The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-10

The Workmen who declared "A general
strike, decided today to resume work.
ed outrage, and If We can find out
who did it. | think we should" said
Chairman Taylor.
Mr.. Rees said that If this ques-
tiou were re-opened the committee
ought to return to Houghton and hear
witnesses for the reputable citizens
who are accused.
John Mitchell to be Heard
John Mitchell labor leader, will be
given a hearing in WASHINGTON next
week.
Mitchell desires to give the commit
| tee information condition in Butte ana
the copper country.
| At yesterdays hearing Mr.. Recs said
! 10 questions had been submitted by
the department of labor to the mining
companies. all of whom had made fun
answers, and that representatives o.
the department of labor had afterward
checked mp the replies on the books OF
| the companies.
Hilton was asked If he wished u
see them. He replied that he under
stood that they were in the printed re-
port if not he had no objection -
| their going into the record The COM
mittec announced that it would confer
on the question of admitting this mat
ter To the record
Mr. Recs then said he would like to
read a short extract from the proceed
ings of a meeting of the committee on
Rules of the House of Representatives
in the matter of the industrial disturb
ances i'm Colorado and Michigan, Dec.
10 ana IS. 1913 Hilton objected {"
this. Mr. Rees said it was with re-
spect to Mr.. Mahoney's assertion that
there was no strike violence.
"I have already read into the re-
ord" said Mr. Rees, Mr.. Mahoney's
statement that he was an officer of the
Federation and that he had been con-
ducting the strike. having been away
from Calumet only about a month"
"The committee can't judge unless it
hears the extract said the chairman.
Attorneys In Clash.
Hilton said that the introduction Of
this evidence would tend to impcach
Mahoney because evidence had been
introduced before the committee that
there had been strike violence
Are YOU going into the question of
the appointment of this committee
he asked This should not go I'm UNI
less Mr.. Mahoney was witness bcfo- q
this committee.
Rccs replied that the evidence be
offered would so To show that the in
vcstigatiou was secured through false
testimony. There are but eighteen
lines, said Mr.. Rces.
Il don't care il there are but two
lines" retorted Hilton. why should
Mr.. Mahoncy's evidence go in any
more than the rest of that document?
Here he introduces the acts of vio-
lence, as he claims and now he wants
TO introduce evidence that there was
no violence.
Judge Hilton does not state the
situation fully" said Attorney Rces.
Then he paused while the committee
conferred
"Onc of the committee wants to
know il il is your purpose to impcach
Mr.. Mahoney." said the chairman.
Yes" replied Mr.. Rees. who cX-
planned more fully his purpose in pre-
senting this matter from the report OF
it's house of representatives committee
on rules.
Rees Finally Wins Point.
How do we know that this really
took place" asked Judge Taylor of
Arkansas.
This is from the official report" was
the reply. Attorney Kerr joined Attor-
ney Hilton in objecting TO receiving
this matter for the record. They had
the right to have Mr.. Mahoney called
before this committee said Mr.. Kerr
This is from the official report,
81 would like to know what Mr. Ma
honey said. If he said anything said
Judge Taylor. is he here now?'.
yes. he is sick in bed here in Chi
cago." replied Mr.. Kerr. we viii
produce him before the committee IL
he is wanted,
with the understanding that Mr..
Mahoney has the right to come here. IL
he wants To, Mr.. Casey and are Will
ing that the matter should go in.
The chairman then told Mr. Rees n
might proceed. and Mr. Rees read
parts of Mahoney's testimony and an
oxtract from Senate Documents 3Sl,
PS.
Mr.. Kerr arose and observed, on the
close of Mr.. Rees' reading, that the