The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-11
SAID TO HAVE
THE EVIDENCE
Program Outlined to Rid the Dis.
trict of Agitators
continued tr0m first Paae.

YOU Gun trace IL PACK To the men un %
derground Don't you think it is lime
to get out into the open and show
your support for that working man?
And / want To say for the stat =
militia. that there is not decent man
in the copper country thar believes
the charges made against them. There
is not a man but who realizes those
charges were but mess of words
emanating from "a diseased mind. Lct
ms publish Ia the world, citizens, that
Ne as citizens of the copper country,
are proud "f the Michigan national
guard.
Praises Governor Ferris.
And ! can't help telling Eou what
Z great old man we have down there
in LANSING, as governor 1T this state.
There is one man in million The
one man who as the head OF this great
state doesn't PLAY politics When che
cali came fer help In SuppressinE the
disorders he swept aside petty
thoughts, forgot politics and said: II
it's my duty Ia send troops TO the
copper CountrN-they're going. and if
it's needed I'm going TO send the whole
Michigan national guard north. 10
protect life and property And he
sent the entire Michigan national
guard, ZOO of them. This meeting
ought to express 40 the state AMI To-
the country at large. its heartfelt al
miration for Governor Ferris.
we have had an immense uphoayai
Now we want to get back To tn hap.
py days. You cant. e. ON the way
You have been going. Not onl" talk.
hut wear the Citizens NllenCe but-
ton. There have been 20 600 buttons
distributed in Houghtou county. Get
them out of your pockets and one on
IN" outside Of your coaIs. Ii means
q lot il YOU stand back oi the sher,1,
and You're going t."
J. T. Fisher Opens Meeting.
The meeting at the Colosseum was
called To order by James r. Fisher Mr..
Fisher has been confined TO his home
with Illness mp 10 yesterday ana was
forced 10 come to the meeting on
tically when he mounted the big pla, -
form. The meeting opened with the
rendition Of national air by the Q.
e II. band ana an Invocation by Rev.
pr stalker of the First Presbyterian
church.
Mr. Fishers opening remarks
voices the sentiment OF the gathering.
In brief he said
I'VE must take some action To show
the outside world that we deny the
right of these Outsid, agitators and
trouble makers To com" here and give
us a rule Of lawlesSness. Their visit
has indeed left II sad condition and
brought "a rule Of lSwlessness. Their
visit has indeed left a sad condition
and brought - terrfbl" Odium on our
good citizenship. We must vindicato
ourselves bv some positive action. We
want 10 prove To thc public and TO tho
world at large that We are Il liberty
loving, law-ahiding community. This
meeting is the result of a spontaneous
Cutburst for law and order. We have
come here To resent the crimes which
have resulted from the activities of
the paid agitatOrs and hirelugs who
have msled their dc'udod followers.
This meeting $ the direct result of the
desire Ia drive the pai1 agents of IN"
Western Federation OF Miners forever
from our midst"
Enploye for % Years Talks.
Norman MacAuloy, m employe nf
| tho &. u H. Mining company for the
past tw,nty-threc years in the Hecla
blacksmith department, reviewed con-
ditipns in this district lie said in
brief:
~ came to Calumet % years ago and
staid here because could find no
place where could better my condi
ton. The &. Z ". company has ever
been ready to install up-to-datc ma
chinery and improve working condi-
tions. If we were m employers Wa
would except fair DAYS work from
oar men and I can see no reason why
the mining companies of the copper
country shoulG not expect a fair days
work from their employees.
Wages here compnrc very favor
ably with those in other districts, ana
we enjoy privilege that arc not en-
| ioycd elsewhere. can trutnfully saw
! | have never get, in my % years ~
| this district, received a pay check
which called for less than | knew
had coming to mo.
with no desire to criticisc the
compensation law recently adopted in
Michigan | want TO say that the &.
& ". Mining company had com
/ pensatioH system in existence. IONS
before some of the legislators who
framed the present compensation law
were born, And it was a good com
pcnSatior system. ! truly believe tn
employees uf the G. Il H. company
would prefer it now To the new com
lpcnsation law.
we demand that this reign of ter
ror shall cease. Thesn agitators must
leave town We elect the officers of
Our community and we are going to
SEQ tina, they do their sworn duty
without fear or favor. We want those
who violate the law now punished win
the same degree of justice as the
drunkard ana the prostitute
THE time has come when YOU Mr.