The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-01-10
THREATEN TO CALL
A SYMPATHY STRIKE
MINERS or IRON RANGES AND,
UNION LABOR IS RtLIto UPON
LOOKED AT AS THE LAST CARD
Many Iron Mining Companies Would IN.
doubtsdly Welcome Strike Now 10
Excuse Shutting Down

The last card in the Western Fsderx-
tion deck is up for play. Whether or
not 1t Will be swung is problematicaL
II IL is played the iron ranges will get
a taste of what organized labor can do
in the way of bringing influence TO
bear npon the eonteodIng parties in
any one section.
II was announced hast Saturday that
Pres. Meyer threatened to call stike
of all.the iron miners in sympathy with
the copper miners now ON strike. At
the same time Mr.. Meyer announced
that conference of labor leaders Of
the state will be held shortly 70 dis
cuss the question of calling general
strike of organized labor throughout
Michigan.
At about the same moment there was
issued by the Negaunee and Ishpenl'
ing miners organizations. which are
subsidiary TO the Western Federation
Of miners. resolutions stating that un-
less there is federal investigation OF
the miners strike u sympatnetic strike
will be entered upon by the mem hers
OF those locals.
The resolutions, which are signed
by George Penhale, president, and l..
o. Saarisls secretary OF the Negaunee
union. and Ivar Ikkele. president and
Cesar Kuopola. secretary OF the Ish-
peming union set mp the deportation
Of Meyer, the Italian hall panic.
horror. under suspectabla circum
stances. the arrest of the editors and
publishers of Tyomies and the killing
OF strikers as showing that there rs no
longer safety for life and property in
the copper country.
They further charge that men have
been assaulted and thrown ont of the
postoffices when they had entered them
10 get mail and that 'black hand
letters had been sent through the mails
TO the strikers They assert that the
sheriHs Office has been blind TO these
wrongs and that the state government
has failed TO give orders IL is resolv-
ed, therefore. to urge federal interven-
tion. and il is asserted that 'should
the federal government refuse, or neg
lect. to intervene and fail 10 bring
about Justice TO our brothers in the
copper country. we shall effect
geneal walk-out or all union iron min
ers within the jurisdiction of cur
union. and be IL
Further resolved. That we call
upon sll onr brother miners in the
iron industry throughout the country
10 be ready to lay down their tools
and effect general strike As soon as
IL becomes sufficiently demonstrated
that the government has either desert
ed our brothers, or is purposely delay
ing such intervention for the purpose
Of giving time for the industrial
tyrants OF the copper country 70 break
the strike OF our brothers by those
damnable and inhuman tactics employ
ed by them Tor such purpose
Copies Of the resolution were ordered
sent 70 the president. the governor
and the representatives in congress
Just how nIomentous these resolu.
tions are cannot be stated M this
time. The Western Federation has
locals all over the iron mining re.
lyon IL has one in Crystal Falls
and at Iron River aud shonld tAe
officials of the Federation decide 70
call strike II ~ very probable that
all OF the men belonging 20 those
locals viii 20 out.
The interesting part is what the
effect would be npon the mining in
dusty In the iron fields. especially Ia
the Iron county district where the low
er grades of ore are produced grades
that the snelters can easily get along
without Most people think that the
mines would close until times got bet-
ter and the labor troubles are over
with. There IS only one confederation
that would keep the iron mining com.
panies from closing down and that is
the disposition Of the numerous en-
ployes not members Of the Western
Federation. Upon them the burden
would fall very severely No accnrate /.
statement Of the number Of members
II the local branch can be got tor
ohvions reasons The Federation sub.
officers do not want the names known
as they fear discrimination nrainst
their members by the the minIy< b.
compsnies Tie result j. thar
Federation clsims mncn
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