El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-03


Der of the national guard 10 apply foEi
admission at your camp at Duncan ahG
TO find out If the statements made p
me were true. I found out that th7y
were absolutely true, securing the
names of some of the men shipped IN
and other statements that they were
instructed to say when they registered
at the camp that they had been former
employees Of the company. their Woru
alone was accepted as evidence that
they were such former employees + ron!
this il appears that the registration OF
men as former employees is merely a
subterfuge to show that the companies
are acting in good faith in not accept
ing men in the duncan camp unless
they were former employees Of the com
panies- I find the men are also being
told that as soon as rhere are enough
men there. no definite Information as
TO the number apparently having been
given that they viii return TO CLIFTON
and Morenci and the companies VIII re
sumo operations. The new men 10 De
paid the same rate OF wages as the
companies formerly paid their EN-
Bree Board and Bed.
"In the meantime they are receiving
free board. free bedding and tent &C
commOdations.
It did not make statements as to the
amohnt of money being raised for the
support Of strikers or any statement as
to riots or disorders, that the miners
were compelled TO do practically all
their trading at the company stores or
that 100 to 200 percent profit was made
on purchases I did say that I was
glad that the federal investigators
were in the district, as we would PROP
ably get true report as the resull OF
their INVESTIGATION and would be aple
TO know definitely whether the men
had grievances or conditions which
should be corrected and not allowed 10
exist, or whether the company nao
beer treating their employees fairly
High Prices
Il was asked by q reporter whether
the charges in the stores were eNorpl-
taut. as had been claimed by the men
told him this I have seen bills wnere
men were charged $50 for five gallons
Of kerosene oil and $3.50 for a . pound
sack Of flour. Ice per pound for PINK
beans and 81 q hundred for ice lie
asked me II / thought these prices were
high / told him that he could inNeslt-
gate what vrices were charged locally
and form his own opinion; that at Fort
Huachuca there is a small ice plant
that manufactures ice and sells IL Tor
23c per hundred and that ice IS Shlppeu
on contract from Bisbee 10 Fort Hu2-
chuca and sold for csc per hundred /
was asked If / thought the strlhe
would soon be settled I informed the
reporter 7 did not think il would untn
the companies assumed more reason
able attitude and showed an Inclination
10 treat with their former employees
That TO my personal knowledge very
few men were leaving the district az
this time and going to Duncan ana
that most Of them that were leaving
were going down from AIorenei-'
CrftfeiseS Greenlee Officers
Il also gave the reporter some IN
formation that he did NOT publish i
told him that I regretted very mueh
that the state had been put to the
needless expense that IL had MANI tam
ing rroons in the district. That the su-
pervisors Of that county had generous
" allowed the sheriff one deputy 10
control the situation in a district where
5000 men were on q strike that the
companies were paying the suaI -
deputized by the sheriff 10 protect tHE
compauies'f property; that as Tar as
can determine the county was making
no effort at all 10 maintain law or Or
der or to paw any Of the necessary Dllls
incurred by the sheriff's Office durlnS
the strikeA It was necessary Tor me 20
20 10 Morenci TO pick out camp site
for the location OF our camp there, ana
I was able TO make the trip on day
when the sheriff was sending his I'M
der sheriff on official business 70 MO-
renci. and that received bill Tor the
auto hire for the trip
Ccmmends Sheriff.
II told the reporter that I considered
that sheriff Cash had used excellent
Judgment in handling the situation N
order that riotiug might be prevented
in that district That I knew per-
sOnallv of his having arrested several
Of the union leaders and having com
PEELED these men TO leave the district
because he thought their presence ana
advice was liable 10 cause trouble
Among these men I mention Iribolot,
Mckenzie and Taroell-'
Il did not say anything to the re
porter about Carpenters trip 10 FL
Paso and its results"
Managers Reply.
Replying 10 the adjutant generals