Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-27
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Calumet. Dec a6 - Charles H.
Moyer. president OF the Western Fed
erutIon of Miners was put on 70 train
and sent out of the copper strike dis
trict tonight The deportation was the
direct result OF the refusal of families
stricken hy the Christmas eve disaster
here Co accept relief from a commit
tee. the majority Of whose members
belonged to the citizens Alliance. AN
organization combating the five
months strike Of the federation.
At the meeting OF the relief COM
mittec tonight, it was stated that the
federation had forbidden its members
60 accept any portion OF the $4,000
raised fur relief OF the panic victims.
sectiou oC the committee thereupon
aAs appointed delegates ia confer
with President Mufcr. of the fedora
don
Thcy arranged Il meeting With AIR.
Mover at Hancock at which the Citi-
sens' Alliance men told the union ex-
ecutve that his attitude was against
al dictates of humanity They de-
manded that hc rctract statements
that the cry of fire" which started
the panic causing the deaths Of sev-
enN-two persons WAS raised by o
member 81 the alliance
Meyer IL is said. refused to make
retracuon satisfactory 60 the commit
tee. A short time later ho and John
Tanner OF california. AN organizer for
the federation were observed on
street ear going from Hancock 60
Honghton
Just across the bridge connecting
the two towns and distant about 400
feet from the structure. Is the depot
OF the Copper Range railroad There
10 was noticed that Moyer and his
companion boarded q train hound FOR
Chicago They We're accompanied by
three men who seemed 70 he guarding
them although there was no visible
demonstration OF force Movers de-
partme leaves the strikers with only
local men at the head Of their af
airs lu the earlN stage of the strike
g. H. MahoneN vice president OF the
federation. and Miller Vance Ter
zich and John # loNney members Of
the executive committee, were on the
ground mover joined them after his
return from un international labor
conference ia Europe and has been IN
actual control uf the situation for
several weeks The other executive
officers of the federation left the city
about fortnight ago. going TO various
places ON union business Mahoney
went TO Washington 90 plead for
congressional Investigation Of the
strike and Millcrs destination was
sald to bc springfield lll Terzich
said he was going 10 Colorado, But
Lowney ana not announce whittier he
was bound His home is in Butte,
Mont THAT Meyers departure was
unexpected was evidenced hy the fact
hat hc had enpaecmcnis for tomor-
row with several persons II was
stated ou good authority that he went
40 Hancock tonisht on q telephone
request for conference with sheriff
James Cruise. of Houghton county,
Tho latter said that this conversation
was devoted 10 a discussion Of means
for protecting the union headquar-
tcrs here and for protecting the Off
GERS Of The federation The sheriff
said that this conversation was held
early i'm the evening and that at no
time ala Mr Meyer express any fear
1T deportation nor say chat he per-
souaus had been the recipient Of
threats
sheriff cruise added that he left
Moycr at the hotel and that the lat
ters deportation was complete sur
prise 10 him u don't know a thing
about o." said the sheriff an hour af
ten Meyers train departed u haven't
really begun an investigation yet, but
am going 20 sft this ease 20 the
bottom
Citizens Alliance circles professed
ignorance OF the incident and refused
to discuss H.
Most Of Tho leaders Of the organiza
tion were in Calumet fourteen miles
from Hancock attending a meeting
81 he committee formed to relieve
distress I'M families visited By the cal-
amity of two nights ago. The meeting
was considering means Of persuading