The chronicle=news., 1913-07-25
COPPER STRIKE
IN hAo6S OF
81. TROOPS

InUut0
Calumet. Mich. July % W'h-th.
er the cominx Of state troop. 10 the
"copper" eouutry means ~ -ni 10 yio-
irner or fresh outbrsa.s MAS tn.
chief subject Of discus.aoa In Cain-
met today. May lo0k for clashes
despite the policy Of IN. Western
Federation Of Min@rs against the us~
OF force by the men.
Brigade hcsdaunrt~Is Nill be- Ia
Calumet. the troops pit hing tents
about the sraory and ads ssn, neIds.
Many stsihsrs ssthciesi about No.
Calumet aud Horis shat, to-day but
made no demonstration. They threat
en-d. however. to 20 TO a.. superior
boiler hous~ Of the csiuur, and Hs~-
II and draw the fires. \ move In
that d!rrctioa would promptly brlnx
out tho militia eommpasiss.
Deputies uaai med wese unable In
cope with the ssritcr.; and ,h. au-
'hor',I-s -sr. res!eens = pern'i, tn.
usc of arma.
The ws,t.rs Federal ~ Of Min.
er. is holding 90, FOR confer.nrc
with The mine. nsnass:a Hut ihis.
II said. will not b. Grasted
II 10 believed while troops arc here
the minca will be- reo,,~nsd.
II Is said most OF the union mcu
are willing to 60 to work II tho
shafis are guarded
calnmcnt. Mieh.. July 2i;-with
six militia companies On duty and
other state iroops .snrous. from both
tho upper and is1rsr peninsuias o.,
Michigan. the strt&e Of copper min
crs settled mcasurably towards u
state Of dull routine todaA tie third
Of iis existence. eoMe ef ~ more
anthusiastic uniGa neQicrs sessa,
ssea psszasi xNk<Hna<Ssd ,hfbush
several locations bat there was prac-
ticaiiy no disorder up to noon. The
union leaders held fast to their pre-
vious attitude dema manding rccogni-
'ion OF the Western Federation Of
miners ut sine Qua non. hut this
was not even considered by the com
pnny mahaEements. The pinch Of
strike conditions. However. spread
more generally through the core or
more Of communities dependent on
the mines. mills and smcitcrs when
the action Hancock retailers In re-
fusins further credits to customers
yesterday was repeated in other sec
tions Of the district and It was an
nounced that the wholesalers wsuld
take similar action Monday.
As a consequence there was little
OF the holiday spirit which frequent
ly shows itself In the initial stage
OF mine strikes. Union and onn-
nunio men alike showed their appre.
citation OF the fact that the strike
was likely to evolve into a long siege
with the companies abandoning work
OF all kinds as rapidly as conditions
warranted such action.
At union headquarters plans were
laid for big mass meeting next
Sunday and for district and local
meetings tonight and tomorrow and
Guy f. Miller. Colorado member OF
the executive board of the Western
Federation OF MINERS. issued a state
ment In which he compared condi-
tions In the Calument district with
those In other copper producing sec
tions.
| THE cause Of the strike here was
deep seated unrest whose extent
the company management failed to
realize." he said. In asking recOg-
milton Of the union. an eight hour
day, abolition of the one man drill.
and improved conditions generally.
we have simply triad to put the min
ers and surface workers of the Lake
Superior mines on a par with men
doing similar work In o.ner parts of
America.
I'm Butte. for instance. the mini
mum wage with copper at fifteen
cents is 33.75 day for underground
men and in no case does it go below
$3.50. In Arizona 1t averages 1915.
but in the Calument district the min
imum Is from 81. 90 to $2.25 and the
men here have been working from
ten to thirteen hours day, whereas