Arizona republican., 1915-10-06
HOPES THIS IS
 PRELUDE TO PEACE
Beanie, Donkersley and Cash Here Thursday - Governor Would Bring / Miners Representatives If That Were Possible.

That Phoenix may become the Portsmouth" of the Clifton strike, is apparent from an exchange of tele- grams yesterday between Governor Hunt and British Consul Homan Myles at Fl Paso, in which J. w. Bennie. a British subject was guaran- teed against molestation during a srip to Phoenix today.
 Consul Myles. in behalf of Mir Ben nie, one of the mine managers, who was charged with melting a riot just after his departure for Fl Paso, wired the governor early yesterday as fol- lows:
 J. w. Bennie, British subject, duly registered at this Consulate, formerly Of Clifton. Arizona, desires to go to Arizona to confer with you. There IS warrant out against him for felony in Arizona. Will you please guarantee that he will not be mo- tested or detained and be allowed to return in peace to Ell Paso.
 Governor Hunts reply was in these terms:
 In answer to your telegram re- Questing, in behalf of J. w. Bennie, a duly registered British subject, per- mission to come to Arizona for the purpose of conferring with me, l aver that [ have no official information of any felony charge against MT. Bennie, and accordingly advise you that 50 far as is legally within my power his journey unmoIested to and from Phoenix and during his stay m this city is assured, assuming of course, that he violates law of this state or the United States. II shall, moreover, be pleased to grant Mir. Bennie an interview on his arri- val in this city.
 Governor Hopes for Arbitration
 At his hotel last night Governor Hunt confided his hopes for definite and immediate peace to a Republican representative. He said:
 -I believe that the attitude of the mine managers is becoming favorable 10 some sort of settlement I judge from MT. Bennie's request for a safe conduct to Phoenix that he may dis cuss with me the matter of the strike, indicates a desire on the part of the management of the Clifton negotiations. if not directly with the miners themselves, at least with one who will work with all energy to bring about a peaceful settlement.
 Tn granting Mir. Bennie an inter 1 view for Thursday morning, I did not learn his purpose in seeking me here. But I am convinced that what i ever he will say in behalf of the mine | managers. it will be to hasten the time when the differences of opinion i with the miners will be cleared up. | Aa least. l sincerely hope that this ! will he the case; and I shall par 1icipate in that interview with the one big idea and purpose of bringing | about a solution of the trouble
 Admitting that no arbitration could | he effected without the presence of representatives of the miners, Cover nor Hunt said:
 T cannot bring the miners comittee to Phoenix. as I should like to, in the event the managers consent to re- new the conference. I cannot compel the strikers to enter into another conference. even if the managers should prove willing for their own part to reopen negotiations. But I can and will strongly urge that both parties concede reasonable demands on their pride, and admit the other is in earnest, and get together once more"
 Coming Under Escort
 Leaving Fl Paso today. J. W. Ben nie. and possibly Messrs. McLain and Carmichael will be met at Lordsburg by Major Donkersley and Sheriff Cash of Greenlee county, who will accompany him to Phoenix at the request of the governor, for confer ences on the protection of property.
 Early yesterday morning, when the first interchange of wires occurred. Governor Hunt. believing that the
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