The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-05

drilling each day at about 2:i5. His
partner an experienced miner, then
charged the holes and blasted. both
of them arriving at the collar of the
shaft at about $3.50. He said he was
receiving SO a day. He added that his
partner frequently helped him lift the
machine but that he raised the post
himself.
Congressman Switzer remarked:
Have you heard any complaint
about ventilation"
mo. IL is alright where | work. |
don't know about the ether levels"
What is your notion of the ventila-
tion?"
IL am satisfied with it,
Other Imported Men Heard.
John Billiard, a native of Indiana,
came here TWO months ago. lie too
said he was broke" i'm Detroit and
| heard of men being wanted i'm the cop
| per country. He declared that he was
aware that he was % NH the place
of Il striker. He left the train at cad
| lilac with eight or ten others ana
went 10 a restaurant. They were not
compelled to remain on the train, the
doors of the coaches were mot locked
and there was no restraint upon his
| liberty at any time during the trip
or since he arrived here. lie said
the train was guarded by five men,
whose duty was to protect the pas
sengers. He had heard none of the
other men complain i'm any manner,
adding, that | had all the chance In
the world if ! wished TO get away"
The cross-cxamination brought out
nothing new.
, sun Mako Polish imported labor
cr, arrived at the Quincy mine from
New York in October with thirty three
other men. He said he knew positive
" that a strike was in progress in
the copper country, which was stipu-
lated H. the contract he signed. He
was told at that time that his rail
road fare would be RENTED to him if
ne remained i'm the company's employ
six months He said that while the
NbtiN ~ NtsS SAfiibNNl, ll' wac I'A N'ili-
PEELED to remain on the train and that
he frequently dsemba~ked during the
trip. At Cleveland he and others of
the party went To a restaurant. lie
told of his being quartered in the bunk
house at the mine, but added that he
was not forced to remain there and
that he knew of no one else who was
forced L. remain in the employ of the
company. He said that watchmen
were present because it was feared
the strikers would get in and attack
the men. He asserted he could come
down town as often as he chose.
William Kordnslly, hired in New
York for the quincy mine, said he
had all strike circumstances explain
ed to him and that he found every
thing here just as represented He
know Of no one who claimed that
things had been represented to them.
lie declared he could talk Polish, Eng
fish. French, German, Russian, AMI
Spanish and demonstrated that he was
a very intelligent witness. Speaking
of conditions around the mine ~
knew Of no man who had complained
of the watchmcn or were of the opin-
ion that these guards were stationed
to keep the men from runnig away.
ON the contrary they wanted the
watchmen there to make sure there
would be no trouble from the strikers.
Did YOU come over on your own no.
ton" asked Congressman Switzer.
Here the witness created ripples OF
laughter throughout the courtroom by
answering;
NO, sir. came 81 an American
boat"
He stated that he had been three
years in the University of Paris. but
being short of funds, and learning that
there were good opportunities in this
country he came here to save some
money. He said his job tramming In
the Quincy is the best he has yet hal
i'm America.
Elad Imir Verinsaweth, Il Serviau,
late of the Servian army, got along
fairly well on the stand with the aid
of the last witness who translated his
German into English The witness
said he also spoke the languages nam
ed by the former witness, but very
little English. He appeared To have.
had complete understanding of the
conditions in the copper country be
fore ne signed up To work here He
asserted that the cars were not locked
when he came here and that two men
actually deserted while cnroutc to this
district, and that when he arrived here
he found everything to be exactly as
had been represented To him by the
employment agent i'm New York
The witness said thai the day after
he and his party arrived at the Quinn
cY number Of them quit, saying
they wouldn't work. The men were
perfectly free To go ana come, the
bunk house doors were always open
and he had no feeling of being inn
prisoned or restrained. He had been
working on a one-mau drill for two
months, at first with another miner,
but now alone, another miner being
at work in the same stope about sew
cnty feet distant. He claimed that he
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