The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-07

ure in saying the behavior of the
troops was beyond reproach. And /
say this as the result OF special inves-
legations | made to satisfy myself"
GOVERNOR am very clad indeed to
hear that. am very proud of the
national guard and am proud to hear
their conduct praised here: to know
that here were 100 men. vcly nearly,
through all these months of strain.
wh1 are guiltless OF taking any life,
who are guilty of no reprehensiblc
action, 50 far as | a. governor can
learn And | am proud also to reflect
that through all this stress and strain
and the tremendous issues involved,
only nine lives were lost, including the
soldier boy who was kicked 10y
horse
Judge O'Brien-'I want To say fur
ther that | found the national guard
very responsive to my advice. They
were subjected to great temptations
that grew out of the early morning
parades OF strikers. They showed re-
markable carefulness"
The GOVERNOR want the national
guard to be set right am not saying
anything about why they were sent
here. have no apologies to offer for
any of my actions But learned when
a child that when YOU want "a doctor
YOU want him quick though il is true
sometimes YOU should use some sense
in deciding you want him"
Grand Jury Legally Drawn,
TIE legal matters of the strike were
discussed with the judge and the pros
ccutinE attorney ana then the COVER
nor came To the grand jury. lie sent
for "A list Of the iurNmen and before
quizzing on the subject announced:
Charges were openly made in the
Senate chamber last Thursday about
this grand Jury and seven were men
Toned 10y name as being unfit men to
serve on the jury"
From Judge O'Brien and Prosecut-
ing Attorney Lucas the governor
learned that the 20 men were selected
from a list of 100 drawn by the jury
commission last May, before the strike.
and he announced himself as satisfied
that their drawing could bear no re-
lation to the strike. He directed his
question at this point To Special Pros
ecutor Nichols. who is the active at
torney for the jury. Mr.. Nichols said:
II never saw u fairer set of men.
They are doing their full duty. This
inquiry is OF a greater magnitude than
any heretofore attempted in the state
of Michigan, probably as great as any
ever ATTEMPTED i'm the United States.
| hope the jury may act within "a rca-
sonably short time. We have listened
to all who have had any evidence to
offer. We have turned hundreds of
matters over to investigators and have
hundreds of important afiidayits.
believe the people OF IIoughtOn county
and the people Of Michigan will he
| satisfied when the inquiry is finished
and the results come out that the jury
| has done its full duty. | am indiffer-
| ent to criticism on delays. We have TO
| take our time. but know that the
people will appreciate the necessity
| for slow and careful procedure"
Working in Harmony.
Mr.. Nichols paid Judge OBricn and
Mr.. Lucas "a tribute and they paid him
a similar one. The inquiry showed
that the executive, judicial and legis-
lativc powers of HoUghton county are
all working in harmony and have been.
Judge O'Brien took advantage of the
opportunity to deny emphatically a
statement made at a Citizens Alliance
meeting to the effect he had made a
proposal to the mine managers to take
strikers back without waving their
union affiliations, with the under
standing that the companies could
later weed the strikers out
am getting what ! want said the
governor at the close Of the inquiry.
i hope to leave here Thursday night