| Show UNIONS WELCOME OPERATORS SPURN MEDIATION OFFER Michigan Governors Governor's Attempt to End Miners' Miners Strike Re Results Results Re- Re suits in Failure 1 CALUMET Mich July Jul 30 The O.-The The attempt attempt at at- 1 tempt of or Governor Ferris to end anti the copper miners' miners strike through a conference at nt Lansing tailed failed toda today The governors governor's plan was presented to 0 both sides and was accepted by the union but declined by br the tho operators operator who vho however howo said they were willing wIning to meet committees provided tho the m rot mn men n came caine as employees and v not a. a as representatives of the thc Western Federation of Miners Such a the gist of or the tho answers mailed to the state capital tonight Gen Gemi P. P L. L Abbey comman commander el of or the states state's brigade brig tide ade of ot militia carried the governors governor's proposition lon to the tIme employers rs anti and employees em em- or None of ot who attended time the conference conference conference con con- ference would discuss results but It became became became be be- came known that time the operators declined to be represented at the propose proposed conference conference con con- ference terence whereas tho the union officially had hall Indorsed the tho plan Scores Scon's s of surface s employees returned to work oil at 11 tho various mines toda today an and anda a renewal of or the Muggings which characterized char char- tho time beginning of the strike was predicted edro ed To ro meet this situation guards were welO I increased a at t the shaft h houses ou s 's Troops escorted icor to their homes such nonunion workmen a feared fN to walk tho the streets Continued ou on ou Page 3 Column 3 q UNIONS WELCOME OPERATORS SPURN MEDIATION OFFER Michigan Governors Governor's Attempt to End Miners' Miners Strike Re Results Results Re- Re suits in Failure Continued From Erom Page 1 alone Man Many of ot the loyal employees however declined d this sort of ot assistance assist assist- ance General Abbey went to union headquarters headquarters head head- quarters accompanied b by Majors Harvey Narvey lIar Har e vey and Ingraham of ot his staff There the they met Guy E. E Miller and J. J 1 L. L Lono Downey Low Dow no fey ney of ot the executive board of ot the Western Western West West- em ern Federation ot of Miners and William J J. RIckard William Berg and George Males of or the local unions In the tho general gen con eral discussion which 1 toll followed owed the major was assured that the unions were opposed to violence Violee and aid that every overy ef effort of- of fort tort would bo be made to prevent pre the re recurrences recurrences recurrences re- re of or the thc slugging The general general general gen gen- eral In turn told tho the union men that the troops were wore not sent here hero to to settle an any dl dispute but merely ly to protect property property prop prop- erty orty and prevent Interference with Ith any man who ho wished to work ork Rioters Arr Arrested After Her th Houghton conference Ge General General Gen Gen- eral Abbey Inspected the south range where there had been disorders yesterday yesterday yes yes- and early today toda On tho the l a way he hemet hemet met mH a a. party of strikers en route to an another another another an- an other ma mass s meeting in tho the forest and th the commander of ot the troops rode through ranks of union men who opened a way Arrests for tor alleged participation In Inthe Inthe Inthe the riot near near Atlantic last night were increased to twelve today Three of ot the prisoners who ho were accused of ot be beIng beIng being be- be ing ring leaders of ot the attack on nonunion nonunion nonunion non non- union men nien resIst resisted cd tho the sheriffs sheriff's deputies deputies ties tics and were taken only after artor militiamen militiamen militia militia- men had gone to the assistance 01 of civil iI I 0 ulcers officers In addition three men were re arrested at Baltic charged with leading la laborers laborers la- la borers who ho trIed to prevent workmen from Crom returning to their tasks Charges of or assault carr carrying concealed weapons and similar misdemeanors were cre lodged against the men Mother Jones was wag as asked today to lend her aid to the copper miners A telegram from John P. P White president of tho the United d Mine Workers indicated that the support of ot his or organization was at the disposal cf ct the local strikers C ers rs Tho Western Vestern F Federation on headquarters also announced that a message offerIng offerIng ofterIng offer offer- Ing aid id was rec received from Butte Butto Mont local No 1 I 1 which with Hh Its miners Is the largest local in the federation |
