The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-11
HILTON REPEATS HORRIBLE
CHARGE AGAINST ALLIANCE

Continued From First Page.
a, . father lie joined tie Federation
: Year ago in July
Relative to deductions on duckeG
10y IN, Pctcrmann stores, ne said h,
always paid his own bills and that hi
account was never collected through
the mining Office. He said ne was
never told that ne had to trade with
any particular store and ne was al
WAYS satisfied with the treatment re-
cciycd az the Petermann stores.
Alfred Haddy rostifles.
Alfred Haday OF AhmeeH was the
next witness He said ne began 10
work At the Wolverine mine IN 1893 for
SIS month. He said that he was i'm
two strikes previous L. the present
the FIRST in 1901 when the men COM
planned and sought ten per cent i'm
crease i'm wages and a holiday on Sat
urday afternoons. The 1908 strike was
! caused he said because the men want
ed a minimum wage though the day
/ hc struck he did not know the pur-
pose of the walltout fhe following
questions were asked him 10y Chair
man Taylor.
Q.-What was The result of the first
strike; did vou get m" raise.
A-Yes.
Q.-IIow expansive was this strike.
A.-DEly al tho Wolverine mine
Q.-What was the result of the last
strike.
Avery man was discharged
GLOW long did it last?
A.-Fcuv or five weeks.
l.-What became OF the men?
A.-Some of them went back 20
work
Q.-How long did yop work i'm VOL
ve'Ine after the strike.
A-Seven months
Q--Nrre YOU DISCHARGED?
A-No. ] could not get any money
for M work.
Q-What became OF your money?
Al signed a contract; the powder
fuse, etc, took up what had coming
! WAS m debt 81 cents one month.
Congressman Howell asked him if
the companies adopted minimum
wage He replied in tho negative. Con-
-r'ssmau Casey asked him # he was
paid Sfo one month and Was i'm debt {
the second month, lie replied yes. ;
The uVuisitor asked HIM how many {
tons were mined during the month n,
owed this SO cents. lie did not know I
.ho number of tons nor the number q
'i cars. bat said over 100 rathoms. lie I
SAID there were many such instances. J
hough ac admitted some miners made
as high as Sl2r a month"; but all con-
r1ets ended with small pay for In. J.
miners
In response To questions from the
hair he said fayoritism existed in the I
mines, and there was No system among u
h" operators To- listen 10 grievances or
COMPLAINTS. Congressman Howell ask
I'd The witness that inasmuch as the
miners sought "a normal wage would =,
hey Dee agreeable 20 q maximum wage.
ho witness thought they would. The =,
witness stated that some of the drys !,
Zee 40 least 5000 fee: from the shaft :,
ud taat Dc, with the thermometer 80 a
Glow zero, while walking from the -
hiatt tu the dry had his clothes froz- -,
Do about him 50 thd' he appeared rs IL
lough ne Mere i'm straight jacket
H. also made thc assertion that ne was ~
'cuuuHtly dctraudcd Ivy mining cap II
inns. :,
Ina denomination by Attorney ST
oes hc inferred that Capt Warn Of ST
Ie Alloucz figured his ground i'm 1905 f,
nd lsc5 and that he received less Il
lan hg actually hal coming. lie
ild that this Happened lots of times" {,
r said that in one instance. that nj
here hc should have had 500 coming 1.
+. said Inc was paid OF at $40. When OF
be- strike was called We was working "a
the Mohawk, He had hccn "a mem 81
.r of the union two years and holds m
rr office of board member. fl
The latter portion ct the morning 81
ssIon was taken out with the testi- tn
ouy Of three more witnesses for the
oderltuH. Peter KllanlN. miner, Ina
i' ol bis cxpcricnc" while Il work. III
tam boz Tine mines his testimony being "l
,moWHu similar 60 that of the other
cu pu the stand this morning. lie 81
.ted tUGi he had lost his boy and
go little Kris while In inns part Of "
e country.
lsonr NamahaEiha told of his eX- IN
.ucurr with the one man machine
ld the strain Of this machine on the III
stem VI those using It..
Tho testimony Of John Tnsio. who s'
To-. 'ho hat man called To the witness -"
amt before the conclusion OF the