Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-17
SAYS
INCIDENT At
GLOBE A JOKE
Former Copper Queen Super
intendent in Bisbee on Visit,
Laughs at Opera Bouffe
Carried on BY Shields.

Charles s. Clawson. who came into
Bisbee Sunday morning, on raining
business, vii leave this borning for the
coast, where he now resides. Fol-
years he was one of the most prom
inent figures on the streets of Bisbee
and has been busily engaged since
coming here In shaking hands with
his old friends.
Its just hike getting home again.
said he yesterday. There are some
new faces on the streets, but there are
many more old ones. Ny associations
here in Bisbee for SO many years have
made this the dearest spot on earth
to me. / will never live long enough
not to be vitality interested in the wei
fare of the great Copper Queen mine,
and of the prosperity and success OF
all who work above ground and below.
Il haven't seen any place which
looks more prosperous, and where the
people are doing better than right
here in Bisbee. Conditlsns are i'm
proving generally, and this city will get
the advantage of 1t along with other
business interests"
When asked regarding the incident
which occurred at Globe, Mr.. Clawson
dismissed the matter as being a joke.
when one of them told me that l
was required to leave town on the
morning train, / simply laughed at
him.
do you mean to tell me that the
Miners union say that must leave
town / asked.
ayes, that is the situation replied
the big burly fellow.
az don't believe any thing of the
kind said.
do you mean to insinuate that I
lieT and at this one of the three pres
ent began to raise the bristles on his
back, as II he was going to eat me up.
He was summarily checked by Tony
Trojaovitch, who happened to be pres
ent, simply by the use of persuasive
language
so don't say that you lie; only this,
that / will give you a twenty dollar
sinner if you will get written order
from the Miners union. and prIng II
right here to me- This closed the
incident which l considered a fine
tpiece of comedy.
The members of the union there
were thoroughly disguised, and came
to me in numbers expressing deep re-
greet at the circumstances, and de-
nounced it as an outrage. I met many
of the old Bisbee boys there, who were
especially put out, but assured them
that they should look at it as a sketch
of farce comedy, as did. The fol-
lowing statement in the Globe Silver
Belt viii show clearly Just the stand
taken by the Miners union"
Globe Miners union disclaims any
responsibility for the disgraceful in
cident at the Dominion Sotel, In which
a visiting mining man was ordered to
leave the city within a specified pc
riod of time. The statement made by
L. G. Shields that he was of a com
mittee, appointed by the uniop to mott
fly Mr.. Clawson is branded as unqual-
ifiedly false.
Mr.. Wills denies that he had any
conversation with Mr.. Shields regard
ing Mr.. Clawson, and had no part In
the affair.
AS matter Of fact, Mr.. Wills was
employed at the GIBSON mine and was
not in the city on Tuesday or Wednes-
day. The rank and file of the union
miners are highly d'gnant, and In
no way endorse Shields act Shields
has made an admission that he alone
is responsible for the shameful act.
At a special meeting of Globe
Miners union held last evening, an
official disclaimer was prepared and
signed. The disclaimer calls for a re-
traction of the statements made in
the Silver Belt. This portion of the
official statement Is a trifie mislead-
ing. The charge against the Miners
union was not made by the Silver
Belt, but by Shields, member of the
union, and he should have been com
PEELED to sign a written statement
that ne had misreFresented
the union and grossly disgraced the
city. The Silver Belt does not believe
that the union miners intended to cast
any rejection on this paper, but simply
wished the Silver Belt 10 publish
statement Of facts. The Silver Belt
takes unusual pleasure In placing the
union In right light before the pub
lie. This paper never questioned the
innocence of the union. 1t published
Shields statement, realizing that It
would call for an emphatic and official
denial from the officers of the organi-
6oNAOA 5hSds dIN AOS Ohly
the union, but remove at least a pof~
ton of the disgrace from the city.
The official statement prepared at
a special meeting of the Globe Miners
union last evening Is as follows:
ITO the Editor Arizona Daily Silver
Belt:
"Sir-The statement published
in the Silver Belt of Friday, Novem-
Der -, is unqualifiedly false in so far
as It charges Globe Miners Union
with being responsible for the order
ing of Mr.. Clawson out of town. The
gentleman's presence in Globe was
never a matter of discussion by the
Globe Miners Union and we, as ofici-
ais of the union, demand retraction
of the statement in today's Belt. The
onion is not responsible for the acts
Of individual members.
(Signed)
JOHN MITCHELL. Pres.