Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-03
Mining Companies in Calumet
District Are Preparing to
Import About Two Thou
sand LaborerS,
OLD EMPLOYEES MAY
YET RETURN TO WORK
Managers Have None on the
Blacklist Except Those Gull
ty Of Violence, Is Official
Announcement,

Hcughton, Mich, Jan. Peace
negotiations in the copper strike sit
uation halted and swayed today Fol-
lowing reports Of an important COM
munication from union sources early
In the day, there was a series Of con-
ferences between John b. Densmore
of tho government department of la
Dor, and representatives Of the con-
flicting interests. Mr. DensmOre to-
night said he still had hopes Of find
ing a way out of the districts diff
culties and added that his hopes were
higher than twenty-four hours before.
Tho solicitor of the department Of
labor talked with O. y. Hilton, repre-
senting the Western Federation OF
Miners and Clarence o. Taylor head
of the Michigan state federation, and
then conferred with John Knox, gen
eral superintendent, and Allan Rees,
attorney for the Calumet and Hecla
Mining company.
Later Mr.. Densmorc met two fresh
arrivals in the situation, Grant Ham
ilten Of Washington, and James II.
Roach Of Albany, n. Y, both officers
OF the American Federation of Labor.
They told intervewers that they We're
sent to the strike scene hy President
Gompers of the national labor body.
Outside OF these activities there was
small surface Indication of a tense
strike situation. While this was sup
pcsedly the last day on which the
companies were willing to take back
any Of their striking employees there
was manifested no disposition TO
force this aspect of affairs. Some APP
plications for work in the Keweenaw
county mines were received, one man
agor stating that enough had reached
him to warrant belief that he might
resume operations Monday
The company officials said they were
willing to take back men who have
had no part in promoting strike vio-
lences and have no intention of barring
from accomplishment men whose
homes are we'll established in the min
ing communities. AT the same time,
they pointed out, the company has
waited five months for the return to
work" movement to take full effect
and they were indisposed to leopard
ize their interests by further delays.
1t was confirmed, therefore, that
the companies plan to make fresh i'm
portations of non-union men at an
early date. Taking company figures
as basis, there are some 5000 less
men employed now than when the
strike started The local labor mar
kot is about exhausted of strikers or
other unemployed who are willing TO
drill or tram in tho underground
workings
just how many men the managers
hope to get was not announced, but
that from l,5OO To 1000 men might
be brought in was acknowledged as a
fair estimate
The part that the American FEEDER
alton of Labor plans to take in the
district was not divulged by Messrs
Hamilton and Roach. There was a
hint that some of the findings might
be used as ammunition in the fight he
fore congress for restricted immigra-
tion laws for which the federation is
fighting.
The representation of the govern
ing body of union labor is to be in
creased tomorrow by the arrival Of
John Mitchell whose term as vice
president of the organization expired
December 81.