El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-01
HUNT THREATENS
USE Of TROOPS
Martial Law May Be De
clared in Clifton District
Unless Strike Is Ended.

Clifton, Ariz, oct. H-Unless there
is a speedy adjustment of the Clifton
Morenci-Metcaf strike controversy
Gov Hunt conUempIares ceclarinC mar
tai TIA. law in the district. it is stated here
reference TO the possible use Of troops
and to widespread arrests. in which
Jnere would be no distinction between
company officials and miners. was made
py the governor in addressing a mon
SIeI mass meeting in the library plaza
mere Thursday afternoon. Gov Hunt
Adj Gen Charles W Harris and LEROY
Ladd. the governors private secretary.
letI clifton Thursday evening bv an
LomoDlle for LordsburE, en- route Ia
Phoenix. The governor is exnected III
return in a few DAYS.
Governor Expresses Confidence.
Inc meeting was opened by organizer
miller and he requested a vote on in
VltlnE the governor TO address the
c -l.,'s,l me vote was unanimous for the
lows:
Il came here at the request of the
sheriff of the county to see if I could
not bring influence to bear TO solve the
difficulty that has been before YOU for
ths past two weeks. I have been in
constant communication with the
snerlf1 and so far he has maintained
order 1 am proud that 7 am governor
been acting in the right manner
I feel that this situation will be
cleared up For the last two days 7
have been interviewing the companies
and the employees and two days of con-
slant effort on my part has been spent
TO see il possible if the situation could
be cleared up.
conditions Need Adjusting"
81 find conditions existing here that
Do need adjusting I feel that the men
who have charge of these great works
will be amenable to reason and I be-
lieve they viii meet you on common
ground I want to say. friends, that
while 7 am governor Of this state. and
yJu have elected me 70 this high office,
] want you 10 understand as well as all
officials TO understand that when I
come back 70 this community. and have
TO bring troops. the principal officers
OF the companies will be no different
from the poorest Mexican they control
order Must Prevail.
I hope all of you realize I am going
TO have order If ] have to call on every
troop We have in the state Of Arizona
These words Of mine are being taken
by a stenographer and I peak author
itatively- / do not want to come to
this district except TO bear the olive
branch OF peace, but II war comes. YOU
VIII have TO abide by war. Although
I am man Of peace, in times Of war
see no distinction in race or color.
rich or poor
VIII Have TO Get Together.
'Al Of you may be put in the bull
pen and then we can talk il Owe.
believe in the people here. who have
been so kind and good; who, in this
great crisis, have not, so far as I I'M
derstand, nor viii not commit a single
mira ction OF law. / will come back
II necessary, to see that Justice is done.
and I hope justice will be done There
never was a condition but could be i'm
proved and could be improved rightly
and I feel that the employers and en-
plOyes can get together II they can
not get together peacefully. they viii
have 70 get together the other way.
get together some way, II have to put
every one of you in the bull pen"
Attorney General Is for Miners.
The governor was followed by a Mex
lean speaker who interpreted the gov
errors remarks to the MeXicans. He
was followed by attorney general Wi
lev E Jones, who encouraged the en-
ployes in their demands and concluded
that God almighty was on the side OF
the workingmen in this controversy"
The report is again being circulated
that the mine managers have told the
governor that as soon as the Western
Federation organizers leave camp
there will be no difficulty in reaching
an amieable agreement with the en-
ployes.
At the conclusion Of Gov. Hunts
speech, organizer Miller stated that II
il was necessary that some one should
90 TO Jail in order TO secure a saJisfao
tory settlement Of the strike, he, for one
was ready to go, and added that this
is no time 10 show the white feather.