The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-11
SAID TO HAVE
THE EVIDENCE
Continued from Second PAGE.

took the floor and made an excellent
appeal To the people of the copper
country TO back up the actions taken
by the Citizens Alliance organization.
Rev. Rankin's speech follows:
| Ladies and gentlemen and fellow
Cour trymen | have not been resi-
] dent of Hcughton county for more
than year and many people may
think that have no right 10 speak on
this matter. but | say ,hat it is time
for every public minded citizen to get
! behind the movement now in progress
ANA help out the cause. ! ana q native
| born american and am in this matter
heart ana soul and claim u right To-
address you citizens as citizen my
| self
| we have "A vital question. before us.
| Vital TO home. family and lives, good
government. law and order. The peo-
pie OF this community nave manifested
a spirit Of forbearance bus Il comes
time To set aside forbcarance.
My opinion of this matter of so
vital Importance is that th,s. agita-
tors should be deported or driven out
Of the country. These men are the
cause Of the trouble and CRIME which
has surrounded us for SO long and
should be driven out.
Federation Has Bad Record.
This Western Federation Of Miners
which has caused SO much bloodshed
ana rioting in the copper country, has
Il bad record behind ii. They are
known To be the hotbed Of socialism,
which is the enemy OF law. order,
home. citizens aud the church. The
agitators who are in the employ of
this organization care nothing Cor the
laboring men, but only appear to do
80 to further their own means and
draw lat salaries from the wages Of
the workingman. Any man who cam
not see through this must have some
thing wrong with his gray matter.
Il was glad to see as | passed down
the streets of Houghton that old glory
was f"ing from number of the BUSH
tact shows patriotism. Such men as
these agitators have no right to live
in = country in which old glory floats.
Men who allow these men To run
throughout our sacred country must
be devoid of any patriotism whatso-
ever.
Il heartily endorse the spirit and
cause OF this meeting and feel assured
that all other clergy men feel the same
way. The time is ripe for every cit
i@en 90 rouse himself and stop this
crime and bloodshed. But let us do
SO peaceably and within the limits of
the law. Let us act cool.
II stand for the oust.ng of all ag-
tators from this community and also
believe We should stand by the cffi-
cials of the district and help them TO
enforce the law. Let US uphold the
officers OF the law
There is no room for any citizens
who oppose law and order and good
government. The sooner these men
are elected the better for the com
munity."
Senator James Speaks.
senator Frank James then took the
loor and addressed the audience
3" Thou shalt not KILL" This is the
ffth commandment given us by the
great leader of men, God. This COM
mandment has been broken many
times during the past few months. Is
this right? ! repeat it, is the right"
Senator James then went .nto detail
in regard to the murder at Painesdalc
last sunday morning, giving very
pathetic speech ON the details. In
conclusion he said;
why We're these men KILLED? They
were in no manner connected with the
strike and had nothing to do with the
conflict in any way. They had not
even applied to the mining company
for their former Jobs. Was it unin
territorial or simply over enthusiasm
on the part of the perpetrators
"A nan has a right to strike If dis
satisfied with the wages he is receiv-
ing and with his position, and the
Western Federation or no other con-
Germ has "a right to say to him: II
you do not strike with us We viii
ma i'm OF kill you.
"A statement was made by one of
the strikers recently saying. We will
soon have control OF the mines and
then we will haul down the dirty rag
floating above ii and put up the red
flag.
THE time has come when such at
fairs and statements should be stopp-
60. We have right 10 insist on the
officers of this country enforcing the
laws and must do 50.
we believe in freedom of the press
and freedom OF speech aud contempt
or no contempt We will have our
rights a. citizens, and will insist on
our right to petition that the laws be
enforced.
Let TX have peace.
People Call or Rees.
Chairman Doelle asked the attending
citizens il there was any one whom
they would like 10 hear speak and
Immediately q shout was set up for