Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
IMPORTED GUARDS
BLAMED FOR DEATHS
sPEclAL INVESTIGATOR FOR GOV.
ERNMENr REPORTS ON COPPER
MINE STRIKE.
NO sERIoue VIOLENCE
upsT1EsleEN WERE GENT IN
calumst Z steeia Mining Company
Earninss Found to Bs Extremely
Large, While Some Of Smaller Con-
Germs Operated Without Pro6t-Rs.
: port on Wages and Hours.

Germs OpO60eO0 WHn0Oe pr0ne-HS'
II port on Wages and Hours.
Warrington, Jan. 1Q.-Profits Of the
Calumet 4 Hecla Company. which en-
ploys moro than 80 per cent Of the
miners in the Michigan copper district.
were characterized A. extremely large
in report submitted today to Secre-
tary Wilson by Walter B. Palmer. an
investigator OF the department OF
labor.
Palmer reported that the general
average Of the day wages paid ny All
companies thruout the year was $2.5s.
Some Of the smaller companies, he de-
clared, were operating at loss. HstsP
to the general strike he found the gem
eral work day was ten to eleven hours,
and some Of the miners were paid as
low at $2.39 shift.
May Lead to Investigation.
A summary Of the Investigation.
made public today. details of the work
Of Palmer. and also that Of John b.
Densmore. solicitor of the department
Of labor, ana Special Agent John F.
Moffitt, who were later sent as medi-
ators. Their investigation covered
twenty phases Of the strike situa-
tion, beginning with the causes, wages.
hours of labor, and including the West
ern Federation Of Miners, violence, the
militia and armed guards. injunctions
against picketing, and ending with the
earnings Of tho company.
Secretary Wilson today declined to
say what the next step in the depart.
ment's participation in the situation
would be. altho he intimated that the
reports Of the investigators might be-
come the basis Of congressional in
quiry.
In connection with the efforts at
mediation. the report Of John F. iMoffit
and John b. Densmore. who acted as
mediatora Of conciiiation ct different
times, the report says:
Companies Reject Proposals..
suggestions were made to the man.
asement Of the companies proposing q
meeting to attempt to arrive at a
mutual settlement.
THAT the whole question be submit
ted to arbitration.
"That no member Of the Western
Federation Of Miners be selected on the
board"
THAT the companies agree to rein
state all the workmen without discrim-
ination relative to their being members
or nom members OF q union.
That the companies post notices
that they will re-employ all of the
strikers without discrimination relative
to their being members Of the unions.
~ So
were accepted by the representatives
Of the miners. but were rejected by tho
representatives Of the companies on the
grounds that they would not treat with
members Of the Western Federation of
Miners. Tho companies on Dec. 1
posted notices to the effect that there
after the minimum rate would be 50
and the hours of labor per day eight
and three-quarters hours.
The data contained in this report
was collected prior to the shooting at
Seeberville. the shooting at Pains
dale, the Calumet tragedy at Italian
hall on Christmas eve,. and the de-
portation Of Charles III. Meyer, and does
not include reports on these points"
Hired Guards Brought In.
After reviewing the preliminaries
which led to the strike the report says:
.Before the strike began. J. "A rrnse
sheriff Of Houehton county had sworn
in about>42o deputy sherifrs at the re-
quest OF tha mining companies That
number was Increased until II num-
bered about LOO bv Nov. 1. The com
NAMES al.o Unmarried armed o,,ards
supplied by the Wadell-Mahoris agency
Of New York and other agencies.
"a few riot. occurred early in the
strike. but Il was not shown that any
are arms or other dangerous weanons
were ,,.ed nv tha strikers at that time
A numter Of strikers have been kilied
and Others injured nv mn. In the
hands Of the Iwadell agents.
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