The Washington times., 1913-12-27
CONGRESSMANGO
TOSTRlkE REGION
Macdonald Hopes to Present
! Further Information for
House Committee.

Of Michigan left for, the Calumet strike
region today. where he will gather add.
tional first-hand information to lay be-
! for the House Rulos Committee in sup
port of his resolution for Congress
sioHal investigation of the copper
strikes in his, district o. s r
The recent panic at Calumet has TO
cpsed public attention upon the suffer
ings Of the mining region. where more
than ee0o0 men have been for, months
opt Of work. and Congressman MacDon-
aid hopes yet to persuade the Rules
Committee to act
OF the Rules Committee, have. been op-
ppsed to a Congressional investigation
OF the strike on the ground that It is a
state affair. and the Federal. Govern
ment has no; jurisdiction to interfere,
Department~o OF Labor. Sentiment in the
House COMMITTEES. Is, now against a
REobe, but. Congressman Macdonald.
when he returns with fresh stories OF
tss asd aee iss. II.
case IL an unusual one 80.
win Urge Resolution,
Mr.. Macdonald win remain in the
center OF the, strike. region. for several
days. and will urge his resolution as
soon as me returns to washington with
the freepening. Of Congress-
In q recent argumeat before the
pearing with Congressman Eeatins,
yhp wants the COLORADO strike situa-
ton Investigated, said: :
. THE sonditions. in Michigan are sex-
actiy, the same In regard to thesState
they are In Colorado. ~Is&as at home
when'-thisH strike bpoke out, and Il saw
what happened. did within 1forty-eight
hours after, ,.the calling of the strike the
entire speHsoEnel Of the Michigan, Ma
tionai Guard was there. The governor
there for nearly four months. the great
er portion of them. but it did'not. avoid
the trouble. 49, .,...-
The govsenor has made. repeated ef-
about % sS%e solutioh Ii sohIn He Es. 20 sseSt gns
personal representative, onesof the best
known judges Of the iSfSte. Judge Mur-
ply, OF Detroit-who smade q. personal
investigation and reported to him, and.
made to- .s5ttie the troaSle.it
"Secrstary wilson.:h hHs se-t two in
vestisators thereby. Mo:fit and. Mr..
Ste~art.both Of whom have made Very
exhaustive reports. Secretary Wilson
ers his services, and to provide a. board
of arbitration which the m:pe owners
have refused. claiming that any consent
to arbftrate would tend. TO a recogni-
ton. indirectly at least, Of the Western
Federation OF Miners This they abso
iuteiy refuse to do, in any way. directly
The mining paper which | have just
received from my district is full Of
news In regard to this expected trouble.
seems: two miners were killed In their
beds and a. third one fatalls shot.
49, Affects About $4,000.
I suppose our strike'whe it first broke
cut affected about 1900 employees. They
were put out of employment: As to
how many men have gone. back to
work and how many. nave remained
out, there are many conflicting state
ments, but, the total. number affected
..Thy strike In. .thescorper country, as
far rs organized. labor is concerned,
is under the -Vestern - Federation of
Is the mrs. time thar any national la
l,or Organization has appeared In this
There have been very serious con-
Iiitions. JTshe :-ntire membership of the
VI ichigan natienal guard has teeI. there
for. a rcrtod Of months. including. /
believe, every single unit of the guards.
II! has put the State to An expense OF,
l should say. without being exact. 500. 600
They have beep- Gradually remcs ed and
their places taxen by a system Of ccn-
pany private guards. which has added
10 the bitterness of the feeling and the
cepfiiet that. has. Pecn going. IN. The
guards are furnished In a reat many
instances. by these : so-called strikc-
breaking and detective agencies. which
Increases the feeling between the op-
osinaspl-ties. g,s- 49,. @.... ,
i'.Men and women hay, been shot. and
number of them. A murder
.riai n -gpfny -sfr- now. or WIS going on
ind was continued. involving the Kill ]
IN OF three n.sn. and there have been
numerous other instances of that kind
since" Pr. s.-' ~. s. - y. . - = =,