Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-13
More Details of Report by Rep
reSentativeS Of Labor De-
partment Made Public From
Washington,
BRUTALITY AGAINST
MINERS IS ALLEGED
Tyranny by Operators and In-
tinidation by State Militia
Charged From Secretary
Wilson's S Office,

fnx MoRniNe JOURNAL nrEclAL LEASED wiesl
Washington. Jan ! 2 Thorough in-
a Nestgation of strike conditions in the
copper mines in the Calumet. han-
cock ana south Range districts OF
Michigan was proposed In 81 resolution
today hy senator Ashurst Of Arizona.
II would direct the senate education
and Hbor committee to ascertain Rr.
lations between employers and ein-
ployes. so FAR as they relate to the
present labor trouhlcs the Justice ana
of a minimum WaSe
ana other demands of the strikers
ORIGINAL Investments and profits of the
companies. whether employers ol en-
ploycs have declined arbitration
whether paonage Is maintained or ac-
cess to postofficc is pfeNenleu'
whether immigration laws have been
violated. whether persons have beeA
punished in violation Of law ana
whether there is "a combination ~
the minin district in restraint ei
trade
The report Of the investigators oi
The department Of labor contains
some statements mol included In the
summary made public last week "l
Secretary Wilson's office
one portion referring to the conduct
of the militiamen. points to an or
der Of july 26, 1918, by Generm Ap-
hey which stated that mot more man
one man of any company troop OF
battery may he excused at 'ne sam
time" "The soldiers were not Kept
under proper discipline says tha
text of the report. General Abbey
himself admitted that this order was
not enforced The result was that
crowds OF privates were daily seen on
the streets. They visited saloons AMI
many Of them became intoxicated ana
MANY of them carried revolvers while
hey we're In an intoxicated condition
Considering the number Of men
involved in the strike says the re-
port. "the length Of time the slfus-
ole was continued and the bitterness
caused by bringing soldiers and Nad-
dell men into the district, the strike
was remarkably peaceablc. The only
persons killed were two OF the strlk-
ers. who were wantonly shot down by
Waddell men and deputies of Paihes-
vile. and two deputy strikers VINO
killed each other near Horontown
"The leaders of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. In charge Of the
strike. repeatedly warned the strikers
against carrying firearms and usine
intoxicants ana very few were ar
rested for these offenses. tndoubt-
.edly many men that started to g0
hack to work were inundated ana
some abused and beaten. ON the
other hand the deputies and Waddell
men acted with great brutality towafd
the strikers and in many cases beat
men ana women with clubs ana
night sticks.
"In many cases it would be impos-
sible To determine who was the as
gressnr The real fnets could be de-
termined only by court with power
TO subpoena witnesses aud even thei
there would doubtless be miscarriage
Of Justice The only conclusion that
one can reach is that some OF the Ni"-
lence was caused by the strikers and
for some of It's peace Officers were
responsible
"One OF the most remarkable fea-
lures Of the strike was that in spit.
Ct the excitement and passion which
prevailed no property of the minin'
companies was injured by strikers ami
IN fact none showed amy disposition %
niure property
senator Townsend of Michigan. ob-
iected to immediate consideration OF
senator Ashifsrs resolution on the
ground that neither the report Of th1
governor OF Michigan, on his Invest
CATION nor that of the grand jury
had heen presented He charged the
resolution was inspired by political ex.
igency Senator Ashurst denied this
The resolution viii come up again to-
morrow.
Senator'S Lodge and Townsend both
objected to that portion which pro-
posed 10 investigate state courts and
the operation Of state machinery
Representative Macdonald Of Mich.
igan asserted he expected definite
action by the rules committee on hi
Calumet Investigation resolution this
week az a meeting Chairman llenrs
viii call
Speaker Clark aud other memhors
presented about fifty petitions for in
vestigations Socialist party repre-
sentatiyes in various states sen,
thgm.
Protests Removal of Liberty BeIl