Bisbee daily review., 1914-01-18
SHAW MAKES A MORE
 EXTENDED STATEMENT
 IN BEHALF OPERATORS
Points Out Many Misstate- ments in Report of Gov. ernment Agents Sent

BOSTON, Jan 17.-President Shaw of the Calumet & Hecla today sup plemented his general declaration that government report on conditions at the Lakes was highly colored." with the following statement
 "After Secretary Wilson's speech in Seattle 1t was to be expected that his subordinates would make a report which would be highly co ored in ia vor of the strikers.
 The publication of the report also. is well timed to assist strike leaders in arousing false sympathy through misrepresentations. So far as it con tains information given by the com panies. the report could have been published months ago if there was any genuine desire to have the public know the conditions under which the men worked.
 Extracts from the report winch appear in the papers, if accurately quoted. contain many misstatements. Since December 1 an eight hour day has been in effect underground and in all places where work is con. tinuously conducted for twenty-four hours. All other employees have a nine hour day. The companies ia which l am interested did not post a notice that the hours of labor were eight and threefourths.
 "Directly after mentioning the Cal umet & Hecla Mining Companv's name 1t is said that two men made affidavit that at the point of a gun they were compelled to go from Su- perior to Calumet and then to work at some other camp These affida- wits are false if they relate to any action on the part of either the Su. perior or the Calumet properties. We have evidence of false affidavits SC. cured by the federation.
 ''The report states a number of strikers have been killed and others injured in the use of arms in the pos session of Waddell men This con victs the waddell men before their trial
 '"The report states that the profits of the company have been extremely large-s12l, ,00O. 900 in dividends lt probably will be equally interesting had the report stated that in addition to the dividends the company has paid for labor, supplies, lands and taxes roughly an additional s220o0o.' GOO.
 "The report is grossly unfair when 1t states that so-called strike break CTS have been or are being imported There was a serious shortage of labor in all the mines for year previous to the strike, and to make up this shortage and to take the places oi the men who have left the district we have employment for hundreds o men. They will receive wages anc wcrk under conditions as good if no better than In any mining district ii this country. We hope that the mei now coming into the district com' there to stay permanently. and ! they prove themselves efficient work men and law abiding citizens, l cal give them assurance of their job during the life of the mines, witl plenty of chances for advancement Our general manager began working for the company in the 7O's, when h' was less than 20 years old. Just pre- vious to the strike the company hal in its employ 1900 men who ha' worked for the company between l and 40 years, and it had also In II employ 400 men who were the son Of these 1900 men. These are tn kind of men the company wants, an 1t cannot afford to and it will not eu ploy men who wish also to work 10 Mover and the Western Federation Miners