The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-12-10
DEPORTATION IF
 STORE EMPLOYEE = RESENTED
Action of Strickers at Morenci in Per secution of Mexican Results in AP- peal to Governor of State for Pro- lection.

secution of Mexican Results in AP- peal to Governor of State for Pro- lection. Correspondence between Governor Hunt of Arizona and l.. J. Owen, manager of the Phelps-Dodge Mercan- tile store at Morenci, regarding the deportation from Morenci on Decem- Der 1st of A. T. Gondera by a con- mittee of strikers, was made public last night by the managers of the Arizona, the Shannon and the Detroit Copper companies, all of which are involved in the strike. The managers maintain headquarters in Fl Paso. Gondera, an employe of the mercan- tile store at Morenci, was forcibly de- ported from the camp by the strikers despite the protests of MT. Owen and his appeals to Governor Hunt
 Governor is Appealed To
 In the opinion of the managers, the Arizona executive has shown decid- ed lack of interest in the protection of the lives of the companies employ es, despite his numerous assurances that he is seeking to give equal pro- lection to all in the strike district. The appeal of MT. Owen for the gov ernor's aid in securing the return of Gondera to his home was answered by a courteous message from Cover nor Hunt-but there was no definite action in the matter. Then, because of his protest against strikers ac- tions, MT. Owen was threatened by a mob of 1000 miners. This took place Saturday, Dec. 4, at Morencl.
 Managers lncensed
 The Gondera case, according to the se Nr11x O show the inability or the unwilling ness of the state and county officials to give ample protection to employees of the companies involved in the strike. They assert that the gover- nor's excuse" that there are not enough deputy sheriffs in Greenlee county to handle the situation well is beside the point, for the companies are willing to pay the wages of all the extra deputies needed, providing the supervisors of the county will au- thorize their employment.
 Gondera Tells of Deportation
 The correspondence begins with an affidavit by Gondera, a man of 50, who stated that while on his way home from the Phelps-Dodge Mercan- tile company store, where he worked, he was stopped by a group of twenty men, leu Dy d U0puCy SuOl III hethiONA Jose Guajardo, and Isidro Larrea, a Spanish, miner. He related that the leaders notified him the had been sent by Abram Rico and Carlos Casalay to bring him to Newtown and compelled him to go 70 a jurction of the roaS which runs from Morenci to New town. Here Gondera stated, the gruur appointed committee If foir teen, led by E;ecterio Gomez, who is commonly khown as the 'D!ahlo, and Ignacio P Ferez, to take Con 6era tu Clifton.
 Taken Refcre Union
 This committee, according to Con dera. compelled him to go to Clifton about six miles, where they took him before the union of the w s''ie-n Federation of Miners. There Con dera said, the plesident of the unirr handed him over to committee ol twenty men, led by Francisco Arriola The committee pinned a card, inscrib ed "esciror" (scab) upon Gondera': breast and compelled him to marcf with four men on each side and the others following, to the music" O. drums and cans, until they drew neal the new smelter of the Arizona Cop per company.
 Victim Is Tortured
 "At this point" Gondera's affdavi ran, they compelled me to remove my stockings and shoes, called mt most vile names and heaped upon mt all kinds of shameful insults, and al we walked they kicked and strucl me frequently, telling me I was tot slow and taunted me by offering mt water to drink and then refusing t give it to me. After walking som' distance in this manner they stopped and made me beat the drum ant told me must make a speech and i I did not they would finish me-"
 Upon hearing a passenger train az preaching, they released Gondera.
 Store Manager Wires Governor
 Under date of Dec. 2, L. J. Over pstore manager of the Phelps, Dodg Mercantile company, addressed tn following telegram to Gov. Hunt 0 Arizona regarding the abuse of Con dera:
 "The report has been given out il Morenci some two or three time that President Rico of the Moreno local of the Western Federation o Miners has said that hereafter ther will be no law in Morenci except tn union, which has seemed like joke but the conduct of the union yeste< day indicated that there is an elemen of truth in this, with the following a a concrete example:
 Strikers Plot Deportation
 ''At a meeting of the union held O. the Morenci plaza Tuesday afternoo which was addressed by Organize de Lara and President Rico, it wa voted by that body that Andres Telle Gondera should leave Morenci, and was decided that they would talk charge of him as he left the stor that evening. To obviate this, a, officer went home with him, and al