The chronicle=news., 1914-01-10
STRIKERS ARE
0PP0S|Nc
MICHIGAN
GOVERNOR

OVUSUUUUOUU
iiSashsSn. AisL. SAn- i"--fs-
ssrhshE- al i1i-ETsas yesterday b.a-
'se-s ch.ri-S II, Mo,sr. pF-.ia.H, os
tho W-s,.ss f.a.r.sisn as lihes..
sal Cosrn.s wssiSsiax- y. F.sss,.
St MisAiess. .as hss'.s,ig-iy sa,i.s
iaoinsy isoea ,hu h.asss,ish view
p-siA,. u Developed iassf The n-n
shs sase b--s ais.s.ins IL. ..riS.
OF ss'pprs n,iasr. to-day s-r- ins
giis-a ta sri'isisa sh1 soF-rass .a
~. ssoina sAA, h. had made a prop.
os,ii"s and then bad s!sksa .ss
Other 60. at u,
| th-s- s-so .sia-hs-s. ,oo. that s,I
sas sss hasssoHIsa. in ani.s circles.
sAi tbs Ps-.~as. Of th. Ias-ssisasias
s-sa aasiss-- os sAp Sasloesi roriali.s
party ~as ,hssxs, Go have t--a III.
ratA=- Of soi.u .sfa alssss.lass
aas"ss i.aa-f.s vfon III. start at
sh@ siriA- 'h-f- has b--a iraa-n.
reference IN se~.iatIsas shd .sss~-
meats I" s~arss of that s.afsy ssi Il,
has 's-eosAu -stai.st that .ou- .-,s.
s,S- uai"as has. ,g-s-assd this ss.s
a. trading ss issssaas. p.siilisai dis.
yus.ioa IN ~hi.h they ,h.ssh,
sA.ala have b--a a paE-b TRADES s.A.
ios sss.s m-ai.
Ascnsd1ss Z. the a-a 10 active
thsfs- Of tho strike as- i.skiug f,s.
sasd ~ish .,e,. aaSi.,y tn tho .osn.
las sa-c,tas ot th. executive .omusS,.
's. OF shs Amrsissn r-a-sasios ..
i-Asos In waahisssoa. Nose os sAsa
uss vjilisx. hoseses. tn dtsrus, this
Deess of The si,saiIos for pab,irss
tsos.
sssessu.n Lks ...s d -1h ss1eg u tSs
eosasstty svasssily for soos yssru.
Adniss~diy .ssoss ~ tho hssisaisk
Of tho sssik~. especially In Hancock.
u has BEEN said that the sdh-f-ns
of The party have found recruits
Dali, asn"ax tho striker ThI. fas,
"a. one of the chief ground. On
which the copper mine operation.
have refused tn u-st ~i'h the Wet
-sn Federation of Miners.
With the departure ,~.sor,is, of
Governor Ferris from the copper
country. chief int-r-st In the strike
of III" Northern Michigan copper.
min~rs today crnirr-d in tho work al
th" srccia, Housh,on couuty grand
Jury which IL Investigating iA~i-...
mrs. resulting sfom the strife.
1ntiu,aiionn that tho work of ,b.
grand jury will be sitackcd on L.
gal ground. were made At union
hcadauar'-rs today.
Washington. Ian. Io.-Thc report
of tho department Of iahor's invcs,i.
cation of the Michigan copper strike.
made public here today. declares the
strike brcak.r. were imported into
the copper region by misrcprc.cnta-
tons: that some were taken to tn.
mines at tho point OF pistols. that
strikers were wounded by firearms
In tho hands Of armed guards. hut
that no evidence was found OF offic-
crs being injured by the strikers.
II N1S VVbu''V put 'nat WUli'
many OF the smaller copper mining
companies in the region were opcra,-
ing Mt o loss. the Calumet and Hccia
company. which employs more than
fifty per cent OF the men in tho re-
Rion. had had extremely large prof
its" with an authorized capital Of
81 800. 900. OF which &l.2OO.OOO was
paid In the report declares that sine.
1871 the company has paid {t2l.-
O5O. 900 in dividends and reinvcsted
S75.o00.000 in its property. II pays
wages for n ten to eleven hour day
ranging from $3.50 to $3.50 and
with an average of t3.2S while the
average day wags OF the other COM
panies is S2Ti The report also
points out the welfare work the com
pany conducts for its employees. such
as hospitals. "a pension fund and the
like. The report was made on the
Investigations OF Walter y. Palmer.
special agent of the department of
labor: John A. Moffitt. and John Il.
Dcnsmore. solicitor for the depart
ment. who were sent out to tho con-
per region as conciliGtors.
\ summary of the Investigation.
made public today. details the work
OF Palmer and also that of John II.
Densomc. solicitor for the depar<:
ment of labor, and Special Agent
John A. Moffitt. who were later sent
as medators. Their investigation
covered twenty-six phases OF the
strike situation. beginning with the
causes. wages. hours of labor and in