The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-07
MOTHER JONES ASSAILS
FERRIS AT MEETING
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into your house TO bother you use
your gun"
In speaking OF Gov Ferris Mother
Jones said: You elected him and
now he sends the troops here TO guard
the company property You pay for
the guns they give the troops 10 blow
you TO hell with If YOU are not care
full" Sheriff Cruze was Z nounced
as lacking in backbone.
Walter b. Palmer, investigator for
the federal department OF labor, ar
rived here yesterday afternoon from
Cincinnati TO begin work on a report
which he will submit TO Secretary
Wilson. Mr. Palmer said his knowl-
edge OF conditions here was too slight
10 permit him 10 say whether or not
the department could offer its ser
vices as mediator He will confer
with both sides and make a personal
investigation into the working and
living conditions of the miners.
The work of Withdrawing the troops
will be begun today Men whose
presence at home is imperatively nee
essary will be the first TO go, and
these will be gradually augmented
until the entire force is disbanded
The relations between the militia and
strikers are. in the main. friendly and
Company l., OF Jackson. last night put
on a campfire and free vaudeville
show for the miners and their wives.
The miners are planning TO recipro-
cate with home cooked dinner
The only hostile incident for some
time occurred last night when some
one concealed In the bush fired two
rifle shots al a sentry narrowly miss
ing him. The sentry replied without
hitting More serious trouble-ts fear
ed after the troops are withdrawn, as
the feeling of the strikers toward the
imported deputies is very bitter
Orla Green, the Lansing artillery
man. who was kicked by horse and
internally injured. is now reported as
having an even chance for recovery
The strikers at their mass meeting
yesterday. passed the following reso-
lutions:
"Wheras. The nation has witnessed
the termination OF one OF labcr's great
est conflicts in West Virginia. ending
In complete victory for the United dtne
Workers; and
ism were united against the min,rs,
the treasure chests OF the operators
the Baldwin Felz thugs the militia.
the governor and supreme court united
I'm an effort TO perpetuate pc mage "a
that commonwealth and
Whereas. the outraRes against labor
were heralded 70 the world by the ser -
ate investigation brought about large
" through the statcsmanship OF hu
manity's friend. John w Kern. aided
in and out OF the senate by the heroic
MARITIME and further ChamplOned hy the
81 az
be IL
Resolved. that We the people II
Calumet extend 10 them our deepest
latitude for their services in behalf
OF human freedom We venture -
hope their courage and power may be
equal 10 the workers need. that wheL-
ever the cry OF the outraged and hello
less goes up these men viii plead the
workers cause and the whole peopir
viii extend their succor and,
Whereas the miners Of the COPPER
district OF Michigan requested CON
ference with the operators. which re
was Called the recognition which the
companies gave their thousands 90 em-
ployes was 20 call for the troops
through their scrvile creature. TIE
sheriff and further back them up with
the infamous Waddcll thugs TO beat
up and outrage "A peaceful commrn
Whereas. the acts Of the governor
and mine owners are I'm cOntraYention
Of the rights and interest not only
of the miners but the entire oom-
muity. therefore. BE- II
Resolved, that the people OF Calu-