The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-08

| lack of effort Ia cooperate. Maybe
you've done everything. out if YOU
haven't it's w 10 you. | don't see how
capital can get along without treating
with the men collectively"
The governor again referred 10 the
various propositions relative to arb
tration being turned down. all of which
volvcd recognition of the Federation
He said:
Il have had an sorts of suggestions
how to settle the strike. | didn't eX-
rect To settle the strike | want 10 be-
frank | don't want 10 give the com
panies any false hopes"
The governor said i'm the conference
yesterday he gained nothing new on
the questions involved in the dispute
Asks for Suggestions.
Confirming, the governor said:
Have you any solution or suggestion
to offer for tho restoration of peace
What | am thinking Gbout is not dol
lars and cents; ! am thinking about
mothers and children. They are in
nocent. am not making any emo
tional appeal, but am hound To think
Of those who are affected. There is Il
tremendous loss in heart throbS and
in the relation of one man To another.
There is absolutely no hope unless tho
spirit &C brothers is there. Anger iu
striker is as much Ia bc condemned
as that in an employer. Would To God
somehow could we find some solution
While | think Michigan capable of taxi
ing care of herself Do not want to
argue" am standing here to con-
denim no party but 10 condemn what
ever Is wrong ! want To Know if
there Is anything YOU could suggest"
Mr.. Rees Makes Reply.
Mr. ReeS replied:
you will find the companies i'm ev-
cry way willing and anxious To con.
cilatc with their employees and il must
hc understood that employees include
those that work as wei as on strike
our feeling is the same rs the gov
crnor has announced in regard to labor
organization. Cooperation IS what all
should strive for. The idea has been
that labor organization can be officer
ed ana led by men who viii work to-
gether, hut when we ind an organiza-
ton that promotes a class war il is Il
different proposition.
There can be no specific sugges-
tion except 10 go along lines suggested
by judge Murphy. We cannot bring
the men back who ara on strike with
their present afiliatiCn, because they
cannot thus come back in safety to the
men and the companies. We must re-
member that not only the strikers aud
the companies are concerned, but thu
community and the state as we'll"
Mr.. Rces showed the governor a copy
of the Miners Bulletin To illustrate
their continued teaching of class hat
red HC said:
I'VE invite most insistcntly any in
vestigation rs to labor i'm this county,
wages, character of work and safety.
This is ALWAYS invited ard the only oh.
lection II il was thu wrong use u
which the word has been put. II has
been used to tell the men tina, the
strike was won. That attitude was the
only cause of objection"
Mr.. Rees mentioned statement
made yesterday to the effect that tho
Federation bv-laws state that strike
is called by Il representative vote.
Their constitution provides that Il
strike must first be c0nsideIeG by IN
executive board.
Discrepancy in Figures
Mr.. rctermann offered objection IN
claims and statements made vcstcr-
day by Federation men and stated
there was Il great discrepancy il the
figures. He said they claimed 5000
men had left ;hc djs,rlot. that II OO0
or 5000 originally struck and tina,
between 1000 ana 5000 are stil here
our figures which were given Mr
CunninGham show that there are over
5 900 men NJ work al present. accord.
ingly the total would then he Il, 600 or
10000. Mr.. Fetermann said.
II don't ask you to take our word
even under oath. All Of our books are
open to- investigation"
Mr.. Pctermann referred to the mum
her Of men who were actually working
now and said these figures were abso.
lutcly true and that If there was any
question they would stand the men M
and count them. He hurled chaleng
! at federation men In tho audience Ia
do the same thing. one of tie laho:
leaders exclaimed. II ?ccCpt that"
The Truth About Wages.
| DISCREPANCIES were also pointed out
in other statements made yesterday by
William Richard. president Of the cal
umet local, who told the governor that
he received about 500 for 2G DAYS
work, actually received $3.50 for two
days work in April, 1902 fro ndhc os.
ceola Mining co. according to- IN,
wage sheet, which was submitted 1,