Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-14
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MICHIGAN MlLiTlA q TO LEAVE
COPPER DISTRICT ON
,.e:;. N JANUARY ~. 4 4 ss t. J.
PLOT 70 KILL PROSECUTOR
Dynamite Bomb Found in Office of Of
fetal at L'Anse as Governor Ferris
III Tries to Settle strike-says Own
,Si.f; ers Must Recognize Unions. ,,+l

Houghton, Mich, Jan. 9.-The strike
OF copper miners called July % was
opposed by the officials of the West
ern Federation Of Miners. This was
emphasized before Governor Ferris on
Wednesday by representatives Of the
union. Al & 5%
While. the hearing was in progress
in; Hough:on Adjt. Gen. R.. c. Wander
cook announced in Lansing that all
the state troops In the strike district
will be withdrawn January112.
Prior to this came the news that q
stick OF dynamite had been found at
LAnse in the building where the pros
ecuting attorney Of this county has his
Office. =.s a. ];.:fs & NJ a. A Il.
IA fuse and cap were found a few
feet from the dynamite. 1t was the
theory OF officers investigating the in
Scident that the persons responsible for
the plant lost the fuse and cap and
thus were unable to blow up the build.
Ing or cause the death of Lucas, II
that was the object OF the plot. Mr..
Lucas left the building few minutes
before the discovery to keep an ap.
pointment with Governor Ferris.
Governor Ferris told the union men
that he expected to talk with the mine
managers, and asked them to give him
what they considered the crux Of the
situation. "A reply came from James
r. Roach, personal representative OF
Samuel Gompers Of the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor. ~
The companies are planning con-
tinuation OF their fight against trades
unionism in concert" he said. Yet
they ask the men to deal singly with
q combination OF corporations. It
strikes me that 1t is time for the COM
panies to wake up" Il u, l$i3
No man is more anxious for q set
Element than t. said the governor. Il
believe that corporations generally
must come to the point where they
will recognize organizations Of their
employees. There is no question Of the
right of men to join such. organiza-
lions. .zl y, N 81. s,5 ;5 y 4 S3t {
""The only question confronting me
now is whether I, as governor. can
find settlement that will be Of the
right sort and permanent"
& The union men stood on their prop
osition to John B. Densmore OF the de-
partment OF labor, SO far as a settle
ment OF the strike was oncerned. It
was revealed at the hearing that the
federation had proposed that the
hours Of labor and rates of pay posted
by; the mining companies December 4
be allowed to stand that the one-man
drill grievance was not mentioned, and
that the question of union recognition
was to be obviated by non-discrim-
lnation clause. IL
In addition the union delegation en-
phasized that since 4 the strike was
called only after referendum vote
had shown a big majority Of the rank
and file insistent on it, any proposal
for settlement must be passed on by
the general membe ship.
ON. Hilton, chief Of counsel OF the
federation, told the governor that
neither he nor President Charles II.
Meyer nor any other official Of the fed
GRAFTON had any authority to stop the
strike He Indicated, however, that
the officers Of the union were willing
to recommend to the men any basis Of
settlement that 3would carry an afiirma-
ton OF some kind OF the right Of the
men to join any society, union, church
or other organization that suited their
fancy. 4 4 .f5 * s$;23s. 81 Fl, & x s45
u In furtherance OF their contention
that the miners federation opposed
the calling of the strike the unions
representatives in the inquiry asked
Governor Ferris to listen to miners
and TRAINERS who had worked under
ground for years. Ten Of these men
then related the conditions under
which they had labored and told OF
the pay they had received. III
Dan Sullivan, president OF the dis
trict council OF the federation; Carl e.
Hietala, secretary Of that body, and
William Richard and John Anttala,
president and secretary of the Calu-
met local, went on record as having
been opposed to the calling of the
strike. ID a, N
All four said that when they tried to
stave OF the striek they were accused
OF selling out to the companies. Ant
,tala said that "a lot Of fellows" at
least 100, SO accused him. n Il
Anttala told the governor that the
ballot boxes had been open four days
for vote on the strike question and
that a count July showed approx
mately 1850 votes for the strike and
about 1875 against it. The membership
in the various locals was then about
5000, approximately 1900 having
failed to vote because of absence or
Indifference.
Is Following Underwood's Trail.
Gadsden, Ala, Jan. 8-Because Os-
car Underwood will not meet him In