Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-08-24 | Page 17 | Mitchell Has Praise for Calumet Strikers

MITCHELL HAS PRAISE F FOR R CALUMET STRIKERS Labor Leader Says American Federation Will Support M Movement overn ent Calumet Mich Aug 23 John John Mitchell Mitch MItch- ell eli second vice president of the AmerIcan Amer- Amer lean Ican can Federation of ot Labor In addresses to the copper mine strikers at al Calumet and Houghton today declared that tho the American Federation n is heartily In ac accord accord accord ac- ac cord and sympathy s with the tho Western federation of Miners In tho the effort ItIs it itis its Is s making makinI to bettor conditi conditions ns of or life lite and labor for tor tho miners in this field lie Ho praised the thc strikers particularly the non English speaking men men for their unit unity and courage and the women wom worn women en and children of the strikers for their co eo Commenting on the refusal al of 0 the tho operators to arbitrate with sith tho the Western West Vest em ern orn Federation Fe of Miners Iners he said the tho governor go should sa say sa to the tho companies arbitrate or tho state will not spend Its ts mone money for your protection or send the militia to camp on your our property The injunction sought by the Western West est estern em ern Federation of Miners to restrain Sheriff Cruzo from employing emploYing- assistants assistants assistants assist assist- ants from crom outside Houghton county was not granted b by Circuit Judge OBrien O'Brien tho the Judge believing ho he has no power to grant such an injunction 9