The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-11

per report, but Mr.. Rees objected 10
including what newspaper reporters
had printed about the situation. in adj
dition to which, he said. it had gone
into the record already.
when IL comes To duplicating mat
ter the committee will have to cali u
halt" said Judge Taylor
! However, Mr.. Kerr was allowed II
read portion Of the newspaper ac-
count, and section of the Palmer re-
port in which the newspapers quotod
Governor Ferris ms saying that SO long
as persons and property required pro-
lection, the soldiers should remain ON
the ground
Then Mr.. Kerr began reading from
the report of John \. Moffatt relating
To proposals for a sentiment. when Mr.
Recs said that he had secured the in
| Sertiun of the same matter in the rec
ord
I Mr.. Kerr read statistics Of the cop
! per production, data showing that the
| directorates of the Calumet d Hecla
!
! tically the same (Which Mr.. Rees said
had also been put into the record pre-
viously) and of the cost of production
per pound of copper at the different
mines, and Mr.. Rces said this did not
| include the selling cost. Again, from
Senate Document No. ISL. Mr.. Kerr
read the hours of labor in the mines,
I n " oil 1,,t
the men frequently were underground
10 hours ana 80 minutes.
Pages p to % of that report" said
Mr. Rees give the reply of the min
| ing companies to that statement. The
hours of labor then are not the hours
in force now
From the copper country CONNER
cial club Mr. Rees offered to read some
data. Mr. Kerr asked him to select
something instead that was official"
The position of the miners might as
well be stated plainly and bluntly"
said Mr.. Kerr I'VE do not concede
that to be fair report, and it has not
been charged that a single member IF
that committee was with the miners"
Il think ii vii be conceded that it ie
at least as fair as the statement Ell
victor Berger" replied Mr.. Rces.
Victor Berger was not witness of
the Federation rctorted Mr.. Kerr
He was the witness of the commits
tee
"oh, as former member of con-
grcss we consented to hear him." re-
marked the chairman.
Well, | will read from Mr.. Palmer $
report" said Mr.. Rees. MIR. Berger
gave statistics from Stevens Hand
Book. Mr.. Palmer states that the cop
per mines have just about paid back
the money invested in them" Hero
he read some statistics, and then re-
fcrred To table on Page Is of the
Copper Country Commercial club re-
port. showing the number of employees
occupying company property, the size
of the lots, etc. including the net in
come To the companies
we do not want to receive any
thing from that report" protested
Kerr.
I'VE offer it as Mr.. Berger offered
his report Tor what it is WORTH" said
Mr.. Rees with "A smile. If there IS
any fairer report than this, | woull
like To see it,"
The chairman said that the informa-
ton regarding the number of persons
who owned houses on land leased from
the companies was Of interest and
ought To 20 in. Mr.. Rc2s said it might
be submitted for what it was worth"
THAT is the fourth times counsel
has said that" exclaimed Mr. Kerr
with acerbity.
Il will say it for the fifth time; we
submit it for what it is WORTH" said
Mr.. Rees. Then quickly recovering
his good humor. Il apologize To the
committee and withdraw that"
Not To be outdonc. Mr.. Kerr smiled
blandly and said he. too, desired to
| apologize.
Let it be expunged," said Mr.. How
ell.
Then Mr. Rees read statistics about
lot leases. In reply Mr.. Kerr read
from Palmers report the comment that
it was very remarkable that so many
| persons should be willing TO build
| houses on land they did not own. Mr.
Rees' comment was that IL was not SO
remarkable i'm view of the record of the
! companies, which had never evicted a
single tenant, or taken advantage of
the rights it had under it's leases Mr..
Kerr offered in evidence one of the
leases, Il make this comment" said
MIR Rees, that the leases are not all
identical in form"
Protests from the committee and
from counsel for the Western Fedora
| ton of Miners against the introduction
of matter offered by Mr.. Rees finally
goaded him to say that he did not like
: to refer to It too often, but that when.