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


ions made a mistake. II would have
) been all right, he said IL they had. i'm
stead, have issued permits for the
} men To work,
Apparently having I'm mind the Pc
titions Of miners tn the companies not
Congressman Howell asked whether
the men would be exercising anything
beyond their rights in such case.
Mover replied that IL might not be
good policy, but I'm his opinion they
would he within their rights 10 do so.
Attorney Swabv Lawtou wanted Ia
know If Mover had sent out kilograms
an hour or two after the Calumet dis
aster declaring that the Citizens Al e.
lance was responsible for ii. Moyar
replied that he had sent out many
kilograms few hours after the disas-
ter saying that rumor connected the
Citizens Alliance with II, and that the
report ought To be investigated. He
said he had never charged that tho
Citizens Alliance had conspred To
bring the disaster about.
When Mover was excused Chairman
| Taylor announced that the committee
had decided to admit five of the twelve
afiidavits offered by the strikers i'm re-
buttal of the testimony Of the Michi~
gan National Guard with the UNDER
standing that the militia would have
the opportunity 20 introduce an equal
| N har a 10 Gnptifn
| instances of alleged assaults commit
ted by soldiers. The members Of the
| committee will leave tomorrow for
Washington.
Meyer Tells of Deportation.
Three men, Meyer said, came to his
hotel room in Hancock ON the night
of his deportation. They asked him
If he would receive larger commit
tee of citizens and, on agreeing to
this, Meyer said, fifteen or eighteen
more men entered the room. They
asked if he would permit the citizens
to contribute to the relief of the sur
Vivors of the Christmas eve disaster
at the Italian hall Moycr said he re
piled that he had not told the MEM
bers of the Federation they should not
accept outside help in caring for their
dead, but said the families felt they
ought not to and he would not advise
them to accept relief contributions
from those outside the Federation.
Continuing his story, Meyer said
that A. T.. Petermann, attorney for the
mining companies, who acted ms
spokesman for the committee of call
ers, insisted that Meyer was respon-
sible for the attitude of the bereaved
families, but for his advising them,
they would have accepted the assist
ance offered.
To Stop Story.
Il promised them" said Meyer, that |
would do everything ! could to bring
about normal conditions and would |
endeaVor to stop all talk of the panic !
having been caused by man wearing |
a Citizens Alliance button at least un-
til after the funerals"
The witness said every body left the
room except Sheriff Cruise and John
Black, who told him that they appre- |
ciated his promise and assured him !
that. although feeling was tense. no
harm would come to him or those with |
him.
Before the committee had left the
ROOM" continued Moyer. "PetermanH
said to me: After having assumed |
the position you have we will not be
responsible tor anything that may |
happen after this meeting -.
Moyer said he then put in cal ror
the secretary of the Calumet union in
accordance with his promise
His Room Is Invaded.
The telephone was beside the door"
he said, while | was holding the re.
ceiver to my ear the door opened and |
my room was filled with men. Tan
ner was the only person i'm the room
with me. Tho crowd demanded,
Where is Meyer and !, thinking it
was the same committee returning,
said, Here | am, gentlemen, what Is
it now \ man grabbed me and push
ed me backward, hitting me with his
hand. Another bent me over forward
until | was almost doubled up. In about
a minute still another man struck me
with a gun. ! saw him striking and
bent my head over The weapon hit
me on the left side Of the head ana
exploded. the bullet entering my shout
der and lodging about ten inches below
the point of entrance.
Immediately aftcrward, the witness
said. the committee hustled him ont Ut
the hotel and u larger crowd joined
them on the corner. The entire crowd
then started with him toward the
bridge to Houghton.
when we reached the bridge" d.
Clared the witness, someone cried.
Throw him off the bridge Others said.
Wait until we get across and We will
string him up Those behind were
kicking me at every opportunity and
haven't recovered from the effects Of
that abuse. When we reached the
other side someone said, This is the
place hut others demonstrated aud we
on to the station.
Refers to Jas. MacNaughton.
AS we camc upon the platform
someone just behind me said, There's
and / observed a man
did not know standing with his back
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