The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-09
HOLD SESSION IN
CHICAGO TODAY
Counsel Rees Reads From Labor
Department Report Showing
Violence in the Strike
STRONG DEFENSE BY MILITIA
General Abbey and Other Officers
on Hand to Prove Troops
We're Neutral
STRONG DEFENSE BY MILITIA
MOYER THERE AS EXPECTED

Chicago. March 9.--Owing to the de-
law of General Abbey in arriving here,
the militia was not prepared to go
before the congressional committee
here this morning to defend its course
in tue copper strike. The committee
was ready at 10 o'clock but various
persons who were to have part in the
proceedings were slow to assemble,
and the big red room OF the LaSalle
hotel looked SO vacant that Rep Swift
zer declared it would be impossible to
proceed without IN audience.
Charles II. Meyer was on hand. Re
2arding the program of the federation
he referred inquirels to Counsel Hill
ton. \ newspaper man ASKED Meyer
if the defendants on the conspiracy
charge had ever returned to Iloueh-
ton and given bonds. Meyer replied
that they would be ready to appear "at
any time they might be wanted but
that there was no use going from
California to Houghton just to deposit
one thousand dollars bail and go back
again"
Refutes Mahoney's Testimony.
At iO.AO o'clock Chairman Taylor
called the meeting to order, and said
the operators would be allowed to ten
der some documentary ciden"c, after
which the federation would be allowed
TO present any witnesses it might
have.
Counsel Rccs asked permission ~
read into the record extracts from G.
T.. Mahoneys testimony before the
House Cf Representatives committ""
on rules Counsel for the federation
objected strenuously to this, alleging
that Mahoncy's testimony that there
mad been no Violcnsc would diner
from testimony alleging strike violence
which had been introduced before this
investigating committee and that the
object was to discrodit MahoncN's teS-
timony. After argument, Mr.. Rc's wl5
allowed to read from MahoncN's tcsti'
mony To the effect that no force ~
violence was used To prevent mon trom
going To work in the mines. Then IN"
read from Senate document Isl, page
&. the official report on riotinS and
the number of men injured. ON pro-
Cccding further To give hospital cases
Counsel Kerr objected. He asked how
Special Agent Palmer got his intorma-
tion which went into the report III
nally MIR Rees was permitted To con-
tinue. reading of strike violence as
reported by the department OF labor
He also read official data on mine
wages.
Counsel Kerr get permission to read
from the same report paragraphs re-
porting reduction in military forces
on account of improving conditions
and assertions minimizing the accounts
of strike violence.
For some time both sides alternated
in reading extracts from oitcial docu-
mcnt 3Si.
Mr.. Hilton replied TO Mr.. Rces olter
TO finish this reading at another time
and said he preferred TO nave IT all Z"
in at once. He occasionally cntereu
vigorous objections, however, ana MT
Rces felt called on to charge MN With
making misleading statements
Stroru Defense by Militia.
The militia is prepared to make q
strong showing 1t has reie, In addi-
tion To Gen. L. l.. Abbey, who VIII ar
rive today, Mai w G.. Rogers Quarter
master General of Detroit; Mai. H. H.
Britton, of the Signal Corps, Ypsilant'
Capt. T.. l., Blackman, Jackson; capt
Il. o. Ragsdale, l.. s. army instructor
who wBss I'm Calumet early during th'
strike; Mai S. ID. Pepper, judge adNo-
cate, and May. II. c. Nandercock AuJ'
Gen Nandercook. I'm an interview saiu
that the militia would testify as To th'
general policy of the state troops ~
lail down by GOV. Ferris with reie
tion to protecting lives and property
ana the orders to he neutral
I'VE did that" says Maj. Nanuet
cook. The conduct of the troops was
as good as any one could ask.
Counsel Rees. intericwcd by Chicas'
reporters. told them the strikers nae
no general grievances tn justify 'h'
strike, and that any individual grieV-
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