The Arizona copper camp., 1915-10-15
DUNCAN CROWDED WITH
REFUGEES DRIVEN OUT
Of The STRIKE DISTRICT
AMERICANS AND FOREIGNERS COMPELLED TO LEAVE
CLIFTON AND MORENcI TELL OF VIOLENCE AT HANDS
FEDERATION AGENTS

DUNCAN, Ariz., Oct. 14-Huddled
into cramped quarters, sleeping on
porches and even in the fields, a
large number of Americans and for
eigners who have been driven out of
the Clifton -Morenci district by agents
of the Western Federation of Miners
for their refusal to join the union
are making this small town their tenn
porary home. They are, however, but
a small percentage Of the army of
fugitives, many of whom have gone
to New Mexico mining camps or to
Ell Paso to get out of the danger
zone. Many of them, however, were
unable to go SO far, and have made
this town, but thirty-five miles south
of Clifton. their city of refuge.
All bear evidence of a hasty exit
from the district. Many are scantily
clad. On account Of the lack of ac-
commodations, much hardship is be-
ing experienced by the women and
their children. All vacant houses and
tents have been rented, and the refu-
gees are sleeping on porches, floors
and some even in the open fields.
They have been compelled to leave
behind all their personal effects.
Among the Americans are to be
found heads of departments, foremen,
clerks and tradesmen. Nearly all for
eigners are English speaking, pros
porous citizens of the United States,
who have been forced toA flee, leaving
behind that which in a great number
of cases represents the accumulation
Of from five to twenty five years of
peaceful residence in the mining dis
trict. To all appearances they are a
law abiding, intelligent set of men,
ing all in it's power to care for their
wants.
One of the men showed a small
slip of paper, reading as follows:
Favor de no molestas ell Senior
Crecencio Santa Cruz quien saldra
en- 4S horas.
(Signedl ALEX. ARNETT,
Deputy Sheriff"
(Translation: please do not inter-
fere with Mr.. Grenesco Santa Cruz.
who will leave in forty-eight hours.")
Several other men among the refu-
gees had papers of like nature which
had been handed them by the sher-
ifs office when they had appealed
>to him for protection after being
threatened by the leaders Of the
Western Federation Of Miners. Some
had been given only twenty -four
hours to get out. A number OF
Americans told how they had been
threatened, and that they had asked
the deputies for assistance and had
been told that the best thing to do
under the circumstances was to get
out. "As the deputy put it." re-
marked one tall American, "you know
how it is. II they once go after a
man determined to get him with a
big crowd, we will not be able to
stop Them
To a man, they are furious at the
treatment they have received and de-
nounce not only the Western Fedora
ton men for the. outragee, but par
ticularly are they vehement in their
denunciation Of the state and county
officers of the government for per-
mitting such a condition of affairs to
exist. The whole situation is openly
the Western Federation men, headed
by Charles M. Meyer and Guy e
Miller, and Sheriff James Cash. The
men state that the sheriff has sworn
in over eighty-five special deputies
each of whom is receiving 81 per day
Practically all of these deputies are
Western Federation men, many OF
| whom do not disguise the fact thai
they are receiving $4 per day for this
| work and do not care a ID" how
long the strike lasts. To substantiatt
the facts, the refugees point sign1n'
cantly to several deputies who were
appointed early in the strike and Wnt
were not Federation men, and wht
later had to leave the district because
they had not taken out union cards
They further state that all deputies
openly communicated with Miller al
union headquarters and received theil
instructions.
'It is a farce said one men, mo-
only a farce, but a scheme on the
part of the politicians from the low
est county officer to the governor
and the attorney general to make
votes for another term by pretending
to be friends of the workingmen
Gov. Hunt and Wiley Jones came ovel
from Phoenix to act as arbitrator
and instead Of doing a single thing
for the public good they got up ant
made speeches to the union. telling
them that they were with 1t, stick tt