The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-12
where strikers were unusually active


Ci1s Istano INsPeSNo''
John a. Motif. who has been ordered
to Calumet. by Secretary Wilson of the
labor department Ia confer with Pres
ident Meyer OF the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners. on a settlement OF the
strike, IL special inspector nj Ellis ISL
ana and his task I'm Calumet makes
his title for the time being that of me-
diator. He is appointed Ia this work
under section eight of the organic act
creating the department al labor. In
which the secretary of labor il au-
thurized tn mediate Ia labor troubles,
ar Ia name mediators. While no di-
rect mediation has been undertaken
AT Calumet as yet. IL IS said. Mofilt is
Ia try "a find a way Ia bring the con :
tending parties into n frame of mind
To negotiate "a settlement.
Aid Men Who Are Working.
business men Of the copper country
are considering a move To aid men
who have returned To work and Il
meeting will he called at an early date
To formulate such plans. The idea is To
their posts and To offer encourage
ment To others who plan To return.
The meeting will be neutral i'm that
mine managers, federation officers or
strike agitators will not be invited.
Hosting at Trimountain.
Forty cars of rock were shipped
from Trimountain shafts Nos. and 4,
last evening. hosting having been
resumed at the former yesterday. II
is stated that Trimountain has the
largest percentage of its normal UNI
derground force of any mine in the
strike zone
Taylor to Graz" Rapids.
President CLAUDE Taylor, OF the
Michigan Federation of Labor left for
his home in Grand Rapids last night
after failing in mission To interview
General Manager james MacNaugh-
ton. Taylor came To Calumet for the
express purpose of submitting a new
plan of arbitration to the manage
ment of the Calumet II Hecla COM
pany, but he was not granted an inter-
view. He does not know whether or
not he will return To the copper coun-
Try before the strike is settled.
The Michigan Federation of Labor
will discuss the copper strike At its
annual convention at Kalamazoo next
week when it is said action toward
calling upon unions in Michigan Ia
support the copper strikers will be
urged by the executive board.
Cannon Is In Butte.
The Butte Post says:
Joseph -. Cannon. organizer for the
Western Federation of Miners and
former member OF the executive board
will reach Butte ON Sunday evening
from BiSbee, AriZ.. according To tel
ogram received by the miners union,
and will be one of the speakers at the
mass meeting Sunday evening, called
for the purpose of raising a fund for
the defense of the striking miners in
Michigan.
Federation Must Withdraw.
Lansing, Mich sept l2.-it is the
opinion Of John H. Cuddihy. of Calu-
met president of the Hancock Con
Solidated copper Co. who Was IN Ian
sing today. that the strike in the cop
per country viii not he settled until
representatives Of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners are withdrawn cut.
dizzy says his mine employed about
200 men He says il Is closed now,
and will not be opened until IN" a." =
bile is settled. lie claims. however,
that % per cent Of the employees in
the Calumet 4 Hccla are back - work.
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