The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-26
DEMONSTRATION IS PEiCEtBLE
No Attempt to Prevent the Men
From Going to Work In the
Calumet and HecIa
1000 UNDERGROUND IN C. az

Expected rioting this morning at
the Calumet & Hecla and other mines
in the strike district did not occur.
Instead there were peaceable demon
strauons by the strikers both at CAL
umet and the quincy location. No
attempt was made to prevent men
from going to work. In fact the Cal
umet x Hecla employees found it an
easier matter tc get to work this
morning than at any other time since
operations were resumed because
strike pickets were not in evidence.
The strikers dispensed with the usua.
picketing TO parade. Evidently the
Il My object of the strikers was to i'm
phess the community with their
strength of numbers, but there was
little to be gained as only six hundred
were in line, including women AMI
children.
Gneral Abbey and his troops Were
morning. II was reported last night
that a concerted effort would be made
to close up the Calumet & Hecla, and
the troops and deputies were on hand
bright and early. The Calumet strik-
ers marched out on the Centennial
Heights road and met delegation Of
women, children and strikers from the
north end Of the district, and Joining
forces they proceeded TO Pine street.
where they were met by General Alb
hey and STAFF, big company Of in
fantry. troop. of cavalry the signal
corps patrol and deputies. From that
time on General Abbey and his staff
in an automobile led the parade Fol-
lowing the general were the infantry
and cavalry and strikers. while tho
signal corps patrol and deputies
brought up in the rear.
The route Of the parade was one OF
the longest yet traversed by the
strikers From Pine street they
marched down Calumet avenue TO
Raymbaultown and onto the county
road To the Osceola location, the
strikers following General Abbey who
led through them to Swedetown and
from there back TO. Red Jacket, the
parade dispensing at the Italian hall
on Seventh street
The strikers were not permitted to
march TO any of the shafts and few
men with dinner pals were met
throughout the parade. The demon
stratiou had no effect as the loyal en-
ploycs went 10 their work as usual
They were unafraid, having confid-
encc IN the strong combined force OF
| troops and deputies TO protect them
should any attempt be made TO reach
! the shafts The strikers were kept
ON the march Nine shafts of the
| Calumet n Hecla are working as If no
! demonstration had occurred Much
rock is brought to surface and regu-
! lar shipments to the stamp mills
continue.
That there is much disss tisfactiou
| in the ranks of the strikers was evi-
denced this morning when a delega-
tion of strikers at the corner of Pine
and Sixth streets refused TO join in
the parade although they were urged
to do so by one of the strike leaders.
As there is To be no dollar a day
benefit the mon evidently did not care
20 wear out their shoes.
Demonstration at Quincy.
At the Quincy mino this morning
four hundred strikers parad q
through the location. They stopped
AT one of the shafts and were or
dered to move on by tie troops one
leader refused to do $50 and was
placed under arrest The rest Of the
strikers then marched away and soon
dispersed.
Fedcli Mei was the man placed uu-
der arrest He will be srraigned he
fore Justice Eichkern i'm Hancock this
afternoon. on a charge of intimidation
preferred by Col Westeredge iu
charge of the militia force stationed
at Quincy
At the Isle Roya this morning q
military detail which was escorting q
number of men to work was pelted
with eggs and other missiles by a
number of women No serious harm
was done Last night number of
women resorted to similar tactics as
| Isle Royalc workmen from No. shaft