The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-03


Calumet Mich. Nog g lel5
Editor Of The News
As several. persons. have already y
pressed their Views in rsEord 70 the
strike ga Che copper c5mr. press, !
would also like 10 MAKE a lew remar5s
On the most important question before
the public OF The copper country today
In the first place The most Import
ant question, as near as can figure
it, out. is the question as 10 whether
the mine MANAGERS of tho copper c0uu-
try viii recognize the Western Fedora
tiou OF Miners or not Tho Western
Federation OF Miners VIII uoror Doe rca-
osnized 10y ,hc mine mauaecrs OF the
copper country. that is ana uhsoluJrl
positive fact; the better 70 is for them.
The Calumet & Hecla proper TO-DAY
has about the same number Of men ON
it's payroll as it had the day hefor"
the strike. this ! know To Dee an anso-
Lutte fact although the .-Iators SID.
deny this and say thai lJ Is h.I
honcc an important question before
the Firms is How long arc YOU Eu-u-
10 stick 10y the Federation. Almos
an OF YOU must realize 10y this tim,
that in taking your oath of member
ship YOU have made big mistake
And IL sou stick 10 the Federation
much longer, and then decide TO go
lack 60 work. YOU mas possibly fiua
that The mining cQmpauiHs uo lpn-,r
need vour services, for tao reason THAI
they may have already secured fun
force. Tho mining companies have uo
trouble i'm securing all the men they
want TO bring ia, but would it not be
a pity IL all our mines We're filled with
imported mon. and our Firms wouid
be compelled TO seek work elsewhere
especially $50 as many of uu' country
men have their own homes and other
interests here. which IL would bc all
most impossible for them TO dispose
of, except at great sacrifice.
Now let MS look into the WORKINGS
q the Western Federation % bit 100
YOU suppose for one minute that TN,
officers of the Western Federation loN.
the mine workers of tho copper couu
try 90 much that they are n th.s figh,
solely for their benefit Most omphat-
icallv 80. They are in this fight be
cause the recognition of the Western
Federation would mean a monthly in
come OF. SAY 10000 from member
slip of l0.0oo men, or "a total of $780,
600 per year Why dn't you, that are
members ~ tho Federation asi. your
Officers and o ltator. as 10 what wages
Per day they are gctiaE2 y truthful
answer. 20 this win probably 5geu 5ur
,yos as 10 whore the money would
CO. 10 you want 10 help i'm raising this
sum OF money So that q lot of agito.
tors can, at youg expense travel AN
around the country, and under th"
guisc OF proaCh.Ea Cniouism o. tna
workers really preach socialism, for
the Western Federation of Miners is
really nothing else hut lot of social
lists. worNinp under the Federation
brand. This is very evident from th'
fact that most OF the Federation aei-
tators are socialists.
" a proposition was put up To tho
officers of tho Western Federation hN
the mine managers Of tho copper .pun-
try thai thov, tho mine mama ,rs. viii
recognize the Western Federation. with
the uuGclstaudpe lhat uaumcr- are
to 90 bqci, 10 uurl; for So per day.
and miners al So pcs day. ! h-licy.
that the Officers Of the Federation
would accept rhat proposition m a
hurry. as they would he sure of collect
iprr u I,,,r, ,.ilpr ,F tl1onal I'm du,u and