Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-07-30
IN T|'|R|F|OO'|.P||SGUARDM|NES
2,4oo MICHIGAN MiLlTlAMEh ARE:
ON DUTY IN COPPER
45 MINE SECTION.
LIFE MENAcED BY STRIKERS

OFFICIALS Guarding Shafts Are Attacked
by infuriated Workers, Stripped OF
stars and Hurt-o Officers Of ~.
Unions Protest Violence. 4
Lansing, Mich, July 26.---Two troops
OF cavalry, two companies Of artillery
and all the infantry companies OF inc
Michigan National Guard on THURSDAY
night were ordered north at once to
did in quelling the disturbances IN the 'l1s
copper country, where $1,000 m MI g
are on strike. q I. II
5Adjt, Gen. r. G. Vandercook, who ;tlt
received orders from Governor Ferris
to rush the militia to the strike zone
had 2,4OO men in Houghton and and ~. Ne
weenaw counties Friday night.
b The provisions which the quarter
masters department had ordered foI
the annual encampmento Of state troops
to be held at Ludington next month 1Ian
were shipped north at once. Thou [,tls''' !.
sands OF rounds of ammunition and
the two field guns Of the Lansing artil'
|lery companies, supplied with shrap
mel shells, we're incl uded In the equip
ment. of the militia. t5.E 81
1t is planned to keep the men IN
camp until the trouble is entirely over
Attorney General Fellows wired the
prosecuting attorney OF Houghton and 2!
Keweenaw counties to close all the
saloons and prohibit the sale OF liquor
in the strike district. tSs5 4
Calumet, Mich, July 26.-V Violating
orders OF the Western liberation &, OF
Miners against violence, many OF the
$4,000 striking miners of the copper
belt on Thursday created enough dis
turbance to result In the ordering out
OF troops. BY night there were 2, 4Oo
state soldiers, including cavalry and 81 Acl
artillery, in the mining fields Of 4 the ne
upper peninsula Of Michigan. 81
There were no concerted attacks 'ca Oh
mine property or persons about the
mines, but several persons were IN n.
jured in sporadic brawls, and some e o. o.
these are expected to die So menac-
ing did the situation appear to sherin
Crune that he asked Governor Ferris
for militia early In the day. y
The governor was on his way to J. a.
pena, and when the request reached
him at. Bay City he was at. first st II.
clined to think that the sheriff was I'M
duly alarmed. Later reports. however
convinced the governor that armed
help was needed, and he ordered A AZ!
dutant General vandercook to rush sol.
diers to the strike zone. 5s5]
While there were several outbreak a.Iils
In various parts OF the mining coun-
try. the chief disturbance that set the
troops in motion was an assault on the
deputy sheriffs stationed at the mines
Of the Calumet and Hecla company to
protect property. None OF the mines
have attempted to operate, but the the
strikers seemed to object to the pres
ence Of the deputies Nd .si .3i5.
About 800 strikers armed with steel
drills, clubs and stones, and few
with firearms, which they fred In the n
air. marched to the No.2 Conglomerate
shaft and stripped the deputies o.
stars. The victorious strikers, meet
ing with little opposition, proceeded
to the Hecla branch mine and Invested
the deputies there Of their insignia OF
authority. The deputies could not 20 o.
fer much resistance. as the strikers
outnumbered them. III s s$5 IN n. .iSf
whether the strikers yielded to the
advice Of their. leaders or we're fright
ened i by the call for troops. they
ceased their demonstrations in the ait
ernoon. More than 500 miners from ron
Ahmeek marched to Calumet and 70
raded the streets, shouting for tn
union, but they attempted no violen'
maneuvers.
After a mass meeting in Calume
strikers marched to the Red JACKIE
shaft of the Calumet and Hecla com
fpany and chased away three watch
| men. Then q loyalty meeting was hel.
i and speeches were made in Engltsl
and Finnish. The operators beseeche'
the men not TO use violence, but 7
stand together for the demands 70
more wages, better working condition
!: and. chief Of all, until the companies
! recognize the union.
August Beck, formerly sheriff Q
1 Houghton county and special officer u
1 the employ of the Calumet and Hecl'
l company, was beaten in several scrim
images. II, 55, iii
1 president Mahoney OF the West
ern Federation Of Miners arrived her
and took full charge Of the strike sit
/ uation. He announced that he woul,
! do his best to keep the men from riot
i ing, but would countenance no with
drawal from the strikers position. H'
also gave permission to keep tn
pumps in the mines at work. III