Arizona republican., 1915-10-08
DENIES THAT HE
 TAIKED TO HUNT
Ferreted Out in His Seclu- sion, Mover Admits to The Republican He is RemOv- ing ''.Einal Obstacle" to a Settlement

over q moist table top in soda water shop. Charles F. Mover, president of the Western Federation of Miners last night admitted that his organiza- tion had withdrawn rom Clifton those representatives, objection to which has been cited by the mine managers as the chief reason they are vet unwilling to enter a conference for the settle mcnt Of the Greenlee copper camp troubles Mir Mover had rested all day had sought no one; at the time he was located he had been spending hours away from his hotel. He was at first reluctant to diVulge the fact he mad wired Guy E. Miller a member Of the executive board of the w. F. M. and Organizer De Lara, the only remaining representatives of the organization in the strike zone, to "come out"
 But. after having admitted that it was by his order that these men were leaving. and that the order had been decided on early in the afternoon, the lahor chief grew more communicative. He put it this way:
 It is now up to the managers. The Western Federation of Labor has now made it's third concession, has with drawn it's men from the district. Un- less tho mine managers desire to double cross the miners-as they have done twice before in this strike-they will agree to arbitrate."
 Asked what pressure had been brought to bear to compel, or at least to induce the federation to pull it's rep resentatives out of the district, Mover said.
 Tt was plainly shown to me that the mine managers would stand by <heir demand that we absent ourselves. All during this strike. if it had beer shown the matter could have been brought nearer settlement by this means, we would gladly have absented ourselves.
 T will have no hopes. Twice, the managers have failed to play fair, and to meet our concessions. Once, they said they would confer if the miners would withdraw their demand for rec ognition of the federation. The de- mand was withdrawn. They have never really conferred with the men. That meeting in Clifton was not a confer ence; the operators merely got the miners representatives before them, got their side of the case, and then dis missed them"
 The fact that Miller was ordered by wire to come to Phoenix was confirmed at least as to his actual departure in the Associated Press dispatches last night.
 AIr. Mover bitterly resented the at titude of the press in the strike matter. Naming an Arizona journal, he said: More than all the disturbances we 1 have EVER raised, is that being raised | by this paper. It is responsible more l than any other one thing. for the riot ing at Clifton. In all my twenty years i work among labor organiza tions, I have i never encountered such unfair treat 1 ment. The Associated Press censor ship exercised at Clifton lately, is a disgrace" |
 Mir. Mover was showing more signs i of warmth than he usually spares to the | press. He seemed bitterly to resent the ! position in which the federation has | been placed by the managers and pos | siblv to be not little angered that i it should appear that the organization i was whipped and giving up.
 Regarding the statement printed in | Phoenix yesterday that he had been cumming with the governor. he said, T have not conversed with the gover- nor I will not say I have not seen him. for I did meet him in the lobby. and merely passed the time of day with him. I have entered no conferences with him. or with anybody else since coming to Phoenix. My time has been
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