The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-29
Auditor of Miners Fedora
ton Says Dozens Will
So Testify
APPEAL TO CONGRESS
FOR INVESTIGATION
Tanner Stirs Fire Against the Citizens
Misunderstanding Speeches Are
Made and Threatening Res
olutions Adopted

Chicago, December 2S.-An appeal 10
Congress to investigate conditions i'm
the copper country of Michigan was
made today by the Chicago Federation
of Labor In resolutions which directly
charges owners of the mines and their
agents with being responsible for the
tragedy of Christmas eve, in Calumet.
Mich, when az children and admits lost
their lives.
The results also charged that Hough-
ton county is under a government by
gunmen, under orders of the mine own
ers, and that Charles II. Meyer. pres:-
dent of the Western Federation OF
Miners, was assaulted. shot and driven
out of Hancock by thugs and gunmen.
The announcement that the Westerp
Federation of Miners will concentrate
its strength on the copper strike by
Yanco Terzich, member of the execu-
tive board Every member OF the board.
he said, plans to go to the copper min
Ing region next weeek. we are go
Ing TO win that strike or break up
the organization" he said "As soon as
Mr. Meyer is able. he will be back
there as the leader"
Wore Alliance Button
Charles II. Tanner auditor of the
Western Federation, who with Moyer
was escorted from Hancock, stirred
the fire against the Citizens Alliance.
I'VE have ample evidence" he said.
Half a dozen viii testify that the man
who called fire" i'm italian hall, wore
a Citizens Alliance button.
Emmett T. Flood, national organizer
of the American Federation of Labor.
was the. only speaker directly counsel
t1Iae violence. Meet tbenG. with their
own weapons hr urged II II r.
known that the state and county gov
ernment will give the protection guar
anteed under the constitution, every
man who goes 10 the strike region
should have, his own protection with
him"
John II. Walker, president of the
Illinois division of the United Mine
Workers urged that relief was to be
found in the ballot.
Barratt OfIara, lieutenant governor
of Illinois, and Claude Taylor pres-
dent of the Michigan Federation Of
Labor also spoke.
"
speeches that the resolutions were
adopted. The resolutions related the
conditions of labor of the miners. de-
clared that representatives of both
state and national governments. after
Investigation, had found that the
miners had real grievance and added
that:
Claims Strikers Murdered
since July 23, two of the striking
miners, while peaceably in their own
homes, were foully and cowardly MUIR
dered in cold blood by the imported
murderers, guhmen and thugs brought
there by the copper mine owners to
drive the striking miners back to the
mines like slaves; and
Whereas. these imported despera-
does have also shot part of a little
girls head off, brutally beaten up the
striking miners, their women and chill
dren abused and insulted them as part
of their every day work; and
Whereas, as q direct result of the
determination of Shaw, Aggasiz and
and other owners of the copper mines
to prevent the organization of their
slaves for self-protection and to per-
secute and drive union leaders and or
ganizers from the copper country, -
many human lives were lost on Christ.
mas Eve, many of them being children
of the striking miners; and
Whereas, the blood of these innocent
children whose lives were lost in that
awful panic is upon the hands of the
mine owners, who first tried to starVe
the parents into submission and slavery
and then after the calamity, tried to
force upon the suffering families, their
bloody aims >; and
Whereas, citizens of Houghton coun-
ty, together with imported thugs and
gunmen, bruta1ly assaulted and shot
Charles II. Meyer president. and
Charles III. Tanner. auditor of the West
ern Federation of Miners, and by force
and at the point of guns, drove both
Meyer and Tanner from Houghton coun-
ty, and the state of Michigan.
Resolved, That the assembled citi-
zens of the United States appeal as q
last resort. to the Congress of the
United States to investigate conditions
in the country of Michigan to the end
that the people of this country may
know the truth and that all citizens
may be protected in their rights guar
anteed by the constitution"
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