The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-16
BUTTE MINERS TO VOTE q e n !.
ON OUSTIAG OF FEDERATION
Continued From First PAGE.

! the referendum vote tomorrow on tn,
question of showing Western Fedora
ton cards at the mines,
Governor Stewart reiterated today
his assertion that he had not asked
that federal troops be sent to Butte
lie said his message To Washingtou
simply asked regarding the disposition
of federal troops with a view To learn
ing whether troops were available IL
conditions here became serious.
unearth Alleged Insurance Graft
II was reported today that President
Meyer of the Western Federation Of
Miners will arrive here shortly from
Denver with the Olive branch. Cover
nor Stewart will return to Helena to-
! day.
\ committee was engaged all night
going through three gunny sacks full
| of documents obtained by the insur-
gents when the Miners Union safe was
blown with dynamite Saturday night
\ leader of the insurgents said that
documentary evidence had been secur-
ed of an ALLEGED attempt On part Of
union officials To arrange an Insurance
system by which eight thousand miners
would be insured for life by paying
$3.50 monthly, the miner to receive a
number of sick and old age benefits the
amount 10 be paid at death not being
stated. For their services in promoting
the insurance plan. one official of the
union was To receive $500 monthly. a
second $3.50 and two others, $l25. as
long as the insurance plan survived.
Drawn up contracts. the insurgents
say, were found in the safe, the con-
tracts being UNSIGNED.
The books i'm the safe showed no
balance had been made for the last
thirty six years, according to the IN
surgents
Meyer May Not Visit Butte.
Denver, Colo, June iG.-"rhe situa-
ton in Butte is quiet. and our men are
back At work" said President Meyer
OF the Western Federation today.
quoting message he had received re-
lative to the disorders in Montana. Il
hardly think it necessary now that |
40 to Montana ne said. The local
union holds its regular meeting tonight
and ON the outcome of that largely
depends my action"
Would Enlist Federal Aid.
Washington, June 16.-Guvernor |
Stewart of Montana late yesterday tel |
cgnphcd President Wilson asking him |
to be prepared To send federal troops
to restore order in the Butte copper
mine district
At the same time the governor sent |
messages to the Montana senator's and
in Congress, urgina |
them to call ut the white house and |
support his request. Senator Meyers |
and Representatives Evans and Stout
at once arranged TO see the president.
In the meantime no one would dis
cuss the situation. The members Of
Congress intimatcd that they were
ready to stand behind the governor i'm
any course he deemed it wise to pur-
sue, but il was evident that the cali
for aid from the national government
had come as a surprise
Call at the White House.
Washington, June Ex-senator Mey-
ers and Representatives Stout and
Evans of Montana went to the white
house today in connection with the re-
quest Of Governor Stewart that the
president send troops To Butte. In view
II the apparent quiet of conditions in
Butte today the delegation did not
press for an immediate sending of
troops, but made an engagement with
The president tomorrow To discuss the
situation.
Precautionary Measures.
Butte, Mont, June 1G.-Governor
Stewart insisted that exchanges with
WASHINGTON were merely precaution-
lry" and declared that "at present
here is no condition in Butte or in
Montana that requires Intervention of
state or federal troops"
So far as outward conditions in
Butte are observable, they appear to
confirm the governors declaration as to
he status of the moment. Tomorrow,
however comes the balloting on the
question:. Shall we refuse to show
Western Federation cards at all the
nines?'
This balloting inevitably will preCip-
tate "A meeting OF the 1000 or more in
surgcnt union men who are rcbclling
mainly at the continuation of the
Michigan strike benefit assessments,
and perhaps meeting of 1000 of the
will he held then.
The nearest federal troops are at
Fort George Wright, Spokane. and Vel /
owstone, Wyo
Governor Stewart said: II have been
In communication with county and |
'ity officers during the day, with lead
FRS Of both factions of the Western
and with mine operators IN
my opinion the situation is much bet
ter"
IN TIE utcrIHE CniIDrc