Hearing of the riot, Minami and Tsuruzo NAGAOKA came to the mine mouth and persuaded mine workers that they would responsibly negotiate with the operator of the mine to improve the wages and their working conditions.
騒ぎを聞いて坑口にやってきた南と永岡鶴蔵は、賃上げや労働条件の改善は、自分らが責任をもって鉱山側と交渉するからと坑夫らを説得。