The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-12
PALMER CHARGES REfUTsD
AssUROlTIES ARE POINTED OUT

Each day sees an increase in the
underground working forces of the
mines. Many men are coming in with
out solicitation, paying their own fare,
10 apply for work. The talu-
met and Hecla subsidiaries have
been getting score or more
a. such volunteers" daily for
over "A week. and other mines as we'll
report men coming in steadily from
outside.
\ settlement of the strike" is un-
necessary for there no longer IL any
strike 10 settle. That Is a thing Of the
past While there still Is shortage
lahof Ia the mines, that condition Is
rapidly righting itself and AZ the rate
men are now coming in of their own
free viii i, is only a question Of a
short time when all of the companies
will have even larger forces than they
had previous Ia the strike last July.
As a result of the increase in forces
at the Copper Range mines, the Cham
hon mill r--opened today. Hitherto the
cOmpanys Baltic mill has been taking
oap Of the rock shipments from the
mines but these have increased beyond
The capacity Of that plant.
Palmer's Statements Answered
The mine managers were dlsinclned
10 discuss the report OF Walter r. Pal
mer and other department of labor IN
y.stigators4 made public Saturday. In
amy great deiail because Of the fact
that only partial publications of It's
contents had reached them. Some at
the principal points had. however, come
10 their attention. and these We're
taken up by a. T.. Petermann Of Coun-
sci for the Calumet a Hccla Mining
company.
We take e that the charges relat
ua to imported men. alleged shooting
a. Workmen, aud excessive profits.
came from Walter Il. Palmer as he
was the only one OF the three depart
mcut Of labor men who visited us who
came as investigators" said Mr.. Pc
tcrmunn Saturday night. Neither
John \. Moi,itt nor John 49, Dcnsmore
asked us for data. 1t might he peril
ucnt to call attention also To the fact
that Mr. Palmer lef; here when only
one of the mines had imported any
worKmcn. and that one. the Quincy,
had brought In only about fifty.
No Misrepresentation.
The charge that outside workmen
were induced to come to the district
through misrepresentation can be alb
solu,rly disproved The Calumet Il
ileola, for instance has on its files "A
signed application for work from every
inpc rted man. this sheet stating that
81 strike was In progress. that the men
N"r" To- work underground that a Ger
tain wage would he paid and that
hoard was not To cost over a certain
amount each month. This figure was
~ hut as n matter OF fact the de-
ductions have been less than that. TIN"
word strike was printed i'm letters half
an iuch high, what the printers call
thirty point 90 that this one word
was bound to catch the eye the first
;hing. Each workman kept u copy nf
this agreement
Another Charge Disproved
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condition.