The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-27

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.--That Charles
r. Meyer, President Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, was shot in the
back and brutally assaulted by the
men who deported him from the caiu.
met strike district last night, 10 Moy.
er's own statement in a telegram re.
eeived early today by M. J. Reiiiey, ma.
tional organizer for the miners or.
gaizstion with headquarters in Chi
caoo.
Organizer Charles II. Tanner was
another victim OF the assault accord
ing TO Meyer. The telegram. sent from
iron Mountain, Mich last night reads
as follows.
NJ. J. Reilley, Chicago.
Charles II. Tanner and myself were
brutally assaulted In my room in
Scott Hotel, Hancock, tonight ! was
shot in the back and dragged more
than one and one half miles through
the streets of Hancock by a mob OF
Waddell-Mahon thugs and Citizens
Alliance, put aboard a Milwaukee train
and threatend with death II / dare
return. But have the press say for me
that the cause | represent is well
worth the suffering | have undergone
Cause OF the striking miners is Just
and they viii win their strike
.(Signed1 CHARLES II. MOYER."
Riley was also notified of the al
legged kidnapping OF Meyer in telegrams
from j. r. Antilla, secretary OF the
miners local at tseplmet and Dan Sui
Ivan. president OF the district coun.
Gil
Sullivan asked that all locals ba
asked to look out for Moyer.
iron Mountain. the point from which
Meyer sent the telegram. Is but a
few miles south Of Calumet. Riley be
/ lieves that Meyer will either defy
: his kidnapers by returning to Calumet
today rthat he will reach Chicago
at about noon
! CALUMET. Mich, Dec. 27.-Open
threats 70 ayenge the forcihle deperta.
tion from the northern Michigan cop
per country of President Charles III.
Meyer OF the Western Federation OF
Miners were voiced today by union
men throughout the strike district.
Early today no word had been re-
celved at union headquarters from
the elected labor leader and HIS
whereabouts was mystery. The local
strike leaders were informed that. I'm.
der guard OF three members of the
: Citizens Alliance. an anti-strike order,
Mover had been placed aboard a Cop.
per Range train for Chicago.
Leaders IN the Citizens Alliance
movement today refused 10 discuss
| the incident.
Meyers deportation was aid 10 be
a direct result OF the refusal OF fami.
( lies stricken 6y the Christmas eve
tanic ai-Red Jackett. when 70 persons
died, To accept financial aid from the
iCitlzens' Alliance. Mover ordered this
u IcnnHAa-ef action. it was stated. The
relief committee yesterday visited
every home in the district that had
suffered from the panic. but was un.
able TO give away one cent OF the
s25,000 that had been raised for the
panic victims
Union members viii be cared for
by the labor movement We want
no Outside aid" the committee was
! told
Previous ohis deportation. Presi.
Dent Meyer, answering an inquiry as
to his reasons for demanding a federal
inquiry. rather rfian state or county.
into the Red Jacket disaster. die.
ltaied the following statement:
For five months We have pleaded
for q state investigation We have
urged the sratrvarrorneys 90 withdraw
from this distric hundreds of violent
p and irresponsible Waddell- Mahon gun.
men and operatives of detective sgen.
cies who were brought here for the
purpose 10 establishing reign OF ter
ror We firmly believe thar had our
plea been granted the lives of so
human beings most of them littlo
children. would not have been sacrL
seed AZ an hour when the doctrine
or Peace on Earth Good VIII To.
ward Men was being spread among
them
We ask Tor federal, (nvestigation
because We believe he constitutional
-ard almost ryerr other right which
letfry American person IS supposed 10
cnioy has been trampled under foot.
Men are denied their right TO or.
ganize. have been held In peonaxc
and assaulted ia government nost-
oficcs Relieving hat these constitdte
fedora questions, We demand a federal
( investigation"