of the strikers to prevent strike-breakers from entering tho smelter