Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-03
Implies That Deputy Who De-
nies Meyers Story of Shoot
ing Is Enterprising Liar.
GOVERNOR PEEvED AT
FEDERAL INQUIRY
Michigan Executive, Nearly
Exhausted by Strike Ordeal,
Believes State Can Settle
Own Troubles.

[By LEASED Wire Sn Evening IIcraId.
Chicago. Jan. s.--Charlca 81. Moy-
or. president uf the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners WHO wos shot. beaten
and expelled from Calumet. Mich, q
week ago, plana 10 return 10 the
strike region tho FIRST OF next week
\ meeting OF the Michigan state
Federation OF LABOR Is to be held Ia
Lansing some time before January
~ and Moycr plins 60 attend. The
executive council Of the American
Federation of Lahor also will be- pres
cnt MOycr said that as soon as he
could finish prcssing business in the
strike region he would call the meet
ing Of the Western Federation Of
Miners which had been appointed for
the first Monday IN january al Den-
yer Colo, but which had to bc post
poued because Uf he attack on HIM
in nanC OK.
IA. proposition IN writing 20 the
mine operators of the copper region
90 submit all points in controversy
to % board OF arbitration to bo named
by President Wilson and Governor
Ferris OF Michigan, Meyer snid, rs
Just as much la effect now as when it
was written. two hours before he WAS
attacked and beaten.
Meyer said he approved the atti-
tude of the lshpeming and Nogaunee
iron miners OF the Western Fedora
tion In voting yesterday 10 strike un-
less federal Investigation of the cop
per Htrike was instituted.
Il trust. however he said. that
any more strikes may be- avertcd. u
We cannot obtain arbitration in any
other way We may attempt To- call a
general strike iu Michigan, but uny
more strikes viii only come as car
last resort
There h still before the mine
owners our proposal to submit every
thing a. board OF arbitration We
suk,lt everything Ca the board
wages hours, conditions and rccog- !
milton OF the union We hold out |
nothing, but put the mems anairs
without reserve IN the hands OF tho |
board"
Referring TO statements yesterday |
by Deputy Hinsley of Calumet In "a
telegram tu Governor Ferris that |
Hinsley had rescued Meyer from "a
mob bent ON knching him. Muycr |
said that linslcy was In Meyers !
room at the time OF the attack, knew |
who shot him ara superintonded the |
whole affair Meyer said he would |
De glad 10 cooperate with Special !
Prosecutor NICHOLS OF Houghton |
county in investigating the attack.
- assume that Mr.. Nichols as a /
public officer o. eager Co do his duty" (
said Meyer "He VIII snon have my /
assistance In hIa ondcnvors."
Meyers sursoun said today that |
the pistol wound iu the patients 4
back is healiEg without complication
and that Moycr viii DE ON his feet
Monday.
That the interests OF the non-union
workmeu were to Gus considerable |
figure IN the Situation WAS Indicated
by the action "a employees uf tho
Calumet and Hocla company in cir-
petition asking thst the
company dchy Employment to mem-
bers of the Western Federation. The
men told the management OF tho
mine that the compnny's nBht
against the union men met with their
approval and pointed out that they
had gone Go work az considerable per.
NNNhA liHht ANN NAAAAfNh AhiiNH W
tho lines of simllar document pro-
sented to the copper Range Console
dated COMPANY sevcral days aRo, Tho
fact was cmphasizod that iodays ac-
tioH was token by the men without
solicitation from the company. Rep
resohtatlye " .. Macdonald, whu
has hcen collecting first hand in-
formation of the situation, lett Cor
today. lie said he had
not chaneed his opinion ihat a con-
gremional ntos,igatlon was needed
here.
Tho group of union labor leaders
was 90 be strougthenod by the arrival
oi John Mitchell, former vice presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Iabor. n was uncertain however