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

CALUMET. Mich. July 25.--Reports
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
dispeiled, however, by the announce
ment that the governor had no present
country OF Of withdrawing the militia.
which is protecting the mines against
any further outbreak of the strikers
The following telegram was sent to
the governors Office In Lansing this
afternoon by c. f. Mahoney. wee presi-
dent of the Western Fede, alton Of
Miners
MESSAGE IS PROTEST
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 direcf 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-
f1cially that they, too. would welcome
the governor. but would give no in
timation that proposals to arbitrate the
strike would be accepted by them. They
said this would be construed by the
strikers as a tacit recognition of the
union.
Disorders occurred spasmodically 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 sherifPs deputies at
the Baltic, Mountain and other
mines, but an investigation by militia
commanders convinced them that the
situation was not serious enough to
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 eiectri-
clans strung wires all about the Calu-'
met and Hecla shafts and shops with
so candle power lamps depending
there from every so feet. The militia
commanders were convinced that tho
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 a state
ment in which he compared conditions
In the Calumet district with those IN
other copper producing sections.
"The cause of the strike here was a
deep rooted unrest whose extent the
company arrangements failed to real
ize,. he said. In 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 25-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
F'ellowes that 1t will be possible for
him to take such action ii the civil
authorities are unable to preserve