The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-16
RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.

Times Washington Bureau. No. 70f
Metropolitan Bank Building
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan l6.--Is
the governor OF Michigan or Rep vii
liam J. Macdonald of Calumet tell
ing the truth about conditions In the
strige region in the Upper Peninsula?
Members OF both the Rouse and SEN
ate are asking themselves this ques-
ton today, after reviewing the pro
ceedings In the senate yesterday aft
ernoon when the Bull Moose con-
gresham from the twelfth district
was attacked by Senator Townsend
for his statement that constitutional
&C yernment no longer exists" in the
Calumet district and when the House
member was criticized by Vice-Presi-
dent Marshall and by senators for ven
turing to appear on the floor of the
senate and furnish information TO sen
IatoIs taking part In debate.
Governor Ferris statement in his
Telegram 10 President Wilson that
Rep. MacDonald's story on conditions
In the strike country is @false In every
particular" and IS "traitorous in
suit to his own district and the state
of Michigan is hotly resented by the
congre ssman.
Mac Donald left last night for New
York. where he will speak tonight at
Cooper Union, but before going he
dictated for The Detroit Times n
following statement In reference to
the telegram OF the governor object
ing to the claim that the laws are
overthrow and the constitution de
fed" In the strike region:
The quotation referred TO. of
course, refers 10 that portion OF the
twelfth district affected by the cop
per miners strike. The truth or
falslty Of what | say can best be de-
termined by the free. fair and impair
tial congressional investigation which
have been seeking TO obtain for
the last two months,
"A full and fair investigation can
harm no one What We want in re-
gard To this situation is the truth
let us have the light upon IT,
No matter what the position Of
others may be, and | alone repre-
senr the people OF the Twelfth dis
trict In congress. and ii is no inter
ference on my part TO bring the at
tention OF congress TO the conditions
existing there, especially when IL is
done with view OF obtaining
sweeping inquiry into what has be-
come national scandal
1T is the sheerest folly on the part
CT anyone 10 claim that there has
been nothing wrong in the situation in
the copper country during the past
five months"
An important development in the
controversy between Gov. Ferris and
Rep. Macdonald came TO light today
when il was learned that the Calumet
congressman has received the orig
inal OF letter, written by the gov
ernor TO correspondent in which the
governor says.
AS regards the situation in the cop
per country. | wish you would tell me
-irf-piairr- fergiist1- Just wfrut any fpgfs-
lature could do IN order to remove
the Mexican spot of the map in
Michigan"
In calling the strike country the
Mexican spot" of Michigan, the gov
ernor evidently expresses privately
that the conditions in the mining
region are very bad. yet he telegraphs
President Wilson and to senators that
Rep MacDouald's statemenD that the
laws are overthrow and the consti-
tuition is deied, lis false in every par
ticular
Senators and administration leaders
do not know what 10 think OF the con
fict OF the testimony coming from
both sides. and 1t is likely that for
this reason the federal government
will have TO GO further into the mat
ter II is expected that the governor +
letter TO his spondent in which
he makes reference 10 Michigan S
Mexican SPOT, will create az sensa-
tion hen 1t becomesJ generally pub
lie. and members who are Interested
In the strike situation. are anxious
that Rep Macdonald have the letter