The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-19

copy of the Gazette of the November
II: also a copy of the Miners Bulletin
of November IL and -. In these pa
pers were published the articles of as
ISOLATION of the Citizens Alliance, and
comments, editorially and otherwise, in
regard 10 the same He took the mat
ter up with the attorneys Of the differ
cnt mines, the sheriff, G. f.. Mahoney
and other federation officers and made
inquiry of many citizens who had join
ed the Alliance. as To the purposes and
objects of that organization.
He left il entirely to the goyornn"
to gather for himself from tn" doCu.
mentary evidence submitted, as well
as the statements of prominent citi-
lens what is the real purpose and OBJ
jcct Of the Citizens Alliance.
Mr.. Nichols concluded his report
with the following statement:
MY personal views of the situation
are simply reaching point where pre-
JUDGE in relation to this strike is being
eliminated from the trial of eases, and
where juries are coming To the con-
clusion that the strike has little to
do with their action; that when the
law prevails and juries can lay aside
all of their bias and prejudices, the
numerous cases pending can he tried
fairly and impartial verdicts reached
and in the end, with the machinery OF
the court, with fair treatment To al
regardless of their position, the de-
plorable conditions that exist in this
county and in Keweenaw county, car
be worked out without further serious
difficulty and that Mr. Mahoney ano
his associates will not be subjected to
any violence through the Citizens
Alliance or it's members, and that the
whole controversy, and all violations
OF the law growing out of the struggle
will he settled under rules Of recogniz'
ed legal authority, and in view Of the
laws of this state and of the country
Undoubtedly the governor, i'm due
time, will make public his views, bas'
ed upon the evidence submitted.
\ member of the Citizens Alliance
stated last evening that the organiza'
! ton had no fight with organized la
| Dor, that many of it's members were
members of credited and Credtabl'
unions and that it's one object was the
elimination of the agitators of thu
Western Federation from the district
Asks Inquiry Into Titles.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 19.-Thc attacl
ON the alleged illegal holding of cope
lands by companies operating in tn
Calumet, Mich. district, forecast dur
ing discussion Of a resolution urgin'
support of the striking copper miners
was begun by the American Fedora
ton of Labor convention .ate ycster
day when "a resolution was INTRODUCED
on the floor, demanding that the fed
eral government begin legal proceed
ing to recover the land alleged to hav
been obtained by fraud
| Unanimous consent was required 4
| Introduce the resolution and this wa
given instantly when Thomas VA
Lear, representing :ho machinists
union, annomccd the resolution ha'
been prepared.
| 4All'l l'illIifE lid| u INV wv
charged in government reports tina
the copper companies fraudulently oh
tanned possession of more than "A mil
lion acres of copper land prior to lS5.
the resolution instruCts the eXecutiv
council of the federation ito secur
such legal assistance as needed To &
over the documents connected wit
the fraudulent seizure of the cope
land t. Obtain evidence To enabl
them t. present same 10 the prcsi
dent of the United states and TO cac
congressman and senator and dcman
Of them that the legal department q
the United tSates be instructed I
proceed legally to return to the Unite
States government such land ubtaine
! by fraud and now held illegally b
! those copper companies"