The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-09
WANTS INVESTIGATION.

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WANTS INVESTIGATION
Congressman MCDonald'S proposal
carries with il "a congressional investi-
cation. not So much of tHt Calumet
/ strike. bat Of the fundamental causes
o. such strikes ana R5sunaEt iaWlesS-
ness But before the investigation is
to be started tie mine operators and
labor leaders are to prevent an out
| break of violence ana permit the com
lnunity to i;s normal state.
| Il am not much concerned with the
strike" SAYS MIR. Mcdonald, ''as l am
for the welfare of the citizens OF the
district. The mine managers have
claims The Western Federation OF
Miners has arguments, but between
the two factions lies a community
where many have disreSarGeG the law
and which Is in condition where
lives may he taken at any time.
If my proposal We're agreed to by
the mine nanag gers and the strike
leaders II would give the atmosphere
a chance 10 cool, and ~ tho time
congress has recommendations 20 make
the strife viii have disappeared.
I believe congress must pass some
legislation that viii prevent the en-
dangering of the lives of citizens in
times Of strike. The Calumet copper
strike is a sample of what has taken
place IN different parts of the United
States in the last twenty years or more
DuL lnEIC nEN Ct MS DGGIl III 5ONSIIl-
ment remedy adopted which will pro-
tect the citizens and adjust the diff
ierenceS between capital and labor
when they reach a point where d
strike is believed by the employees to
be necessary.
STRIKERS FAVOR PLAN.
Mr.. McDonald's plan is backed by
the strikers, but the mine owners are
d unit against it. They do not favor
any sort OF an inVeStisa ton All they
want Is an opportunity to starVe out
the strikers, which they believe they
can do in time.
The attitude on the part Of the mine
owners and officials explains the fail
ure of John B. DensmOTe, commission
er OF mediation for the government
who returned to Washington without
having accomplished anything.
1.-The mine managers here said AIr !
Densmore, have taken the attitude !
that all the employers Of labor have !
taken when they met with their first /
strike. They believe it is possible to !
crush absolutely the woTAmen and |
drive out the spirit OF unlOnISm.
IF the miners are. defeated at this !
time, they viii try again. The mine /
mana gers with whom l have conferred /
with here do not seem to realize that. |
They believe that il they do not recog- |
nize the union ideas now, it settles |
for all time the question Of labor |
unions and strikes Of their employees.
"The Western Federation of Miners
offered TO go as far as they possibly
could in the way Of mediation. They |
held out only for the return to work !
Of the men who held union cards with !
out the humiliation of tearing up these
cards when they were employed. They
didn't want discrimination against the
men who have had the courage to
carry on the strike.
MINE MANAGERS STUBBORN.
THAT didn't suit the mine managers.
In IA CT, there was no plan except the
return of the men 70 work without re-
aiming any union affiliations that
would have satisfied the mine man
ayers.
would go. I found out the limit 70 !
which the strikers would go, and the
managers would not meet that, so there
vas no use trying TO find out what
he managers wanted
It is believed here that Charles H.
Meyer. who is now in q Chicago hos
1itaL. will return here as soon as he
.ecovers from his wounds received
when he was deported from Hancock.
What will happen II he returns is q
natter OF conjecture. Many believe
lis visit will mean Z return to violence.
doyer has issued q statement with
'egard to the visit Of Gov. Ferris to
he mining district. 7,
"AII we ask is that Gov. Ferris tell
he world what he finds IN the min
ng district" says the statement. IF !
le goes there and talks TO the miners,
s well as TO the merchants, finds out
low many men are striking, what they
re striking for, and what conditions
re, and then finds the strike untusti-
led, we will retire from the Held Il