The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-09-24

mously elected but no resolutions or instructions of any kind were passed at the meeting.
 Similar meetings were held We'd nesday by the D. c. M. Go. and Shan non employees. The D. c. men cleo ted J. D. O'Brien, Album Ruiz, c. o. Smith, Emilio Truja, c. J. Waddell, Francisco Lozano, A. Y. Smith, An, tonia Hernandez, with P. M. Vargas as interpreter, Shannon miners elected Aurelio Valdez and Roberto Gonzales, while the Shannon mill kand shelter employees elected A. c. Bean, A. T. Aitkin, Jose Uranza, Panteleon Vasquez and Guillermo Vega, with G. s. Robertson as dele gate at large.
 No resolutions or instructions of any kind were given the committees in accordance with the request of the mine managers.
 Conference Still In obeyanee.
 Upon receipt of the names of, the committeeman elected the mine mana gers replied asking for information as to whether or not stipulations posted regarding the proposed conference had been complied with, i. e. that the committees had been authorized by the workmen not to ask recognition of the Western Federation of Miners, now or at any time, and that the en- ployees were willing to return to work providing any existing griev- ances could be satisfactorily adjusted At the time of going to press no re- , plies from the committees had been received on the points raised by the mine managers.
 Speeches On "Wednesday.
 On Wednesday the mass meetings of the employees of the D. c. M. Co. and Shannon Copper Co. were held for the purpose of ratifying the commit tees amed. MT. Miller arrived at Mo- renci shortly after the adjournment of the meeting and addressed the em- ployees on the plaza at Il o'clock a.. m. Returning to Clifton he address led large meeting on the plaza in Ifront of the library. An Era repre- sentative. with a stenographer assis- tant, attended both. meetings and made practically a verbatim report, Space will not permit printing the re- |marka, of Mr. Miller on both occa-l Esions in full. but from his remarks I've take the following extracts: g.
 Speaking at Morenci Mir Miller said: .. .rs- i This strike was not of my seek ling and I am certain that the mana gers had no idea of the strength of the organization or the feeling of the men, otherwise we would have met in a conference without stopping a wheel or throwing man out for a days work
 | %They do not understand things thoroughly and I am inclined to be- Ilieve that the reason was caused by their being surrounded by men more Interested in saying things to please them than in giving them a correct abatement of the facts I am willing Ito believe. that < the managers were greatly surprised at the course of events and I believe that these facts may have some effect upon our re- lations in the future. But want to say to you, whatever may be the re- suit of this strike, hope to leave a better feeling and understanding be- tween the employees and the employ lers in this district. I recognize the fact, and I hope that the mine mana gers will also recognize the fact, that the great majority of labor is repre- lsented in this movement and every industry in this country is interested, and that if they want to secure the very best results from the working men they have got to keep the social machinery in mind, and they have also got to feel that if the working men have grievances they can be re- dressed at any time.
 "I~have noted in a report gotten out by the officials in this district that mo demands have been made upon them," and I wish to say that a great many people here know that committees of employees were ap- pointed to ask that their grievances might be arranged and frankly stated and this in a certain sense, does not look like mush of a demand, but it arouses a certain kind of antagonism and I wish to say that wherever an tagonism is aroused, reason is drown ed, and this occasion demands that the question should be decided by req son and whenever men fail to listen to reason you will have trouble, and