The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-06
FERRIS PLUNCES
INTO HIS WORK
Governor Makes Good Progress
in Local Inquiry Today
Continued From First Page.


, are working men and union men. 1t /
hard to get evidence against violation
=. OF the law"
> The governor asked Sheriff Heptini
II he searched for ammunition. He re
piled that he did and that he had foun,
, several guns. The governor asked IN,
sherim if ne had enough mounted pc.
licemen. Maybe at present" sale
Hcptng. we have lot Of applica-
tons"
DO you mean TO say YOU have an
the deputies You can gc. in Kcwecnaw
lcounty" asked the governor. Heptng
replied yes. The governor repeated his
question 20 which the sheriff again re-
piled in the affirmative. Asked if he
and Prosecuting Attorney Hamilton
worked i'm harmony the sheriff said AT
times we do" To the question Are
you working together now Hepting
was silent The governor said, You
fellows have got TO work together"
The sheriff finally venturcd the re-
mark We haven't been working to-
gcthcr the way We should have"
hamilton a Union Member.
The governor asked attorney HamiI-
! ton il he is a member of the union.
Hamilton replied that he sent in an
application ana three dollars ON the
saturday following the calling of thu"
strike. He said he did not consider
himself a member OF the union as he
had no card. lie said ne had received
no receipt, but the union had sent him
"A red book" lie said he took the
money TO the union himself lie asked
Hamilton if ne considered he had been
putting ia his best efforts for law and
order and Hamilton replied yes. He
alsC said that as far as he knows he
was working in harmony with the
sheriff, but he was not willing to turn
the duties of his office over to any side. !
lie said hc uad no relations with Judge
p'Brien and ne had received no advice !
from JuGsc O'Bncu
Tho governor instructed Prosecutor |
Hamilton to Tile a statement OF arrests |
of trials and convictions in Kcwccuaw !
county since the strike
No Convictions Seeureo.
The governor asked il there had been |
any convictions drawn cut of the !
strike. Hamilton replied in the mega
tive, The governor asked Hamilton If
he had any opiaiou ol the strike,
peace and order, or the ability of the
county to maintain peace aud order.
He also asked if conditions were diff
tciynt i'm Houghton county. Hamilton
replied that greater percentage i'm
keWeenaW are striking and that only
"a Few have left the district ur gone TO
work lie said hc estimated the num-
Der Of strikers there al present at
from loco to LOCO.
Turning To Chairman Clark the GOV
cruor asked what was the general
opinion of the board in regard to the
condition in kcwecnaW. Mr.. Clark re-
piled that the condition is still scri.
GUS. The governor asked for what
REASON "1s It serious Mr. Clark said
there Was several rcasous-thut a. ma
jority ale stili striking. that there had
boon acts of violence, one of which was
dyndmttug. The governor asked if this
was investigated. The sheriff replied
iu the affirmative but said no clue had
been obtained.
Hamrlton's Union Membership.
Addressing Hamilton the governor
asked him if he had union book. lie
said, yes. bat did mo-, know il it was
tho same ass The federation card. The
governor said. Tho report has gone
out that Hamilton has been marching
ion strikers paradcs' Hamilton replied. ,
Absolutely no. / know the strikers.
but have never appeared in one of
their pmadcs
The governor asked hamilton why
NE joined the Federation. Hamilton ,
would make no reply in the presence Of
newspaper men, but he inferred that
he was willing TO tell the governor pri-
'alc'N. The governor asked Hcptmg if ,
he ever wa "a member %. the Fedora
ton If he ever marched with the
union, ur il hc over sent them any
money. lie replied ne was never at
hlio.cd Ia any way.
The governor made reference to the
report that Hamilton had attended a 4,
funeral carly ia the strike. Hamilton
denied this ana settled the matter with
the assertion that neither had he ever :
been connected with the school chill d
lrcns strike with which lower Michi-
gan papers had credited him
la conclusion the governor said 81
.eel owe these men the utmost cour-
-esy. one Of the primary objects in ;
his situation IL to have Keweenaw
.ounty do it's duty ana she must do it, ,
have waited almost six months. The q,
state Of Michigan in my Judgment has !,
40 right to keep tho troops here. II is ,
he duty II Newcenow county To pro.
.ide protection"
Addressing supervisor Smith. tho
GOVERNOR asked IL IN his opinion. the =
roops could bc removed 10y the 18th +,
4 tho month, To which Supervisor
smith expressed acquiescnce Tho
governor said, Il took the situation I'm :
ny own hands and sent ;he troops into ! /,
teweenaw and ] kept them there. ~. ;
lso made reference 10 a telegram re- ,
civcd early In the strike asking for
r"ops, and later to an application from
ltptiuG that the troops bo with.
Iavu.
Troops Behave We'll
AGAIN addressing the prosecutor and 9