The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-16
FUNERAL OF PAINESDAlE
VICTIMS To Be HELD HERE
Big Public Demonstration of Sym
pathy to Be Held by Strik-
ers Tomorrow
no STRIKE BENEFITS YET

The Western Federation OF Miners is
apparently losing it's grip on some Of
the striking miners, for officials of
the copper companies exhibited stacks
of union due books bearing the names
of men on copper company pay rolls,
which they declared had been turned
to them by men who wished to return
TO work and surrendered their union
books to the companies as proof Of
their assertions -
Further support of the assertion ap-
pears in local Italian paper, hereto
fore staunch supporter cf the strike,
which comes out with an arraignment
Of the federation on the subject of
strike benefits. a representative of the
paper failed TO secure a reply from
union officials as to when and TO what
amount strike benefits would be paid.
The article states that many Italian
workmen entered the strike. depending
upon the promises of support made by
men declaring themselves federation
organizers.
To Hold Funeral In Calumet
Tomorrows activities among the
striking miners Of the copper country
will consist chiefly Of a public funeral
and big demonstration of sympathy in
Calumet for the two men killed at
Painesdale as result of the pitched
battle Thursday night between depu-
ties and strikers, Dlaciz Tazan. who
was found dead Immediately after the
shooting and Steve Putrich who died
at the Trimountain hospital of his
wounds. The men will be buried in
Lake View secetery
Vice President Mahoney OF the
Western Federation of Miners when
asked this morning concerning the ac-
tivities planned for tomorrow stated:
Tomorrow the men murdered at
Painesdale will be buried. There will
be special funeral train over the
Copper Range road, leaving Paines-
dale at II o'clock in the morning and
stopping at South Range, Atlantic
Houghton, Hancock, Dollar Bay, Mills,
Hubbell and Lake Linden. The train
bearing the funeral party and SYM
pathizers will arrive in Laurium early
I'm the afternoon and will be met at the
station by Calumet and Laurium SYM
pathizers as well as those from north
Of Calumet, who will gather in the
Palestra. From the Palestra, the fun
eral procession will proceed TO the
Croatian church in Red Jacket. where
services will be held and later will
so 10 the Lake View cemetery. where
brief services will he held at the
graves. The Finnish Humu band will
head the procession. There probably
viii he several addresses at the ceme-
terry by union officials"
Vice President Nahoney stated that
no WORD has been received from Pres
idcnt Moyer OF the Western Federation
rs to whether he will visit the copper
country and when. Mr.. Mahoney sta--
ed that President Meyer is now in Den
yer His health was in such state
while he was abroad that he could not
remain away as long as he had plan
nod
No Money From Union Yet.
No definite news regarding strike
benefits" when they will be paid or
how much viii NJ paid. has yet been
given ont from federation headquart-
ers This. Of course, Is depressing
news tor the men who have stood by
tho union and have been led to believe
they would be given enough To live on.
anyway. Even the plans Tor taking
care of families by distributing them
among other federation districts seems
10 lave dropped out of sight, for there
is nothing doing in this regard.
Summed NJ. most of the strikers ap-
parently arc beginning TO feel that tho
wage per day that they can get by
working tor the companies looks a
whole lot better than the promises
made by the federation
Strike Will Cease 10 Exist.
There is no reason TO believe the
strike of the Western Federation OF
Miners will ever be settled" in the
copper country Undoubtedly IL will
cease To exist. because the mining
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