The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-10-08
MANAGERS REQUEST THAT PREUMINARIES LEADING ID ANOTHER CONFERENCE BE
 ARRANGED IN FL PASO

After a four weeks strike during which not a wheel has turned in the operation of the mines. mills and smelters, in the great Clifton-Morenci district, the indications are again hopeful that
 .r coreerence will be shortly arranged between the mine managers of the Clifton-Morenci district and their employees, such a conference to he held at Ell Paso between the mine managers and committee of em oioyees, in another effort to ad- just certain grievances:
 As the Era goes to press the em- ployees of the district are holding meetings for the purpose of consider ing the proposition for preliminary conference to be held in Fl Paso. Pro- ytding the committee of employees go to Eli Paso the first thing in order, according to a letter written the Cover nor by the mine managers on Friday, uud delivered to Sheriff Cash in El Paso, for transmission to their em- nloyt es in Clifton, will be a prelimin- ary meeting between the committee and mine managers, for the purpose of ascertaining if a conference on certain questions to be submitted by the committee can be agreed upon.
 Provided the preliminaries are suc- cessful the conference will be hel| ln Fl Paso for the purpose of adjust ing grievances between the employees of this district and the mine managers and upon the final result of that conference, will depend the end n, oe rtinued duration of the strike. \
 It has been known for the past two days that negotiations were again under way, in which Governor Hunt and Sheriff Cash were taking part, 1oosine to another meeting between mine managers and committee of workingmen from this district.
 Ar first it was arranged for the mine managers, or at least one of them. to go from Fl Paso to Phoenix for a discussion of the situation, but after the narrow escape of the mine managers from arrest at LordsDure m a warrant from this county, las1 Sunday morning, they decI6ed te make the trip across the state line notv ithstanding the guarantees oner ed for their safety from arrest ol detention.
 Upon the departure of the mine managers from Lordsburg for E Paso last Sunday Sheriff Casl ard Major DonkersTey, .commandln' the detachment of state militia al ready here, left for Phoenix for conference with the Governor, wher On Tuesday and Wednesday of thi week arrangements were made, q necessary, to order out the entir National Guard, consisting of approxl raately eight hundred men. One de tachment of ninety-fve men were ol dered into Clifton immediately arr1V ing here On Thursday, and are CT camped along the highway betweel Clifton and the shelter, the first de tachment of forty-seven men beln still encamped at the court house.
 Before issuing the order for mobo lzing additional troops in the Chfto district, further correspondence pass ed between the Governors ofhct Sheriff Cash, and the mine manager
 4 III Doco and as result Sheri1 Cash and Adjutant General Harri left Phoenix for Fl Paso on Wedne' day evening of this week for a ful ther discussion of the situation wit the mine managers. They were tn bearers of a letter from Governo Hunt in answer to a letter handed t the Governor from the mine manager by a special messenger at the co1 clusion of the Governors speech o Library Plaza in Clifton On Thursda afternoon of last week.
 In brief the communication hande to the Governor informed him writing on what conditions a col ference. could be arranged betwee the employees and managers and wa practically a repetition of oral stat ments made to the Governor at tn Peardon Hotel on Wednesday an again on Thursday noon. The ma agers stated in writing that before conference could be arranged thS o