Arizona republican., 1915-10-21
The Question of Recognition

According to President Mover Of the Western Federation of Miners, Pomona, California, the other day it is proposed organize every mining camp in the state Of Arizona. Just what IS Is Is not quite may be that it proposed establish organization in every camp which is a quite different thing from enforc- ing the organization upon mining companies. We believe there is at present a mine workers or ssnizaton every important camp. is gath cred from the interview that further organization to accomplished by the United Mine Workers of America. whose representative is way to Clifton. where the enforcement eauization by the Western Federation found to bc impossible.
 No objection will probably be offered anywhere to organization it is almost certain that in the larger camps an attempt to enforce recognition of either the United Mine Workers Western Federation would in the precipitation of such conditions prevail in the Clifton Morenci district.
 The mining companies might not be averse to treating with the United Mine Workers sanization yet governed by such just and req sonalle policies characterized it under the lead "f John Mitchell But the companies pro5aby the of the Mine Workers officials upon the edge of the dispute. a purpose supplement the efforts of the Federation. With the Fedora ton Of course. mining companies can have nothing to do Its lawless record in Idaho, Mon Jans. Michigan and Colorado. and the paralysis it has thrown the mining industry in every in which il has gained, has sought gain a foothold. bar from consideration.
 The Republican believes. a has always Neved in labor organization has always be- Heved in and advocated cooperative effort in every line of erdeavor. But to attempt to compel recog- nition of any organization face of a long and bitter struggle such taken place at Clifton, result in disaster to all parties in in terost.
 The fight this point was abandoned for the time ly leaders at Clifton: that is by the Western Federation leaders though We gather from dispatch The Republican yesterday morning that ,he strikers yet hopeful success by the Tinted Mine Workers where the Western Fedora ton failed. Such attempt could result noth- ing but a prolongaton of the strike which seems in fair way settlement
 Later when there has been m adjustment of those matters upon which there an agreement for negotiation when operations in the mines have been resumed. and when amicable relations have been restorod the question of recognition may be h~oached with. at least greater hope of success than at present But if il is brought up again now -n any shape it will be nothing but a delaying and a bitter grievance.
 Such complication should be discouraged by all real friends of the miners are solic- itous Tor the good of Arizona It is useless now e. inquire whether the antipathy of the mining ocsapanies to both either of these mine wor'teUs examinations is unjust unreasonable. IL is enough 10 know that it exists as a forbidding harrier It might be broken down if enough were brought against it, but that be accom- piished only al appalling the state and am aplallinE loss to the mine workers themselves