The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-21
TAKE Up CHARGES AGAINST
STATE GUARD ON MONDAY
No Session This Afternoon, But
Committeeman Will Decide
Privately Whsthar to Conduct
Disaster Inquiry.

The federation side Of the congres-
sional inquiry into the copper strike"
is rapidly nearing a close. The last
evidence relating to "peonage" was
submitted this morning and there re-
mained but three subjects, allegel
atrocious acts by the National Guard,
evictions and the deportation of Moy-
er.
II is not probable that more than
two days will be Necessary to COM
rlete these matters. Judge Advocate
Pepper and Adiutant General Wander
cook arrived from Lansing this morn
ing to appear in behalf Of the state
militia.
Owing to a misunderstanding rcla-
tive TO the time of presenting testi-
mony bearing on the alleged atrocious
acts of The militia, the committee de-
cided u hold no session this after
noon. However, private matters, as
we'll as subjects of the investigation.
VIII receive attention by the commit
tee members privately. The militia
subject will be considered Monday
Chairman TAYLOR .oday saw hope
for what he believed TO be an early
conclusion of the inquiry or at least
that it will not be long drawn out Hc
has been informed that the operators
have their testimony in such shape
that it can be put through rapidly
The chairman is of the opinion that
the Mover subject can be taken care
Of briefly
Chairman Taylor and other COM
mittee members this afternoon went
over the evidence Of The coroncr's in
quest into the Italian hall disaster.
From this they will decide, undoubted-
". whether or not IN investigation
viii be conducted in Calumet How
ever. according 10 the chairman such
an inquiry would, in any event, DE
brief
The Morning Session.
The morning session was devoid Of
serious clashes. The first witness was
John Musk, a Russian, who came
TO the Quincy mine with 2S other i'm
ported men three months ago. He
said the doors Of the coaches were
locked, and armed watchmen stood at
either end Of the car. He said that h,
commenced work at Quincy No.
shaft and remained there until the day
he Joined the union. lie said he COM
planned of the board in the company's
boarding houses and that the captain
. Ia. L Isis
This, it developed was the deputies
headquarters. He said he was detain-
ed there over night, and the next day
taken to Hancock. He said he receiv-
ed no money for his nine days work
and when he asked for his pay was
told 4le owed the company his rail-
road fare lie said an official of the
company told him not to come around
again or they would put him in
court" lie did not know how much
the railroad fare was. but he was
told It was $24. He said he was not
told when ne left New York that hg
would have 10 pay his fare in labor.
He said he did not quit working Tor
the company. but was thrown out. In
the same sentence he said he did not
want 10 continue working because he
learned again that there was a strike.
lie said he did not know that there
were labor difficulties I'm this district
when he signed the contract in au
eastern employment Office.
IN the cross examination il was
brought out that he signed two con-
tracts, one in the New York Office and
one at The railroad depot just previous
TO boarding the train. He said he saw
on the contract that they were COM
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