The Calumet news., 1914-03-06
FINISH STRIKE
PROBE SATURDAY
Committee Plans to Conclude
Work and Leave Sunday
Continued from Second Page.

F. Mr.. Petermann Informed the con
, mittee that he merely wished to ret
into the record some material shown
the attitude OF the W. T.. of NJ. Il
read extracts of speeches delivered
different times by President Charl,
IA. Moycr of the Western Federatio
Of Miners and extracts of resolution
passed at various conventions of tha
body, all of them brief, and all tend
ing To show that the Socialists dom
mated the federation and also the an
iagonistic policy of the federation to
wards capital.
This Afternoons Session.
August Beck. former sheriff q
Huughton county now special office
| for the Calumet x Hecla Mining com
pany, WAS the principal witness at tn,
afternoon session. lie reviewed tn,
strike generally N the Calumet dis
trict In answer to questions by At
| toruey Potcrmann, he described the
importation of men, the living condi.
tions provided for them and their gen
erdl treatment 10y the company. He
denied absolutely that any men wcrc
kept against their will, and said
ANY man who did not care To work
was shipped back To where ne came
from, and few dollars given him
FOR spending money"
Mr. Beck said that inc had charge of
the men aCdng as deputies during tho
first days of the strike He said dur
ing the first two days they were not
armed at all and had only badges To
distinguish them as deputies. They
asked Ton arms ON the second day. but
the general manager announced thar
no man should be armed. He descriD-
ed how on the second day. while he
was attempting la quell riot in
front of the {. n II. rescue station, he
was struck ola the head with a club.
Describing the disorders of the first
day between 4 i'm the afternoon and 3
o'clock in the evening. he said he
.luhs and rocks, and afterwards with
sticks Many of these were old men
vhC We're unable To run away from
heir assailants. He remembered capt |
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.cutivc board of the W. f. of NJ. was |
.resent at the time, he said, as also
'.",','' ''''i union ne aSNeu RICK
IT." il '"'l VAS ''' way he was go
"S To c'louc' 'he str'Ne. ana iackard
'lu' les me s'riN' VII De conductor
nat way uhtli II Is stopped MI
seek ais" described now he success
u'iN pleaded with Hlckard to stop
he strikers from interfering with en-
irecrS who were hoisting men out of
he shaft At the Red Jacket shaf',
Kenneth Macleod, an employe of the
ompany, was hurt so badly that h"
las been sick ever since. Mr.. Beck al
O described the disorders incident 10
arades.
Asked by Attorney Pctermann of his
pinion Of the militia made from his
crsonal observation. he rcplied:
Their conduct was excellent at all
ines. They were all nice boys and
oud men"
Occa Potter. superintendent of tho
upcrior mine. was recalled tn the
land for cross ss-cxaminotion
"Did Won know a man named Potter
,coyich." asked Attorney Hilton.
81 do not remember TN. man" vas
ne answer.
"pid van not soc him Aurust "a in
FONT or - candy store on tho nublic
trcet I'm tbc viIIago of Sunerior and
track hin, with f, cIuh tfu van ,ycro
ragged away from hin, and No v,sI
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