The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-04

Is gardng this charge. He related tw,
- instances.
= Pat Mulligan. an old employe. whC
~ Is an avowed socialist and a member
of the Federation before the strike
came ANA asked To be given work. Of
fering To turn in his card. The gem
eral manager told him that he would
4 give him work but that he would ask
him, before going underground, To put
$ in few days trying to prevail upon
= the Calumet n Hecla strikers to come
back, To reason with them. Mullgan
: knew he was taking the chance of a
: beating but he took il and after few
: days he reported that he could do moth
ing with the strikers He then returned
TO work and is working yet.
The witness explained that he had
made this offer t. Mulligan because
Governor Ferris had asked the COM
panies TO make an effort to get the men
back to work by solicitation.
The case of Jacob Lustig was refer !
red To. Mr. MacNaughton said he had |
sent for this man, who was an old en-
lploye. ana had tried To get him To come
back. He had not been member Of |
the federation before the strike, had |
acted as a deputy after it started and
only Joined the federation because his
wife did not want him to act as a
deputy ana his savings were gone and
he was afraid To return to work. He
joined 10 get the strike benefits. When
asked by the manager To come back
he refused because he was afraid.
This man Lustig said YOU offered
him 500 To return To work" said Con-
gresham Casey
There was absolutely no such talk"
answered the witness
The Cross Examination.
Attorney Hilton apparently had a
schedule of questions as carefully pre- ,
pared as that fired at the witness dur ,
ing nearly the entire sessions of the )
investigation by his own attorney :.
The first question was;
Mr. MacNaughton, YOU heard Nh
Rees' opening statement"
NO, sir"
You think the foreign agitators are =
dispensing gospel of hate"
YES sir"
DO you think YOU have been dis D.,
pensng one of love- =,
Not necessarily. | have preached :,
against the doctrines Of the fedora :.
ton" -
That's Your only answer" l.,
That's my answer"
Mr.. Hilton now attempted an adroit
discontinue of the witness. 1t was an
excellent bit of circumlocutiun Hell
asked the witness if Mr.. Rccs had said
the Western Federation of Miners are :,
ilicns and are here because the pick y
ngs are good would he endorse it.
Nr MacNaughton said he would. ~
The federation attorney here pro-
'ceded to bring out the extent of the -
'alumet a Hecla companys holdinss 49,
n mines, mills, smelters. real estate,
water frontage, the dividends paid -
md various other matters all tending ~
o show the great wealth of the COM
AMY He asked where the president
nd most of the directors lived and, not
including himself, director Mr.. Ma
said they lived in the east !"
living their addresses. III
They are aliens too" TN
Yes" as
And the pickings have been good? -
hc question accompanied by the Hill IN
)n grin. de
Mr.. Rccs objected. lie said he had lie
u objection to criticism OF his re- WI
larks but felt the witness should not to
G insultcd. pr
Chairman Taylor poured ON the oil SIX
cforc the waters became too troubled e..
Y rcmarkng, Let us be as gentle VIZ
lanly as possible and the inquiry eff
roCeeded. SIX
Mr. Hilton is keen inquisitor but ag
@ had clever witness and the cross
had much of interest from
10 human side. The MacNaughton
It has not been represented by an
ching void. Mr. Hilton wanted to ur
now about various reports. if the wit IN
nss had read them Some he had. an
me he had not. SO
Have YOU read the letter from Fer tn
= To Meyer" asked the federation ca
.torncy. or
Mr.. Meyer and / have not cx- GO
hanged correspondence was the an 70
yer.