The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-18
BUSINESS MEN IN ACTION
Prefer Old Employees to Outsiders;
will Appeal to Them to
Return to Work
MASS MEETINGS TO BE HELD

General Manager James MacNaugh-
ton of the Calumet 4 Hecla Mining
company. this morning agreed, at the
solicitation of committee represent
ing business men in the northern part
Of the copper country district, to eX-
tend the time limit until January / for
former employees whp are willing -
return TO work. He assured the com.
mittee he would use his influence with
other mine managers in this district
to have them grant like extension
of time.
This activity of the business men
followed the intelligence late yesterday
that the mine managers are determin-
ed to place their properties in opera
ton at normal capacity at once.
1t was stated that after Friday the
mining companies would fill all va
cancies with outside men. Hundreds
of applications have been received by
practically every company in the dis
trict. one company alone the
G. ~ II, has applications from
al
strike on, but are willing to come here
to work in the c. Il II. subsidiaries,
and can he brought here within d,
week After waiting Tor close To five
months, it is felt tina: patience ceases
To be IA virtue and the mining com
panies feel that the best course open
to them is to fill these vacancies.
Meeting HurriedIy Called.
Realizing that this action on the
Iart of the mining companies would
close the doors on old employees who
are still striking, tn, business men,
who learned OF this intention by acct
dent, were thoroughly aroused. The
word passed quickly among them and
II hurried meeting was called las,
evening 20 consider the matter Not
withstanding the fact there was but
slight notification, the Red jacket
council chamber was filed to over
flowing and the business men were of
one accord in their desire to make a
final effort to get the strikers back to
work so that they might retain their
positions. 1t was a spontaneous ex"
Iression of friendship for the striking
miners. Il desire to promote their best
interests bv prevailing upon them to
bring hopeless hgh' To an end 80
that the copper country may retain
these men as citizens.
Committee is Named.
\ committee was named. composed
ut t'ranl, :. Carlton, Johnson Vivian,
Joseph w. Sclden, +. II. Schumacher
and John Vertin. and instructed to in
tercede as representatives of the bust
nessmen. for the striking miners. The
success of this mission is mentioned
above.
The number of men still striking IN
the copper country is estimated az
from $500 to 5000. on the whole
these men are thrifty. know the work
and are not afraid of work, also they
have grown accustomed to the copper
country and are a part of it. The bust
nessmen feel that many of these men
desire To- go back to work but perhaps
are afraid, while others are still blind
~ following where the agitators lead.
falling to realize there is absolutely
no chance their fight will be successful.
To enlighten these men, show them
the folly of their losS cause and en-
courage them in rcsuning their old
positions before they are given to out .
side men. is the aim of the business
men. TO do this the business men
propose to hold series of mass meet
ings i'm different localities Of the cop
per country. Calumet. Red Jacket,
Laurium. Wolverine, Kearsarge. All
meek, Ailouez, Mohawk and towns in
other parts of the country.
Speakers will address the men of
different nationalities I'm their own
tongues. will advise them that unless
they return to work between now and
January 1, their old positions will be
gene The strike will be over and they
will merely be men out of work, with
no money to 60 elsewhere to seek
employment.
The first mass meeting viii be held
this afternoon at Mohawk, when busi-
ness men and other speakers will ad-
dress the men and endeavor To point
oul llt uSti'soltSS VI Npiitihu'iS 'iiN
strike and the desrablity of returning
to work.
Executive Committee In Charge.
The arrangements for these meet
ings will be I'm charge of an executive
committee of twelve men as follows
Mohawk, Emmett Foley: Ahmeek, John
Grierson and Maurice Kennell Laur-
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