El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-24
MANAGERS SAY NEVER WAS
A CHANCE To- SETTLE
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the evening. The attitude of the strik-
ers revealed that they had been m
I suired TO renewed confidence The
sheriff withdrew permits for the com
pany employees TO operate the Hghins
plant, which supplied Clifton and por-
lions OF Morenci and strikers appointed
by the Western federation. took their
2 places The ice plant was next taken
/ over by a mob which later visited the
electric substaton At Clifton
Parade is Formed
a mob Of 20O0 then marched from the
federation headquarters 10 the genera
offices OF the Arizona Copper company,
! bearing flags and banners inscribed
with insulting texts The cry OF the mob
was, Down with the managers "a
ward Dawson, master mechanic or lhe
Arizona and New Mexican Railway
company. was seized on the street after
being pointed out TO the mob. by a
deputy sheriff. Mr.. Dawson's hat was
snatched from his head and MS race
slapped repeatedly. and federation
strikers yelled throw him into the
Claim sherifrs office Iactive.
The sheriff was an inactive OBJ
server Of this assault until he ap-
preached Mt. Dawson and led him al
the head Of the mob to the sheriff.s
office Similar indigaities were SUI
fered during the day by seven COMPANY
emnloves who at last were rescued
by the sheriff or his deputies and
taken 10 the sheriffs office for pro-
lection Hostile demonstrations were
also made in Morenci against officials
of the Detroit Mining company and the
Arizona mining company.
Managers Leave District
THE companies managers then de-
cided TO leave the district, believing
the federation leaders planned employ
ing bands of NeXicans, led by Ameri-
cans. TO seize the managers and SUB
ject them TO humiliation and possible
injury" said the statement
The managers left Clifton on OCTOBER
. Within o few minutes of their de
parture on a special train said the
statement "the sheriff and his deputy
gave chase in an automobile. striving
to intercept the train At Duncan Fail
ing. they returned TO Clifton and pro-
cured a warrant for the arrest of the
managers on their arrival at Lords
burg
Managers Are Arrested; Released.
THE mana gers We're arrested at
Lordsburg-bv telephoned demand-on
cation that their departure from the
strike district tended to incite riOtinE
and hostile demonstrations The sheriff
and his deputy FASTENED to LordsburS
by automobile and insisted before
local justice Of the peace, that the mine
managers be tried upan a charge thai
they were felOns and fugitiyes from
Justice The court found the charge
wholly unsupported by evidence and the
MANAGERS were placed on an Fl Paso
train under armed guard 70 prevent
kidnapping. The engineer and firemen
Of the special train, upon their return
to Clifton We're set upon and severely
beaten bv mob.
-,ien Forced Into TnIon.'
Following the establishment Of the
managers in FL Paso." IL was stated,
the sheriff secured 80 militiamen from
governor Hunt Meanwhile federation
leaders were alleged TO have made q
house to house canvass of Morenci and
Metcalf forcing wOrllmen TO join the
union
Bands of Mexicans, led by American
lieuteuants of the federation" IL was
stated. rounded up nonuniOn men who
were draEsed from their homes and
beaten They were then offered the
alternative OF leaving town or affiliat-
ing with the federation. Nearly 100
victims Of MODS have since made aft
daVItS as TO violence visited upon them
A reign Of terror existed in the dis
trict. While il prevailed, from october
Z TO October S. governor Hunt issued
statements and reported that perfect
order was being maintained in the
strike zone"
Letters to Governor.
The statement then takes up the cor
respondence with Gov Hunt from Ell
PasO. already published, in which the
mine managers renewed expressions OF
desire TO confer with an employees !
committee, and concludes:
Although cOguizant Of the fact that
conditions in the district had changed
swiftly under Western federation in /
flueuce, and that such committee as
would represent fairly the interests Of /
old employees. would be difficult TO Sc
cure, the mine managers waived their /
technical rights and sought joint con-
ference with the representatives Of the !
WOrkmeu-
Say Last Committee is Dominated
1T was not until October is that !
committee not absolutely dominated by I
the Western federation arrived in Fl I
PasO- Even this committee was so E
handicapped by Western federation in +
fluence that its efforts We're unavailins /!