Arizona republican., 1903-06-10
CITIZEN SOLDIERY
ORDERED OUT BY ACTING COVER
 NOR STODDARD
THE FEDERAL TROOPS
Are Also Asked for to Quell Impend- ing Disturbances and Preserve Or- der-Sheriff and Rangers Unable to Control the Lawless Element.

The trouble in Graham county result ing from the putting into operation Of Arfzonas new eight hour law has final ly reached a stage of contest for su- premacy between the properly consti- tuted authorities and the disorderly ele- ment among the $500 striking miners at Clifton, Morenci and Metcalf. Acting Governor Stoddard has ordered out the full strength of the Arizona National Guard under command of Colonel J. H. McClintock, acting adjutant general, and has requested President Roosevelt to send to the scene of trouble at the earliest possible moment the two com panies of regular soldiers stationed at Fort Grant and the three companies stationed at Fort Huachuca.
 company of the militia left here this morning at l o'clock on a special .train under command of Captain Lam son and accompanied by Adjutant Gen eral McClintock and L. w. Coggins. regimental adjutant. At Tempe com pany will be taken on board and at Maricopa they will be joined by the company from Yuma. The NOgales company will join them at Benson and the company at Thatcher will probably march overland, arriving on the scene first or in company with the Camp Grant regulars, who will probably go overland, joining the Thatcher com pany in the event of the proper order being issued by the president.
 Acting Governor Stoddard was seen yesterday afternoon as soon as this news became current. He said that on Saturday he ordered, on the advice of local authorities. Captain Rynning and his available ranger force of sixteen to go to MOrenci and assist in preserving order, the idea being to quietly arrest the agitating leaders. who are supposed to be Italians. the greater number of the strikers being Mexicans. Monday the situation seemed to be quieting and yesterday morning Captain Rynning wired the governor that there was no cause for uneasiness and that a full report followed by mail But in the afternoon he received telegram signed jointly by Captain Rynning and the sheriff of Graham county saying that there was immediate need of large force to quell the riots that were inn pending, and that the strikers were fully armed. They requested that the militia be ordered out at once and the federal troops as soon as possible. He received telegrams from other sources saying there was no possibility of re- storing order except by the presence of United States troops and asking if they could be put there last night, showing that the crisis had come very suddenly. Acting Governor Stoddard immediately wired the president asking that the federal troops be sent and then issued the following order.
 Office of Acting Governor, Phoenix. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. f.
 Whereas, the civil authorities of Gra- ham county, territory of Arizona, hav- ing represented to me that large num- bers of armed men are gathered at Morenci in said county and that dis order and riot are impending, and
 Whereas, it being likewise represent ed that the said civil authorities are un- able to there preserve the peace and prevent riot and this action having by them been requested, it is hereby
 Ordered, that you immediately mus ter all available militia forces in the territory of Arizona, properly equipped and proceed with such troops to Nor enci. and there. and in that vicinity under the proper direction of the sher- if of Graham county. aforesaid, pre- serve the public peace.
 Dated June 9. 1903.
 ISAAC T. STODDARD, Acting Governor and Commander-in-
 Chief.
 To Colonel James H. McClintock, com
 manding First infantry, National
 Guard of Arizona, and acting adju-
 tant general.
 It has been reported for two or three days that representatives of the West ern Federation of Labor were en route 10 MOrenci for the purpose of organiz- ing unions and stimulating the strikers to persevere in their demands. It was rumored here yesterday that these rep resentatives are on the ground and that the clash and call for troops re- suited This is not yet authenticated, and 1t may be the rumor was suggested only by the calling out of troops.
 The eight hour law in question con- tains but a single section and was a compromise measure passed by the last legislature, when it was sought by la Dor leaders to pass a general eight-hour law. The law relates only to under ground workers, and smeltermen Tn that district are striking through sym pathy. The Graham county operators offered nine hours pay for eight hours work, but 1t was refused. The Shannon Copper Co. had never paid scale, wages, but offered to continue regular wages for eight hours work and the offer was denied.
 A postal card was received here yes. terday by friend of J. M. Glass, the temperance lecturer. giving a line on the situation at Morenci on the Eth. before the crisis that necessitated the call for troops. MT. Glass said: "My meeting here last night was a failure.