Arizona silver belt., 1896-06-04

would seem to give proper opportu- nity to cara wages
 Saturday night at ullout hali past U o'clock was accosted ou tie roaG by a large crowd of men, some of whom threatened violence and went so far as to attempt it.
 The ones who seemed to have the most to say were men not in our em- ploy. I naturally declined to settle 0 difference under the conditions of time, place sud makeup of the party, and requested those of our men interested to come to the mine office in the morn- ing and reach an agreement about what I considered small matter, easily set right by peaceable conference. The demand in the morning was that all should receive S3 per day, This l was not prepared to do, considering the work of miner and car man unequal.
 When asked for work, the foreman says "Yes, you can run car on the seventh level" but when he needs 8 man to break ground, his question is: "Are you a miner?" The bod carrier does not expect the pay of mason.
 This committee was assured there was no cut attended and that they would he given an opportunity to make more than the old rate. As they would no. believe this, and declared this was a forerunner of cuts all around, the assurance was given that such was not even thought of, and, as they would not be convinced fair treatment was meant. I told them I would give up the plan and continue the rate as before. This was refused.
 In the afternoon a committee, headed by men not affected by the matter, asked if the matter could be arbitrated and were answered, we thought the question could yet be settled directly.
 That night, while up at the mine, l was approached at about 10 o'clock by two men who asked me to go down and see party of men at the office. Declining to meet them at such an unreasonable hour, I soon learned that force was contemplated and I went to meet crowd of 300 men, one of whom. as spokesman, made an harangue of which cannot possibly understand bow any man thus represented can think of without feeling of shame that he did not step up and say that such talk misrepresented hls feelings and that if his demands were to be thus apresented they should not be presented at all. The demands were:
 That every man ut the mine should receive @o per Ca
 That none but union men should be employed.
 That the union should be the judge of mans competency.
 That no man connected with the party should be discharged.
 That the insurance should be abol- ished.
 That all Mexicans should be dis charged in the morning. The alterna- tive given was to grant these demands, unconditionally, or be escorted at once, and on foot, to Thomas.
 I answered that under compulsion and threats of violence, evidently in- tended to be carried out, that I would grant these terms until such time as the matter could be laid before the company and reply received.
 I asked that such rank injustice as immediate dismissal of the Mexicans be not required until this answer should come, within two weeks, but was em phatically refused.
 These Mexicans have been able reliable and steady workers, some witt families, and as they did their worl satisfactorily with no word agains' others, they certainly deserved req sonable time to prepare for.such u rad ical change.
 The above was not all that was sait in detail, but covers the ground quit fully and, l think, without prejudice Yours truly,
 s. A. PARNALL,
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