The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
PRECEDENT FOR BLOOD
LETTING.

LETTING.
One tragedy follows another in the
Michigan copper mining district. The
death of ~ persons III a hall on
Christmas eve because some one
perhaps an enemy of the striking
miners whose families were gathered
In the hall-started an alarm of fire,
is followed quickly by an assault up
on Charles III. Meyer, head of the
Western Federation of Miners. Pre-
ceding this and following the disas-
ter of Christmas eve, the bitterness
between the strikers and their op-
ponents had been greatly increased by
the refusal OF the strikers to accept
$4,000 OF relief money offered to
the families afflicted on Christmas
eve. This angered the citizens and
mine-owners, who had thought to
show their sympathy by their gifts.
President Meyer OF the Miners was
blamed for the action of the men IN
refusing the money rendered. No
doubt 1t was felt that he was trying
TO make capital out of the Christmas
tragedy for the aid of the strikers to
help In winning the strike and also
that his action would tend to create
the impression with the public that
the mine-owners and their friends
had been responsible for the Christ
mas eve affair.
However. that may be, 1t is GER
tain that the Citizens Alliance. repre-
senting the side OF the miners in the
strike, was responsible for the wound
ing of Meyer and for his deportation.
1t was i~ndefensible. 1t was brutal
and stupid. This, more than any
thing else that has occurred, would
cause the public to connect the mine
owners with the killing of the IL
who died In the Christmas hall. The
employers hive been guilty of THAI
violence which they have nearly al
ways charged to the strikers and they
have themselves provided a precedent
for the bloodshed that all too often
accompanies such contests of greed
orssgreed and need, peghaps--as are
found in clashes of capital and labor.
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1T is a cause for qualification to
the management of The Mitchell Pub
fishing Company that the Christmas
spirit is given the right of way in
this establishment. So far from be-
Ing out of place in a business institu-
ton. such manifestations as the pre-
sentation of a handsome gift to, the
manager and the remembrance of
each of the 80 employees by the man
agement give evidence of that spirit
81 cooperation and good fellowship
which is Indispensable to the greatest
efficiency in any business enterprise.
Never has this company enjoyed so
efficient a force Of men in all the de.
partments of this company and never
a there been a better spirit of 10y
atty by all of these on the payroll.
8ihls becomes a matter of public in
,terest to Mitchell only because this
company has the largest payroll in
the city, aside from the railroad com.
'panies, and because by far the larger
part of this income is brought to Nit
chell from outside the city of Nit
chell. Therefore it is of value notI
only to the company but to the city as
we'll that such a splendid force, act
uated with 50 much faithfulness and
good feeling, should be working to-
gether to bring an ver larger share
of success to its business.
1~0
ROMANCE Oh THE WoRLD,s
GREATEST OIL WE'LL
~ far the most spectacular oil
we'll in California, and probably in
me world, is the Lakeview. This won
aerful we'll "gushed' steadily for is
months at the rate of 80. 700 barrels
2 DAY. The story of the coming in
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