The Parker post., 1915-10-30

was to oust the Mexican employees
from the district During the ensu
ing two weeks the Federation organ
izers adopted bolder methods and by
importuning, harrasslng and persecut-
ing the men, succeeded in forming a
local organization OF considerable
strength. Not until then did the com
panies take active measures by dis
charging certain ringleaGers who
were guilty OF flagran, breaches of dis
cipline.
On Sc Dtember 11th two letters with
demands from the agitators for con-
terence with the Western Federation
OF Miners were dispatched TO each
Of the three mine company managers.
rhe old employees nf The com
panies had submitted detailed
grievances to the managers.
The trouble was precipitated on
September 11th through the sole die
tation Of the Western Federation OF
Miners, which, acting under the lead
ership of Guy E. Miller, called a
general strike in the. district. AT IL
D. m. the employees in the mines, con-
centrators and smelters of, the Ari-
Zona Copper company were called out
or forced to leave. On the following
morning the employees Of the Arizona,
and Shannon companies at Clifton
we're ordered to cease work, and In
the afternoon the smelters OF the,
two companies at Clifton were,
closed down. Each and every order
came from the Western Federation
of Miners. Such procedure as ac.
companies outlaWry attended the
closing OF the plants. Opportunity
was not accorded to tap matte out
# the furnaces; to finish blowing the
charges then in the converters. OBJ
3tacies were raised by the Fedora
tion against efforts Of the companies.
either to protect their properties Or
to save them from destruction.
The Federation stationed picketa
In and around the plants These.
pickets denied entrance even TO Of
ficers OF the companies and watch
men regularly employed by the com
panies were run eff. The companies
were thus forced to accept the sit
uatiOn created by the Western Fed
GRAFTON. and in order to meet it III
the only way left open, the plants
were surrendered into the care Of
the sheriff
The companies managers deter
mined to appeal to their old en-
ployes and agreed to meet on Sept.
II committee representing the en-
ployes Of the Arizona Copper com.
pany. The committee which re-
sponded admitted that a majority Of
its members was chosen at meetings
Of the Western Federation. 1t was
therefore a Western Federation com
mittee acting under explicit instruc-
t1ons from Federation organizers
Manager Carmichael, of the Arizona
company, told the committee that be-
fore conference could be held, the
employees would have to send rep
resentatiVe body Of men selected
fairly from the ranks Of former trust
ed employees. Thereafter meetings
organized and conducted by the West
ern Federation were held and a com
mittee made up in many instances Of
Officers and leaders of the Western
Federation were chosen.
The mining company managers
previously had made it clear that
they were eager to confer with com
m1ttees which were not hand-picked
by the Western Federation. Word
was received on Sept 20 that com
m1ttees had been named and a joint
conference was agreed upon In spite
OF the fact that the mine managers
were convinced that :ney were being
deceived and the Western Fedora
tlon was indeed in complete control
PRESIDENT Meyer OF the Western Fed
GRAFTON arrived In camp from Den
yer On Sept. "a, thus finally and
etIectually putting the Western Fed.
eratlon brand upon the acts and
dolngs OF the strikers and their com
mlttees. Meyer arranged so-called
mass meetings at which resolutions
were adopted. At one OF these meet.
lnss Federation leader publicly
announced that the mass meeting
movement was merely a Little orange
julce In the castor Gil to be admin.
lstefed TO the companies hv the
Western Federation of Miners
"A jotnt meeting " as arranged on
sept 70, at which the rasolution&
adopted at the Federation mass maef.
lhgs were read. These resolutions
called for. amog other things tba
duoptlon Or a wage scale which would
put the Detroit Copper Company and
tne Shanh~ Copper company out of
business permanently and reduce tha
III OF the A .2ona Copper company
POSSIBLY fifty per cent. The p;nt