The San Francisco call., 1913-07-26
Union Leader Asks Michi-
gan Governor Personally to
Investigate and Serve
as Mediator
DISORDERS OCCUR IN
OUTLYING DISTRICTS
Storm Center, Officials Be
lieve, Will Remain in
Calumet Region Z

CALUMET. Mich, July 25.-Repofts
that Governor w n Ferris would come
to Houghton- tonight to help arrange
a settlement of the strike of $4,000
copper mine employees in the northern
peninsula brought out an unofficial
statement tonight from the mine man.
ayers that they would welcome the
governors presence.
Any plans for arbitration under the
direction of the governor were soon
dispelled. however. by the announce
intentions of coming to the copper
country or of withdrawing the militia.
any further outbreak ,of the strikers.
The following telegram, was sent to
the governors office in Lansing this
afternoon by C. E. Mahoney. vice presi-
dent of the Western Federation of
Miners:
uESSASsE II f'ROIESI1
I'VE respectfully request that you
come here and investigate the indus
trial dispute In the copper mining dis
trict and use your good offices to ef-
feet a settlement and to direct that the
troops be used to preserve peace in
stead of to operate the mines. as seems
to be the present intent"
The company managers stated unof-
ficially that they. too, would welcome
the governor, but would give no in
strike would be accepted by them. They
said this would be construed by the
strikers as a tacit recognition of the
union.
Disorders occurred spasmodica1ly in
the outlying districts of the mining
country today. but in no case did the
union members manifest the spirit
which appeared in the attack upon
Calumet and Hecla properties yester-
day.
TROOPS NOT SENT
A call for troops came from the
South Range when union sympathizers
drove away the sheriff's deputies at
the Baltic Tri-Mountain and other
mines. but an investigation by militia
commanders convinced them that the
require the presence of state soldiers.
1t was the concensus OF opinion
among the officers of the three COM
panies already here that the storm
center would remain in and about Cal
umet. Accordingly, company electri-
clans strung wires all about the Calu-
met and Hec1a shafts and shops with
so candle power lamps depending
there from every so feet. The militia
commanders were convinced that the
illumination would prevent any possi-
bility of planting explosives about
the buildings at night.
DEFENSE OF STRIKE
Guy E. Miller, Colorado member of
the executive board of the Western
Federation of Miners, issued state
in the Calumet district with those in
other copper producing sections.
The cause of the strike here was
deep rooted unrest whose extent the
company arrangements failed TO real
ize,' he said. I'm asking recognition
of the union. an eight hour day. aboli-
tion of the one man drill, and improved
conditions generally. we have simply
tried to put the miners and surface
workers of the Lake Superior mines on
a par with men doing similar work in
other parts of America
Militia to Remain
LANSING, Mich, July Ex-Governor
Ferris will not order the removal Of
the state troops from the copper coun-
try until he is assured positively that
lives and property are not In danger.
He believes an early settlement will
be brought about and that the labor
troubles in the upper peninsula Will be
over in a comparatively short time.
Martial law will not be declared in
the copper country until the chief ex-
ecutive and his advisers are certain
the situation demands such an extreme
measure.
However, the governor is fortified
with an opinion from Attorney General
Fellowes that 1t will be possible for
him to take such action If the civil
authorities are unable to preserve
order and protect life and property.