The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-20


a railroad station ana placed on a
train.
The witness continued 80 unintellig-
IDLY that the stenograPhers and mem
hers of ;he committee were I'm despair.
They made out that he ecaped from
the train. but was arrested, put i'm jail
and taken before a Justice the next
| morning. He was convicted of dis
turbing the peace and traducing, tho
! American flag, and as he had no mon
| ey with which To pay his fine he went
10 Jail. He afterwards was shown to-
The guard so that they would identify
him as disturber. and then he was
sent away. He told the committee
he was in a school in America until
he was % and had been in America
eight years, becoming a citizen. He
worked as an electrician I'm Detroit
The witness continued, stating that
none of his party protested while be.
ing brought here on the train. He said
he was told the strike was over, and
on his arrival here worked only four
days in the mine, going there against
his win.
Didn't they say they would give
YOU clerical position at Calumet"
questioned Congressman Howell.
Yes, they promised me clericai
position"
on being questioned by Attorney
Rees the witness said that he had been
here. ali week and come here from Mil
waullee Of his own accord, and at his
own expense, To tell his troubles to the
committee
THE Western Federation had Moth
ing to go with my coming here" ex-
claimed the witness.
When asked what he WIS doing, he
said he had two brothers who were
working and who supported him. The
witness said he talked with Mr.. Mac
Naughton who told the clerk ON Nov.
10th to fix him up" and that it was
the same day he was put on the train
and when protesting against bein;
placed there, was arrested
Il suppose you made a good deal of
noise about it," asked Mr.. Rees
You bet ! did"
Federation Man Testifies.
Fred Neuman of Allouez was the
next witness brought to the stand.
When questioned about the extent OF
his liberty he said he could go from
The bunk house into the dry, and when
he attempted to do so at o'clock in
Z 4 !
wanted To go there at that hour.
Hilton questioned him very fully
about the condition of the guard and
how they were armed. The witness
had never been stopped by the guard,
but he was sure they were placed there
to prevent the men from straping. He
said he had seen two or three guards
taking a man who complained of hay
ng a toothache, to the dentist. No one
had tried to prevent him from going
home on Christmas out he had seen
other men stopped.
Were YOU member of the fedora
lion and did YOU sign paper saying
YOU We're not" questioned Attorney
'etermann.
Yes, sir"
Q.-And you went 20 work in the
nine to get information?
Ayes. sir.
Mr.. SwitZer was curious To know
why it was necessary to send three /,
men with the man who was going TO !
h. dentist but the witness could di- =,
'ulge no information on this matter.
MIR Howell on cross examination, l.
earned that the union mon thought he
VAS a scab. but lie explained matters ;
o them. The witness also stated that
ie didn't work hard enough himself ;
o nave any real complaint. y
Then if YOU Hadn't been discharged q
'ou might be ut work at the present g
imc?" said Mr.. Switzer. q
81 might" said the witness. IL g
'ouldn't get a job at the mine before G
he strike but got tho job through a n
leighbor who was scabbing.' II
Mr.. Switzer was of the opinion that Il
he man who was being taken to the
entist Ivy the deputies would not know
where 20 find the dentist or TO be able y
O talk English when he got there. d
Both Congressman Howell and Swift '
er thought ii looked mere like desire |
q protect the man from assault to II
end deputies with him than to keep d
i'm from running away. $
Detroit Man on Stand. 4
Harry &. Parks, an American, - y
cars of age, who came from Detroit to II
york i'm the mine was the next witness
allied en- the stand. He stated that ID
c was promised his fare up here and G
lis meals on the train while enroute l'
lie said there were two hundred and
evenly. two men in the party he came u
With. He stated he got only three II
and an apple while on the !
rain during a thirty-hour trip. 81
He tried to leave the train at Sagi- "
aw, but the guard stopped him. When -
c got to Ahmeck he was forced to -
tay at the mine and worked % shifts, u
tanning that for II shifts lie drew =,
My 81 GO.
"Where did you intend to so when y
o. boarded the train at Detroit" ask !"
| Mr.. Switzer :,
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