The Detroit times., 1913-12-12

ton Of recognition OF the federation
eliminated, 10 submit the other points
AZ issue TO arbitration. They clam
mat they arc, aud have been. Wiling
z" grant almost everything asked a.
RAPIDLY AMI fully ms possible hut thty
VIII not give TN. agitaiors a chan.c
To say, ANYWAY, We wen sometime o.
the strike" For this they have been
very severely censureL
Alexander Agnsstz's Management.
This stand can be better appreciated
by recalling a little hstor, AleXau'
der Agassiz, son OF the INDUSTRIOUS
Prof. Louis Agassiz, developed and. un-
III his death in 1910. was president or
the Calumet 4 Heela. He brought the
company through dark days when
nothing short OF his faith Ia the en-
terprise. his technical skill and dogEed
perseverance could have averted fall
ure. His ideas and personality have
largely dominated Michigan copper
mining. He was fair-minded. could be-
approached with complaints and was
generous In providing FOR the comfort
OF his employees and the education OF
their children He was opposed 70
labor unions because he looked upon
his property as his own and wanted
TO conduct his business according TO
his own plans. When misunderstand-
inHs arose. he met the men face In
face and could usually speak to them
In their tongue wherein they were
born. and differences we're adjusted.
For nifty years under that sort or man
agement working people about Caiu-
met have enjoyed such measure OF
peace and constant prosperity as has
been experienced by few, if any, COM
munities OF equal size In the whole
country.
with the advanced age and death OF
Mr.. Agassiz changes In officials and
methods have come, more men have
been employed, the proportion of non.
English speaking people has increased.
~ - - a
touch. efficiency has been spelled with
capitals occasions for dissatisfaction
have increased. the labor organization
germ got abroad and the voice or the
agitator was heard In the land.
Prof. Louis Agassix never accepted
the theory OF evolution because. as
Professor lie Conte explains. to him
and to the men of his time evolution
meant materialism and that meant
atheism. and he was more certain or
the existencs OF God than OF any sci
entifc theory But his methods of
study and the facts he brought to
light were such that his pupils or
younger generation went beyond ni'n
all, Is NOT materiaiIsm. without giving
up their beliefs In God and the Bible,
His son. Alexander. never accepted
labor unions because he believed them
inconsistent with mans right 10
manage his own business. but, unfor-
tunately. ne had no underlying phil
osophy that helped his younger bust
ness associates TO see that II may be
an advantage to have both labor ana
capital organized and that they can
treat with each other with mutual re-
spect and pront--a position which
must be the outcome OF modern de-
mocracy.
Are the mining companies doing
wrong in so strenuousiy opposing the
w estern Federation OF Miners III con-
strued as opposition to all organisa-
ton. yes: but when listen to the
speeches and observe the methods or
the federation agitators. vote for the
companies The history OF this or
ganization IS bad and mining men are
familiar with IL. It's reception into
the American Federation OF Labor two
years ago may have injured that older
organization. John Mitchell. whom we
admire and whose face Is good to look
at came to Calumet on morning
train and addressed meeting OF
strikers: in the afternoon he repeated
the address at Houghton and took
train for Chicago. He fully Endorsed
the strike and its leaders and has since
been telling the whole country about
the awful conditions here' John 3.
Lennon spent about two days in this