The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-08
Operators Are Friendly to Union Labor, But Are
Against Organizations Which Preach Glass
Hatred; Efforts TO ConCiIiate Are Reviewed.
8,724 men ACTUALLY EMPLOYED; WAGE SHEETS
ARE PRODUCED TO DISPUTE FEDERATION CLAIMS

mine managers, ne continued, and cit
izens have at all times endeavored 10
ascertain what grievances there were
and il there was any way TO correct
them. They We're unable TO find OF
ascertain any, either through self in
spection or through amy other source.
Mr. Rees referred 10 efforts for ar
Ltratiuu from various sources. from
Clarence Darrow, Gov. Ferris and tho
Cnited States department of labor.
Each Of these proposals, he said, in
volycd recognition Of the Western
Federation and for that reason they
We're declined Furthermore the fed
Grafton had mo- public sympathy. and
the attitude of the citizens had become
intensified lie referred 10 the meet
ing of the citizens some time ago when
fully 1N,uoU people voiced their dis
approval of the federation and its prin-
CipleS lie called attention to the de-
mands Of the employees that the COM
panies should not permit federation
men 10 enter the mines These peu-
tious were signed by "a great majority
of The workers. The reason for their
action, he said, was that the men be-
licvcd they could not safely mix with
"a warning factions, and the employ
ment of FcdeLation men would tend ~
increase the danger OF mining.
In view of this feeling he said tho
companies had not even as much as
considered the question Of recognition.
1t is the attitude of the companies and
they are determined TO maintain #.
Places Of Men TO be Filled.
The mines, Mr.. ReeS said, are now
operating to great extent, some full
handed and some short-handcd Tho
latter VIII continue to fn up their
forces and go on With mining. lie re-
fcrred To- the rcport that no men would
be taken back after Jan. LIST and de-
clared this was not SO.
From the beginning Of the strike. he
said. the managers had considered the
rank and file of the strikers were mis-
led and that impossible promises had
hccu nude 60 them. He said the att-
rHdc of the operators from now ora
was not that the men will be barred
from employment but that they must
return or their places will bc filled.
The governor referred TO eviction OF
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