The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-22
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
CLoVERLEAF GRANGE
Resolutions Adopted by cloVerlea'
Grange, No. $50, January 10, 1914,
Requesting a Congressional In
vestisation of Conditions In
the Michigan Copper
Strike Region.

The following having appeared in
recent issue of Chicago paper anC
being OF vital concern to all who re
spect the freedom of the press from
the encroachment OF organized capi
tai. we deem il worthy the careful
perusal of all liberty loving citizens
1t reads
An attempt is being made by the
mine owners of Michigan to spike
"Tyomies," the 12-inch gun of the
striking miners.
Following closely upon the shooting
of Charles H. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, war
rants were issued for the arrest OF
the twelve editors and the printers
and pressmen of the Finnish daily
paper "Tyomies." This came as a re-
suit of the paper publishing several
affidavits regarding the individual who
yelled fire" at Italian hall, which re-
suited in the death of seventy-two
men, women and children.
The court fixed the bonds of the ar
rested editors at 81 900, but when bond
was offered, it was refused. Three
editors and several of the printers
have been arrested. The others are
in hiding, but still editing copy for
the paper.
The kind of material the copper
strikers are made of is well shown in
this situation. While the "authori-
ties" are hunting for the editors, mes
sengers are constantly taking news to
and from them. Plans were immedi-
ately made to have six of the students
at the Finnish college at Smithville,
Mimi, fill in the breach in the edi-
torial staff if necessary. The Firms
at Fitchburg telegraphed $4,000 to
Hancock and six compositors from
the eastern Finnish paper are on their
way west. The paper will be put out
from the presses of the Milwaukee
Leader if it is found impossible to
publish it at Hancock.
Otto Christensen, a lawyer from
Chicago, was rushed into the copper
country to take charge of the cases
of the arrested men. The executive
committee of the Finnish Federation
have sent John Kolu to take charge
of the plant of the paper, while Victor
Berger, of Milwaukee, will probably
follow within a day or two.
"Tyomies" is the big power which
is holding the workers together in the
strike and the mine owners are deter
mined to put it out of business.
The following statement of the acci-
dent comes from the strikers at Han
cock, Mich. The facts stated have
been sworn to:
Investigators employed by "Tyom-
les" questioned many of the persons
who were present at Italian hall on.
Christmas Eve and their affidavits
given under oath prove the following:
First-That one gentlemanly look
ing, rather largely built and stout man,
we'll clothed and wearing a sealskin
hat which was pulled close down to
the eyes, entered the hall from out
side. He had yelled twice fire"
Second-This created a pourout
from the hall, there being not much
rush at the beginning.
Third-That the women and chill
dren coming out of the hall formed a
pile about four feet high. Two per-
sons testified that this happened be-
cause something had been dropped or
pushed in the way of the women and
children scrambling out.
Fourth-Two men at the door had
started to take apart the pile, pulling
some out alive. and if they had been
allowed to continue, everybody would
have been rescued Te