The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-12
MANY new MEN JOIN
WORKING FORCES DAILY
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with wage conditions proves it is silly.
me profits Of the Calumet & Hecla
nave been due simply to the fact that
the creator put such rich copper de-
posts IN tile ground. Furthermore the
immense profts came when the COM
panN was mining rock three times as
rIch as its rock is now and when il
was working near the surface where II
COST less 10 raise the rock and when
other production costs were less than
at present Those rich DAYS have gop,
ana recollection of them has ro appli-
'atloh to present conditions. Further
! more there are many mines i'm the dis
trlct That never have made profit and
some of them probably never will
Position on Arbitration.
Mr.. Palmer asked 10 questions of
each company and each company kept
duplicates of its answers. We shall
take great interest in seeing if facts
favorable to the companies have been
suppressed or CLOSED over.
THE position of the companies ON
arbitration has not changed. II simpl,
Is this. that lao proposition for such nc.
ton can bc considered which disre-
CARDS the rights of 10000 men work.
ing FOR the companies and includes
consideration of the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners"
Meyer Returns to Chicago.
charles II. Mover president of the
western Federation of Miners. lcrt |
The district again SATURDAY night. Tins |
Time he went OF his own accord. am
houncing that he was On route To Chi
cago, with the idea OF attending tho
coming meeting of the executive couu-
t'i OF the American Federation of La
Dor i'm Washington.
Mr. Meyer travelled ON tn, same
tram on which he was an unwilling
passenger the night of Dec. 20.
u N Hilton, chief counsel. and
charles Tanner, auditor for the fedora
tlon' left the district last night Hill
IONS destination is believed To be Dem
ei' Colo.' while 1t is stated that Tan
her mas some to Negaunec. The actual
mead Of the strike now is, II. $ Mac
NenZie OF Denver as he is the only
leader in the district.
A9'tators Should Keep Out.
Big Rapids, Mich. Jan. f2.-Goyer-
nor Ferris discussing the conner
situation. said:
! have hope he said, that the
miners and operators will come Tn ,
terms without outside help. will no, .
say believe such a thing can bc ac-
romplished, but | will say / am Ger
lalh that If the miners had been al
o"'d To treat with the OPERATORS ne ,
miners and not as REPRESENTATIVE or
any organization the strike would have
'een SeltIed long ago. And | insist
even at this time that if outsiders !,
ihd include agitators of various in !,
-erests and political parties-wouId
Keep out of that affair it would be =,
ohs step toward an end of tho
rouble.' :
state Labor Convention.
Kalamazoo, Mich. Jan. 12-Tbo sr.t
'peNlai state convention IN the history
u the Michigan Federation of Labo, Q
was oi'icially called Saturday night Il, o
meet az Lansing January % f., devis.
'iahs Tor assisting the Western Fed :
ration OF Miners in the copper country 4
Str'ke. ana to name committee 80 /
AIRY the strike situation before Con.
,ress" o"-
Tor the hrst time in the history OF
ne MlrhIgan federation. ,clcgotrs Il
'"hi the western Federation of Niurr,
VI. be received at the meeting I