Arizona republican., 1915-10-24

employees, realizing that any attempt to present their grievances would re- suit in immediate discharge, invited the organizers of the Western Fedora ton of Miners to the district. These organizers organized the non union men and some members of other or lganizations also joined the Western Federation. The managers commenced idischarging employees who joined the union. some having worked for the ompany for over twenty years. Tt was this action that precipitated the strike When the strike was called members of every organization stopped work
 Proper management would have prevented the strike. Had a fair hear ling not been refused the men would be working today.
 Under fair proposition for settle ment, the mines might resume tomor- row. Since the demands we have
 made have been repeatedly published we will not repeat them. It is enough to say that the wages We ask are lower than those paid in any other n. Tt of the state. that it is only far that we should be paid for eight hours work when we work eight hours in stead of being paid for seven and one half hours. The hospital. built ana supposed to be operated by the em- lployes, is in the hands of the com pany and is used as source of rev enue instead of the purpose for which | ii was built Chis refers only to the hospital of the Arizona Copper com panv). We have offered to submit our side to a fair board of arbitration, re turning to work while awaiting the faction of the board Could any offer be fairer?
 "The statement often made by the managers that the present laborers | could not earn the higher rate ol wages asked is nonsense. Many claim lthat Mexican employees years ago re- ceived much higher wages than they receive today. In other camps of the state there is no discrimination De- tween the races Why is it necessary in this district? The true facts are itbat these companies have tried through the employment of differ ent races and different rates of wages 1 for these races, to prevent c"-opera-
 ton among the men
 What do you think of com many that pays a machinist, Mexican & - per day, and his helper. an American. $3.50 per day: The com panv's compassion for it's poor em- Dloves. who could not earn hlsher rate of wages. might better be eN- tended to its old employees. who nav ing worked lifetime for the com nanv at starvation wages. are dis 1charged because they are :" "lu they can no longer earn that starNa- tion wage. ,,. ~The managers have repeatedly | inc COnUl- i,ion imposed upon the employees Ill iorder that they might be able to
 even meet the employers II theii { fears of the Western Federation or
 Miners were as real as they pre-
 fond then there might have been
 some excuse for the abandonment or their property. and their wild flight
 across two states.
 This is not d strike of the west Tern Federation of Miners 1t IS
 strike of the employees of the copper Ioo,onanies Two members of this icommittee are not members of the Western Federation and have no m ttention of joining that orsahlZ''' 'l"ii'
 The Western Federation orSalliHerS :
 left the district as soon as they n"u
 c mpleted the work they were m
 ,ited to the district to do. IheS Ibave not advised this committee "s
 to it's actions or demands
 The following statement was
 sued by the mine managers a' 'i'e lconclusion of the conference:
 1 To the Committee of Strlklng Eii- 1 ployes: , i,,
 We have met you and have been Tn
 sassiop for T week discussing with you
 the demands and grievances preserteu
 ho 1ar 1 oanies that the atmosphere of the dls- ! +ric+ ba cleared of the dominating ln- l f1uance of the Western Federation or
 Miners. and that the state and county | officials restore a condition winch Will enable those who hold opinions at va
 riance with those held by the Western
 Federation of Miners to live and work within the district in peace and safety | We. in our letter of oct S "u- dressed to Gov. Hunt said:
 We take the opportunity to state
 aeain emphatically that the Arizona Conner company limited, the Detroit Conner Mining Company of Arizona and the Shannon Copper company again repeat they will not operate their properties under the auspices o1 the Western Federation of Miners, nor l will they be persuaded or cajOled into doing so by reason of such propositions | being presented to them under an as
 stunned name.
 The atmosphere must be entirely
 clarified of the dominating influence oi
 the Western Federation of Miners, un-
 der whatever name, title or disguise il
 may take on. This principle being
 granted and it being agreed that the
 same will be put into effect and pro yided further that you will by virtue ["
 the power vested in you and In ac'
 | cordance with your sworn duty, talk (Continued on Page Five)