The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-13
NO GROUNDS FOR CRITICISM
Thinks Resolutions Passed We'd
nesday Do Injustice. Sur
prised and Grieved
RULING BY SUPREME COURT

George Fl Nichols OF Grand Rapids
special prosecutor. who has been as
sistins ia handling the strike cases in
Tie Houghton county courts. this
afternoon ISSUED a statement in de-
fense Of Prosecuting Attorney Anthony
Lucas of Calumet, ana explaining his
own position The stutement follows.
To the Public
AT the Citizens Alliance meetings
held at Houghton and Calume, on
Wednesday last resolutions were
adopted which in a measure
seem TO censure the prosecuting attor-
ney for having failed in the full real
ization Of his duties ana in the per-
formance Of his duties under the con-
dition of lawlessness which has pre-
vailed as the result Of the activities of
HE Western Federation of Miners"
/ fun appreciate the confidence in
myself expressed in the resolutions,
and hope | am worthy Of IT,, but in
that connection ! feel il my duty TO
state publicly through the press, as
| have many times privately that Mr..
| T,,c.s tha ,,,.,,,,,,ti,, o.,,,.,,e,, ,r chic
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formed his fun duty as prosecutor.
,.i,hon. faa. ~, fa,-o,. and ,i,st IE.ar-
nas,i,. Lalia,,a no ,,.1, oor,i,,,a % Az
90 ana tbot ro. inst ,ri,icisr, can bo
roado of his condnct ae q nntltc ON
ciai,
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o5 q o,.e ana ndertsood tnat u.orId ,al,a
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oc,,,,. Who win tol,o oharso Of othar
,,sinoes 81 t,a oo,nt,, rbie orranea.
r,art u,.,s ,,,da as coo, ss IL was do
,a,,,,i,oI ,ho, q oran1 inr,. would no
couad rnar.. 80 -, n',od ,or a,o,.r, ,,,t
u,,,at' IN rroso,,,ino o,to.no,,,s of5c..
,,ul 40 ,,.,,-,-tl,i,,,r T., So newer y,
rim. ,ioIotors oe Tho ,oY - sneedv
tr,aI ,nd n,nishroont
hove hen associated with, Mr.
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nros.c,tion oc cosoe and in,.setieatior
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: co.. ~, ,r,.,,a ,o,. condo,,l,,r,. hin,
cor ,a;l,ro 30 nerforr, hie dnt,, 7
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.r ,..,o,s onrsonti,., ,,. yyastorr
roda,at,o, or ,t,,ars ard rho strikers
t,,oroste sor.rou, copaar,rips Mr.
: ,o.,...,s not na,.,nc. ,orforr,ad his du-
"a, -. -.
,and - sotiss,- tho nrbIic ,h,, an in
i,stic. To-, hoo, ,iona Mr. rncas and
,,,, bor.af ft.., no may, no commended
f -, ,,i. ,fr-.,.te =, rraee,-,, and maintain
+, ,h. ,,,a,,i,. ro,.c and unhold tho law
and rood ordsr
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Ina, ,,, ,,. st.,,. ,unra,,e court on IN
$ i,i,,,c,io.,, ,,.o.s.,i,,os win no of in.
,eroe, bera
4 ,.-rho cortaption tbo,. Tho hill of com
= n,a,,, j.. rot rronarl, verified is nm
tan,n,o
.orb, chicr charge a insufi,ienc5
,e-,ins, ia, MIN is thar its averment,
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~ conclusions thar. distinct statements ot
,octs ,r5 state no sreci0c acts oI
V nar,i.,,,ar Individuals win time. n,ac,
- and ATTENDING circumstances. such a,
e coed ri..dinss demands While II /,
permissible and sometimes requisite