The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-04
Strikers, Without a Leader,
Fight Among Themselves as
to Demands to Be Made on
Mine Managers.
MANAGERS ASKED TO
RETURN TO CAMP
Lordsburg, New Mexico, Today
Summarily Orders Out of
Town Organizer Regarded
as Fomenter of Strikes.

iHNtHiNt AFtd., OCT. f.---MeH8ok@a
today from Clifton. where several
thousand copper miners are ON strike
for improved conditions OF labor, said
that John Christy. a representative
in TN state legislature. was prepared
TO leave for FL Paso. Texas. bearing
petition TO shree mine managers
who lied the strike zone saturday
night, asAlnE them Ia return.
The petitions are signed by business
men uf Clifton and are said TO have
been circulated at the SUGGESTION OF
officials OF the Western Federation OF
miners who want the strike settled
without serious disturbance.
Norman Carmichael. j. w. RennIe
ana Milton McLean. the men who
went TO III PasO. are managers Of
three OF the large mines OF the dis
triet,
The forty-elshs mllitiamen ordered
10 Clifton by Governor George w. p.
Hunt were ypecSed 20 arrive iate to-
day.
Clifton. ATiz.. oct. a. CBy telephone
TO Phoenix. Peace officers OF Clif-
ton faced delicate situation here to-
day in their efforts to preserve order
among hundreds of striking copper
miners.
Adiutant General Harris OF Ari-
zona. who left III PaSo sunday. was
expected today TO visit the disturbed
copper section with a view of report
ing to Governo Hunt II the situation
demanded proclamation declaring
martial law.
No serious disorders had occurred
In Clifton last night but reports from
the Metcalf and Morencl camps said
that miners there we're threatening
serious trouble Reports from tho
camps, however. gave no definite In
formation.
The most serious trouble here oc-
curred during sunday when a mob Of
angcred strikers assaulted Engineer
Thomas simpson and Fireman Mike
Penn. who were IN charge Of the en-
gino which took Norman cartnichaei.
j. w. Bennie and Milton Mclean. che
three mine managers, to LOrdsburg.
y NJ. on saturday night.
simpson ana Penn were severely
beaten before making thoir escape In
an automobile
Several hundred miners visited tho
home Of Superintendent Flynn a; the
clifton smeiter saturday hight Some
OF the men ordered him 20 leave ihs
district az once. while others demand
2 ed that he remain 10 represent the
mining companies.
Flynn told the miners he was read
10 comply with their orders as soor
as il was decided what he should do
He then suggested that the men OBJ
tain Instructions from the preslden
of their union.
While the mines we're seekini
these Instructions. Flynn went TO 1
local hotei where ne was placed un
der a guard 90 "a deputy sherin. tn
escape ~ the three mine mapaEer
Saturday night on a locomotive whicl
thcy chartered occurded while siren
uous attempts were being made 4
stop them.
A. the miners learned that th
managers Were preparing q depnt
= % Mexican iaborer swore 80 a com
plant charging them VIII melting
riot The wardnnt was given Z
, Shcrim cash. who tried 90 stop th
engine no Duncpn thirty miles fro'
here The engine passed thfeus
Duncan al high speed.
Joe Larrieu a deputy sheriff WI
.- Was at Lords5urE. then was notihs
"a To- stop the three mon He obtnins
30 cumpla.nt charging them with h'
D. iuE fugitiycs from justice. TT
e. charge however, was dismissed.