The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-15
Today Work inlmInes Is Proceed
ing as Usual and It Is Believed
Turmoil Between the Fedora
tion Factions Is Over.
GOVERNOR ARRIVES IN CITY
Denies That Troops Will Be Mob.
olized for Possible Service In
Mining Distrlct-.C System
Cause of Dissatisfaction.


sumption OF work in the various mines
involved, and because of the unbroken
quiet during the night. the belief of
Governor Stewart Is that the turmoil
between the two factions of the West
ern Federation Of Miners is over.
Despite the excitement that prevailed
Sunday afternoon, the miners of both
factions dispersed in the evening and
by midnight hardly a dozen miners
were to be seen on the streets.
Governor Stewart arrived here early
today and expressed astonishment at
not seeing evidences of disturbance,
and said had he known the conditions
were as he found them he would not
have taken the trouble to visit Butte.
Stewart denied emphatically that any
orders had been issued for the mobil-
izaton of the National Guard.
Il do not expect any such orders will
be issued" he added.
The city was quiet throughout to-
day. Officials of the union have not
appeared since they fled when the pa
Union day. The Industrial Workers of
the World are planning TO get out a
large vote on Wednesday when the
miners will cast ballots on the ques-
ton: Shall we refuse to show West
ern Federation cards at all mines?'
Much Riotins on Sunday.
Rioting by seeding members Of the
Butte union of the Federttion contin-
Ted Saturday night and yesterday
After dynamitinS and looting the
safe of the Butte uni0r at midnight
Saturday, many of the two thousand
and the card system of the federation
continued to parade the streets. Dyna-
mite was exploded under the porch of
the home of Patrick Casey an officer
Of the miners union, and the seceders
vowed that a new union would be
formed under leadership of officers Of
the Industrial Workers of the World
Prisoners Taken From Jail.
Although several hundred miners
went to work yesterday, many riotous
persons kept up their tactics. In the af-
ternoon crowd took two prisoners
from the city Jail, and later seized
fire truck.
false alarm of fire was turned in,
and the firemen tried to run the fire
apparatus through the crowd of spec
tators that had been attracted by the
dongs OF. the rioters. The revolving
union miners scrambled onto the truck
and threw the flremen OFF. When the
miners found that they could not op-
crate the vehicle, they returned 1t To
the firemen with a warning not to try
to run through crowd again.
During all the disorders the disorder
ly miners declared that they would not
continue the system under when
each union miner must show his union
card before going to work I'm the
mines. Many members of the union
recently were disfranchlsed from vot-
ms at a union election. because they
refused to show their cards at the
mines. This, i'm addition to large extra
assessments for the copper miners
strike In Michigan, caused the men 10
secede from the union, according 10
their own statement.
lynching Threats Made.
Threats were made to lynch Special
Deputy Sheriffs owen. Cribbean ana
harkins. The officers were saved by
squad Of police. Two men were ar
rested in connection with the threat
on charge of melting riot. The po-
nee with drawn revolvers, backed
uown an alley with their prisoners ana
succeeded in getting to the Jail, but the
crowd became so menacing that Chiei
oil Police Murphy ordered that the two
men arrested he released. Members oi
inc crowd carried them away on their
shoulders.
The remainder of the day was spent
III parading the streets until members
oi the duly appointed executive COM
n'ittee of the insurgent miners, constl-
'uting themselves law and order
'ohmittee, informed the men that no
"iore disorders would he tolerated ana