Show ARE I 1 tn atit COLD S 1 T 11 IF h bousfield Bou price and kelliher turned down by general manager williams on their efforts towards arbitration SALT LAKE CITY utah may 28 negotiations looking to is settle meat ment of the great coal strike in carbon Z ar county munty are off tor for the tile present at tit least general manager williams of the utah rum 1 company taking the that his company has no trouble with its employ eg es at this hiruo and that everything Is peaceful about its properties les has declined to grant an interview to H Busu eld member c el 1 tho the national board of the united mine bline workers of Amer america loa and the situation romain sas it was before the latest effort on tho the part of the union men to secure an adjustment of or the trouble was attempted the correspondence bearing on the matter la Is made public by mr bous held beld who does not attempt attorn pt to conceal his at ml mi williams refusal the strike will nevertheless continue indefinitely says mr bous field onar the united mice workers of america will continue to maintain tho strikers Lers in their camps until a settlement IS 19 reached or the men ele cide elde of their own accord to return to work under the old conditions EXPLAINS when I 1 received my authority from national president john mitch ell 11 to come to utah and t tike ike charge of the tho st s rile situation and in lew of I 1 the trouble that had bad been witnessed in tho mining regions of utah prior to my coming here I 1 under the impression that IL strike among the coal miners was in existence in this mining region arriving hero on tho I 1 I 1 th of may and utter after diligent la in alib I 1 bad reason to com lude that tho mana management gemon of the tile utah fuel ruel company was at least fairly disposed towards its amplo ei and the public at gargu LETTER TO WILLIAMS with this impression I 1 addressed this letter to 11 II G williams manager of the utah fuel company salt lake city may 20 26 1901 mi mr r 11 II 0 williams general man nger ager utah fuel co salt lake city dear sir acting on information coming from a source I 1 thin thing worthy of consideration Is 1 the cause of me no 11 addressing dressing ud this noto to you nith alth the it will bo be upon by aou a with favor ond nud that I 1 rill ro re ceibo a favorable reply 1 I understand that 3 our nature re beh against strikes lockouts and all industrial strife and tu turmoil ba lie lifting ing this to U true truo I 1 am scour aged to the extent 0 att tempting to so ure re an tin inter levi with yu yeu for tho tile durpos of talking over the unfortunate out at althe the mines in this state ith the end la in view of an ad of the mattere matters in dispute and aud the re moot of industrial peace ponce and tranquillity ty in addressing you ai as I 1 do I 1 am not of the many time times we have bave been misrepresented and of the many things we an an organization stand convicted pd of without a trial tria but knowing that it la Is so easy to la tince anyone of eur our fairness and anxiety to do right if the opportunity offers aad asid eur our ability to disabuse se the tile mind wind of even the most skeptical end convince theia that our out policy is not 0 only aly good for 1 the he but beneficial te to your company and the publio at large no hunn humn ean clime to anyone s a result of our meeting and a discussion of the at fairs it we succeed in an adjust then ull all ar are bene fItted if it we rill nill then matters raut tera ism no worse than at present and even then a plan may be suggested sted whereby an n adjustment can be had 1 I arish wieh to adauro you that I 1 am m her not to antagonize but to bar monize and secure that industrial ilace huce and tranquility tranquill ty that should bo ill alio portion of P all 11 industrial comme I 1 desire to assure aou a further i f f that it la Is from tho the noblest and purest motives that I 1 seek this interview believing as 1 I do that the result of such buell meeting will be a oo solution lution et of this much vexed question I 1 will be pleased to meet you at any time and at anyplace any place to suit your convenience the curlier earlier the date tho the better bet arit it would suit me I 1 am at present and will remain for a day or two to at the windser windsor hotel in your city and will appreciate an early and favorable reply tho aboe c respectfully yours 11 II BOUSFIELD i member ol 01 tho executive board united mine workers ot of america MANAGERS REPLY to my utter astonishment I 1 received tho the following reply salt stilt lake city utah may 27 1901 ier mr H U bousfield member executive board united d mine workers of america city dear doar sir I 1 am in receipt of our letter of yesterday in an official capacity asking for an tn in as aou ou with the tile pud end in view of securing an amicable adjust mont of the matters in dispute und and tho the re establish me 1 t of industrial peace and 1 1 I trust that I 1 fully appreciate the desirability of tho the industrial trolls yon you mention and the desirability of all ull well ell directed action to that tha ead teDd I 1 must state honn however ever that the utah ruei 1 company has at the present time no matters enatt rs in dispute with its emp employee loyes with whom it would gladly meet wore ware tato case but oa the contrary nry its employed emp loyes are tire enjoying both industrial feica and tranquility and prop prosperity erity with no mena 0 o to the continuation of theao these conditions unless it should come as voluntary acts of parties not now in the employ of the corn coin puny and tn in no way connected with it and to whom the he company has no employment to give andor these condition s I 1 am urn un ablo able to eee ate that there is anything of f tile remedial ul ter stig suggested by yeu you te to be adjusted between us and I 1 must therefore decline any divus sion of odthe the nature proposed prop mod by 0 o oi yours truly H G WILLIAMS WILL CONTINUE 1 I regret however that the disposition of t the management of the coal company ie Is of euch such a character seems to preclude even a possibility I 1 of ut a peaceful adjustment ud of the industrial du due trial turmoil that exists at lit coal mines la in utah tho the letter and i statement of f the manager ger te to the i arary notwithstanding in my opinion it would hao hae been much better borall concerned cencer had the ant granted me ine the tite interview re queried quett cd as I 1 firmly believe that such an interview would ha havo 0 put on an end to the strike in utah As it Is I 1 see s no other alternative than to 0 o continue as na e are ar yielding obedience to iw law and bf believing that I 1 the tile time will speedily coro come when even the management of the utah ruet company will change its mind audray and say to the public that there Is 1 a strike at th the mines we have in the of nine hundred aaen wn and their families which we hav hairs fed red and efad to fei feed r rather a than permit them to return to the mines on the same terme terms and conditions under which they quit o 0 the inen men themselves desire to do 0 so o of their own accord mr wr bousfield by cor beks nellda kelliher of the executive bourd will return to helper today to resume charge ot ath the strike and hie his aty in the stat state will be determined by f future development Orga alzer price went to helper Tes vot arday |