The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27

porting Charles II. Meyer from the
copper strike district last night the
president of the Western Federation
of Miners says he was shot beaten
and dracged through the streets of
Hancock and guarded on the train un-
til o'clock this morning when the
uain reached Charming Mich
lie talked 10 an Associated Press re-
porter here when the train arrived. His
head. swathcd with a blood stained
berth. as he spoke bitterly of the
treatment he said had been inflicted on
him. The train stopped fifteen minutes
before it proceeded To Chicago Wacrc
IT, Is due this afternoon.
II was Assaulted in the Hotel Scptt,
Hancock. by members of the Citizens
Alliance and a Waddell- Mahon gun
man." Meyer said. II was terribly beat
en-, shot in the dark and dragged more
than a bile through the streets, threat
ened wlh death anG hanging and fn-
ally placed aboard a train about $3.50
last night.
Il was guarded by two thugs on tie
train tin / reached Claiming at about
o'clock this morning. \ committee #
fifteen, led by an attorney for the Cal
umet & Hecla Mining company named
Petermann, had been in conference
with me and the committee had barely
left the room when the mob appeared.
Il believe the strike is won. | cX.
pect To return to Calume. in a few
days under government protection,
state and national"
Wires Federation Official
Chicago, H.. Dee, 27.-M. j. Riley
the Chicago representative of the
Western Federation of Miners. re-
ceiyed this telegram last night from
President Meyer:
iron Mountain, Mich.
Tanner and myself brutally assault
ed i'm my room in Scott Hotel Han
cock. tonight. was shot in the back
and dragged more than mile in the
streets by a mob of Waddell- Mahon
thugs and citizens Alliance men, put
aboard a Milwaukee train ana threat
cned with death if | dared to return.
But have the press say this for me:
That the cause is well worth the suf-
fering | have undergone. The cause
Of the striking miners is just and they
will win"
Officers of the Chicago Federation
Of Labor have called a mass meeting
for tomorrow To protest against the
treatment Of Meyer
Meyers Story at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Dec. 27.--'l was. attack
cd by twenty tive men in my room in
n hotel In Hancock last night struck
i'm the head with the brit Of a revolver
| shot In the back, dragged through the
streets. put on a train and told 70
leave the country forever" said Prcsi-
| dent Meyer, during stop here on a
Milwaukee train cnroute To Chicago.
Mover was confined TO his berth,
the pillow and bed linen of which were
soiled with blood from wounds in his
scalp and back. lie was good natured
and said after he got healed up I'm
| Chicago he would return 10 Calumet
IN fgh, "the mine owners TO the last.
AT \ 30 last night said Meyer
SHERIFF Cruise and about Fifteen other
men came to my room to ask ABOUT
ARRANGEMENTS for thr burial OF the
moor persons who met death in the
christmas eve catastrophe. Ihey re-
n,oined fifteen minutes and left after !
told them the Western Federation az
Miners and labor organizations OF tho
country could and would care Tor Us
own unfortunatcs
within four minutes after the com
mittee left the room, fifteen ruihlahs
hurst into the room. ] was standlhs
~ the telephone at the time putting lt
a cou charles ". Tanner of Calitor-
rio travelling auditor of the Western
Federation. was with me. Several
grabbed and held me, while anot'lc'
c,r,e from behind and struck me win
tho huit Of revolver on the head
1ben with the report Of gun iell
n piercing sensation In my Fack
do not think any one shot noe delih'
crotely. ! think the gun used in hlt'
tine me on the head was discharge
| accidentally.
"Thcn two mon got hold OF my arm'
l ora draqred me out ~ the hotel. Dow
the street we went. When two ne'am