The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-23

until the workmen act collectively
You are lighting for the right to sell,
collectively. your labor
In the back Of the han. / see a BAN
ner on which ii is stated that the
headquarters of the Calumet Il Hecla
company are in Boston And ! am told
that one of the arguments against this
strike is that it was instituted by alien
! agitators who came from other states.
| wonder if the governor of Michigan
ever considered the anomoly of this,
this Massachusetts corporation COM
| ing into your state and roDbing you
of It's treasure and deprIving the citi-
I 2ens Of Michigan the liberty of action
they are guaranteed under the laws OF
the state.
Right to Organize.
ITO be member of a union or to
organize is right guaranteed by the
state laws and when the Calumet 4
Hecla denies the citizens of this COM
munity this right which the laws If
the state give them, the governor
Of the state should say to this com
pany: You must comply not only with
the letter but with the spirit of the
law or the state will not protect you
in your unlawful acts
while ] protest as much as any one
against destruction of property, /
place 4 higher value on human rights
than on property rights and it appears
to me the governor should say to the
companies Either submit your diff
ferences with the men 10 an impartial
court, committee of disinterested
men. and agree To accept is decision
spend their money for your protection
or send the state militia to camp on
your property
Il advise you, from my long exper-
fence in strikes. that you can win. be-
yond "a question of doubt, # you will
stand firm and stand together. But
there are those who oppose you. those
who would destroy YOU, will eudeavor
10 incite You to violence, To commit
acts of laWlcssness. If you are wise,
YOU will refuse to be so provoked and
YOU will not attempt any overtact, even
reprisal. Stand with your rights un-
der the laws but do not transgress
the laws You have a legal right to
strike and to attempt To persuade 9TH
crs To strike by that | mean you hav.
a right to approach men going to or
coming from work to visit them i'm
their homes and talk To them in an
effort Ia persuade them by lawful
means To join the strike. But YOU
have no right 10 use force
Put Confidence in Leaders.
'Militiamen and mine guards have
no more right to use force than You
nave for they swear they will uphold
the law. If they fail to uphold the law
~ If hey break the law, what right
have they to complain when others
emulate their acts?
"Obcy the law because it is right
to- do so and If you do so. and place
all your confidence in the men and
the leaders of the Western Federation
of Miners and the United Mine Work
crs of America who are conducting
your strike, have no doubt what.
ever but that you will win"
Women and Children in Parade.
About zoe men, women and child
rem, headed by the Mohawk band
paraded To the Palestra for the
Mitchell meeting this morning. The
Keweenaw contingent marched to
Calumet, and Calumet strikers, head
ed by the Humu band, joined the pro-
cession at union headquarters. At the
end of the line of march was an au-
tOmobile containing John Mitchell,
Guy Miller, c. T.. Mahoney and Mako
Tersich
Many children appeared in the pa
rade, one Of the tots carrying ban
ner with the words, Papa Is Striking
for Us" Other placards bore the fol-
lowing HEADQUARTERS. c. q H.
Boston," Headquarters, w. +. NJ,
Denver" "Toiling 5000 Feet Under
the Surface. We Demand More Light
More Money
J American flags were conspicuous
! and the demonstration was orderly.
Walker Accompanies Mitchell.
Mr.. Mitchell was accompanied from
Chicago by j. H. Walker, president of
the Illinois Mine Workers
This is the biggest strike the West
crn Federation has ever conducted, in
point of the number of men involved"
said Mr.. Walker.
I'm reply To n question as To "a union
pay day, he said that such procedure
was not followed by the Western Fed
| GRAFTON.
When "A man needs money. he can
secure it, he continued. 1T is the
same in warfare. when soldier needs
ammunition he gets IT, So he can get
funds from the Federation"
we are in this strike To a finish and
VIII be in it as long as we possibly
team" he declared.