Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-04
General Manager Of Calumet
and HecIa SpurnS SuggeS-
ton of Arbitration Of Dir
ferences With Union,
WESTERN FEDERATION
OF MINERS IGNORED
Explanations Are Given of
General Policies Toward
Employees, Who Are Well
Treated Official Declares
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thY MOANING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlREl
Houghton, Mich March S.-James
MacNaughton, general manager OF
the Calumet and Hecla Mining com
many and its subsidiaries denounced
the Western Federation Of Miners and
its principles today before the con-
gressional committee investigating the
copper strike. lie asserted ne would
permit no one to arbitrate between
his loyal employees and the striking
unionists.
Chairman Taylor asked MacNaugh-
ton if it was his position that the com
panies would not permit the governor
of Michigan or the president Of the
United States, or any other nigh
minded" persons to attempt to settle
the trouble.
Il personally will not agree" Mac
Naurhton said. TO allow any person
to arbitrate a question between saw
employees who are faithful and loyal
and 24O employees who are on strlke'
as 10 conditions they would impose on
the men now at work. | think II
would be outrageous and un1usuil-
able"
MacNaughton said his attitude did
not indicate lack Of confidence IN the
officials named. but. II know this Is
my pocketboot and / am not going TO
allow You or others to arbitrate 10
decide whose pocketbook it Isl
Something of Socialist.
f,onarossman Casey inquired If the
surrender Of membership in the So
cialist party was a condition of re-
employment MacNaughton said II
was not, as he was something of So
cialist himself, although not militant
one.
MacNaughton was vigorously cross
examined by O. n Hilton, Of counse
for the federation.
$50 YOU think that alien agitator
have been dispensing gospel OF nate
in this community began Hilton
Yes"
do you think you have been DIS
pensing one Of love-
Not necessarily; but ! hav
preached against the doctrines of tn
federation"
'.Mr. Rees said in his opening state
ment that alien organizers of the led
Grafton had resorted to intimidation
and violence TO gain a foothold mere
because the picking was good ID
you endorse that"
YES" MacNaughton answered.
Hilton then established by cues
tons that the directors of the Calu
met and Hecla, except MacNaughtoi
live near or in Boston.
.aThey are aliens. too?" he asked
YES"
"The picking has been pretty goo
for them. too, hasn't it?'
Rees. counsel for the operators, Oh
iected and Hilton changed the sui
ieet. lie established by the witne'
that Quincy A. Shaw, of Boston, wa
president of the several mining con
panies controlled by the Calumet an
uecla. The witness admitted that D
was general manager of ten or twelN
comnanies and was a director in a
Of them.
"You think that II mine worker
have testified here that they wei
not treated with fairness and deeenC
bv the petty bosses, such a claim w
without foundation pursued III
ton.
II didn't say that MacNaughtc
replied. II said that if it was don
it was without my knowledge
what makes you think a miner Re
free TO come TO you with his gre
ances?'
Because he has done it,
Can you recall single instance
MacNaughton replied in the neg
tive. but when pressed further
said he remembered putting ma
whose name he did not recall una
a new captain, when he complain
he could not get proper show una
the old one.
Denies Statement by Miner
you don't think the health Of t
miners demands some species OF 2
tficial vetilation?' asked Hilton
no"
aThen YOU don't believe the les
mony Of witnesses here that n
tainted at work?'
sI have never heard Of such I'M
in any mine with which l am &C
nected"
"You have denied that your co
many or subsidiaries have evieted q
strikers from company houses S'
nose w, show that two families W.
evleted ut Osceola ?"
There were no evictions at
oeola."
The witness admitted the ohe-h
drill which ne had testified was "
in the Butte district was lighter u
the one in Use here.
Represent tive casey "anseu
know whetlE the Waddeh-A Mar
guards were \ gunner, referred to
witness.