Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03
REIGN OF TERROR
FEARED AT MINES
Strikers Say Armed Guards
Are to Replace Michigan
State Troops.
CALL ON THE GOVERNOR
TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY
Intimate Congressional Investigation
Will Be Asked Unless Sit
uation Improves.

CALUMET. Mich. August 2-Furthel
union appeals to Gov. Ferris for personal
investigation of the copper miners strike
were made today and were followed to.
night by an intimation that steps might
be taken to procure a congressional in
vestigation of the industrial situation.
The union officials said they could make
a prima facie showing a. least equal to
that of the United Mine Workers. which
resulted in the senatorial hearing in West
Virginia. The Western Federation of
Miners will make no such move unless
the continued efforts OF Gov. Ferris fail
to effect a settlement.
The unions claimed tonight, that the
mining companies were organizing a
veritable army Of guards to take the
place of the state troops Such action,
it was claimed, could result only in a
reign of terror.
Deputy sheriffs Armed.
The companies, on the other hand. re-
peated their assertions that outsiders
have not been brought into the district.
and that the only armed men about the
mines. after the troops leave, VIII De
sheriffs' deputies, duly sworn and COM
missioned. In the first days OF the strike
the deputies were without weapons, but
most of the men acting unosr .me sne.in
now possess riot sticks ana reVOivers.
Cases of intimidation were reported
from several mine locations today
Mrs Mary Rees, whose boarding house
near No. IA shaft OF the Caiumet ana
Hacla has been patronized by non-union
a,orEman found a note posted on her
6oor threatening her with violence unless
she stopped feeding the non-union men.
, Another letter reached mine foreman
and intimated that ne was nlarSeu man.
ia CHEAP" said the scrap. which was
printed on brown paper ana signed with
a skull and croSSboneS NerDaI threats
reached residents OF the !amarack ioca-
tion in such number that tne patroi FORCES
there were increased tonlsnt.
frightened by Soldiers.
Can p I. Abbey devoted this afternoon
81 on invas .lyation of the north end of
49, a;.tr;ct He visited the mayor Of
Ahr,ea,r village. who had wired to Gov.
Ferris TODAY asking that the troops be
tant off the streets. To the general the
mayor exnlained that his action was
ha cod on the fact that there was no
,,roenacf IF disorder in the town and that
the presence of the soldiers frightened the
women and children. he was told that
only a direct order from Gov. Ferrfs
could cause retirement OF the soiaers.
A few additional arrests OF alleged
.,nt..s 100 made on civil warrants to-
day. but Anthony Lucas. prosecuting at
torney, plans to rid the country jail Of
its Increased population as rapidly as
possible.
He has found that many OF the war
rant. have haen issued on insufficient evil
dence and that charges of felony have
been made in misdemeanor cases. Each
justice Of the peace was accordngiy ad-
;ssua warrants until the prosecutor had a
chance to Investigate the cases
Only one case came up I'm court today
Louis Solder. whose wife aided him in
desperate fight ag "a s a hail fo m hear