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Show NO CHANGE IN STRIKE Interest Awaits Next M o v e of Governor Upon Operators' Refusal Re-fusal for a Conference "Mother" Jones to Aid Strikers Protest Against Troops in the Camp Calumet. Mich, Julv ?.. Increased complaints of threats against the whes and children of nonunion copper cop-per mine employes caused General Miller Of the- Michigan state troops to consider Beriously today the necessity neces-sity of establishing entral sleeping quarters where the terrified women can rest under guards General reports reaching brigade headquarters led the military com-manders com-manders to believe that there was no immediate prospect of any general rioting and finding the men at work deaf to threats, the union "missionaries" "mission-aries" had turned their attention to tin women and children More workmen reported for duty to-daj to-daj .m cording to mine operators. The union leaders claimed, however, thut there had been no appreciable break Calumet. Mich. July 31 Announce ment of Governor Ferris next move following probable receipt In Lansing today of the replies showing failure of his proposal for a conference of op erators and miners was awaited with Interest here The stij- situation remained re-mained unchanged That the union lead) rs expect the trouble to continue, however, was shown by announce ment that 'Mother' Jones had at cepted their invitation to como to the copper country and would be here i nexi Tuesday j Plans for a big demonstration of welcome to the aged utrike leader were Immediately begun A tremendous wind storm which Bwepl Keweenaw peninsula before dawn brought Injury to several guardsmen. Troops were kept busy saving their camps from being scat , tered over the countryside Kxcept ! Tor the storm there- was practically I no disturbances of the soldiers' slum bers i C. E Mahouey. vice president of 1 the Western Federation of Miners, re I turned from Lansing today but declined de-clined to discuss hie visit to' Governor Ferris nor would he venture a prediction predic-tion as to the future attitude of the i state executive Protest Against Troops Lansing. Mich . July 31. Copies ol I resolutions adopted at mass meetings held at Houghton and iian, ock wen forwarded to Governor Ferris today In Which the strike sympathizers vie orously protested against the action of the governor in permitting tho I i mops to i einrun in Uo copper coun ir The resolutions n parl nre a8 follows: "WbereaG this present strike I largely. If not wholly, due to the r-fusal r-fusal of the operating companies to meet representatives of their eni ployes in conference to adjust hours, v. ages and working conditions, au.l whereas, such a course so arbitrary, so ruthless toward the rights of thousands of working men and the welfare of the community is foreign to American ideals of justice and tho square deal, "Therefore, be it resolved, by the citizens of this town and vicinitj In mass meeting assembled, that we resent re-sent the imputation cast on the miners mi-ners of this communlly and we deplore de-plore the use of troops to enable the mine operators to resist the just demands de-mands of the miners and, be ji further fur-ther resolved, that we request the governor to remove the troops at once, that he make a personal investigation inves-tigation of conditions, which will re suit, we are certain, in your excel lency informing the mine operators that troops are not to be used to break strikes, tint refusal to meet the workers' representatives Is so repugnant re-pugnant to fair dealing that it will not be countenanced in a free communis com-munis The reply of the mine operators to Governor Ferris' request for a i oil-ference oil-ference has bpen mailed to the es ecutive offices by Brigadies General Abbe) and will not reach Lansing before be-fore night, in all probability |