The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-01-17
TO RECALL TROOPS
MICHIGAN MILITIA TO LEAVE
COPPER DISTRICT ON
JANUARY II.
PLOT TO KILL PROSECUTOR
Dynamite Bomb Found In ONCE Of Of
fcIaI at L'Anse az Governor Ferris
Tries to Settle strlke-says Own
ers Must Rccogaize Unions.

Houghton. Mich, Jan. 9.--The strike
OF copper miners called July 20 was
opposed by the officials of the West
erh Federation OF Miners. This was
emphasized before Governor Ferris on
Wednesday by representatives OF the
union.
While the hearing was in progress
in Houghton Adjt. Gen. II. G. Wander
cook announced in Lansing that ali
the state troops in the strike district
will be withdrawn January IL.
Prior TO this came the news that q
stick of dynamite had been found at
L'Anse In the building where the pros
ecuting attorney of this county has his
Office.
A fuse and cap were found a few
feet from the dynamite. II was the
theory OF officers investigating the In
cident that the persons responsible for
the plant" lost the fuse and cap and
thus were unable to blow up the build
ing or cause the death of Lucas, II
that was the object OF the plot. Mr..
Lucas left the building a few minutes
before the discovery to keep an ap-
pointment with Governor Ferris.
Governor Ferris told the union men
that he expected to talk with the mine
managers, and asked them to give him
what they considered the crux of the
situation. A reply came from James
r. Roach, personal representative Of
Samuel Gompers OF the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor.
The companies are planning con-
tlnuation OF their fight against trades
unionism In concert" he said. yet
they ask the men to deal singly with
combination Of corporations. II
strikes me that 1t is time for the COM
panies to wake up"
No man is more anxious for set
Element than L. said the governor. II
believe that corporations generally
must come to the point where they
will recognize organizations OF their
employees. There Is no question OF the
right Of men to join such organiza-
tons.
The only question confronting me
i,
find settlement that will be OF the
right sort and permanent"
The union men stood on their prop
osition to John b. Densmore OF the de-
partment OF labor, 80 far as a settle
ment of the strike was concerned. II
was revealed at the hearing that the
federation had proposed that the
hours of labor and rates of pay posted
by the mining companies December
be allowed to stand that the one-man
drill grievance was not mentioned, and
that the question OF union recognition
was to be obviated by non-discrim-
fnation clause.
In addition the union delegation en-
phasized that since the strike was
called only after a referendum vote
had shown big majority OF the rank
and file insistent on it. any proposal
for a settlement must be passed on by
the general membership.
o. N. Hilton, chief of counsel OF the
federation, told the governor that
neither he nor President Charles II.
Meyer nor any other official of the fed.
strike. He indicated. however, that
the officers OF the union were willing
to recommend to the men any basis OF
settlement that would carry an affirma.
tion Of some kind of the right of the
men to join any society, union, church
OF other organization that suited their
fancy.
In, 20, .. slslr
that the miners federation opposed
the calling OF the strike the unions
representatives In the inquiry asked
Governor Ferris to listen to miners
and trammers who had worked under
ground for years. Ten OF these men
then related the conditions under
which they had labored and told OF
the pay they had received.
Dan Sullivan. president Of the dis
trict council OF the federation; Carl e.
Hietala, secretary Of that body, and
William Richard and John AnttaIa.
president and secretary of the Calu-
met local, went on record as having
been opposed to the calling Of the
strike.
- ht ioui ooiu thot thtJ tlltu 10
stave of the striek they we're accused
of selling out to the companies. Ant
tala said that "a lot Of fellows" at
least 100, so accused him.
Anttala told the governor that the
ballot boxes had been open four days
for vote on the strike question and
that count July 9 showed approx
mately 1850 votes for the strike and
about 125 against 1t. The membership
in the various locals was then about
5000, approximately 1900 having
failed to vote because OF absence or
Indifference.